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Probe into crash of ESA lander recommends more checks on ExoMars descent craft
Read more →: Probe into crash of ESA lander recommends more checks on ExoMars descent craftArtist’s concept of the Schiaparelli lander with its parachute deployed. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab Investigators who studied the crash…
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Observers spot top secret satellite launched by SpaceX earlier this month
Read more →: Observers spot top secret satellite launched by SpaceX earlier this monthCredit: SpaceX A network of amateur skywatchers and satellite observers have located a classified spacecraft owned by the…
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Rocket Lab delays debut of new launcher to dodge bad weather
Read more →: Rocket Lab delays debut of new launcher to dodge bad weatherRocket Lab’s Electron rocket horizontal at Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket…
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Trump’s NASA budget request reduces Earth science, eliminates education office
Read more →: Trump’s NASA budget request reduces Earth science, eliminates education officeSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA The Trump…
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Astronauts replace failed computer in short spacewalk
Read more →: Astronauts replace failed computer in short spacewalkSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Jack Fischer waves to a camera during Tuesday’s spacewalk. Credit:…
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Budget proposal puts NASA satellite servicing mission in doubt
Read more →: Budget proposal puts NASA satellite servicing mission in doubtArtist’s concept of the Restore-L spacecraft (left) with the Landsat 7 satellite (right) for an in-orbit refueling demonstration.…
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Hurriedly planned ‘contingency’ spacewalk on tap Tuesday
Read more →: Hurriedly planned ‘contingency’ spacewalk on tap TuesdaySTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Space station commander Peggy Whitson and astronaut Jack Fischer are set…
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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft aims to skirt Saturn’s innermost ring
Read more →: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft aims to skirt Saturn’s innermost ringCassini took this image of Saturn and its rings May 13. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Fresh off its…
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Photos: Soyuz rocket climbs into space with SES 15
Read more →: Photos: Soyuz rocket climbs into space with SES 15A Soyuz rocket took off from French Guiana on Thursday with the SES 15 communications satellite, a craft…
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Small satellite launcher set for first orbital test flight this week
Read more →: Small satellite launcher set for first orbital test flight this weekThe Electron rocket at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula on New Zealand’s North Island during…
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Juno spacecraft makes another pass by Jupiter
Read more →: Juno spacecraft makes another pass by JupiterThis image of cyclones near Jupiter’s north pole was captured by the JunoCam imager during Friday’s flyby. Credit:…
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AR1 engine clears milestone in step toward ending U.S. reliance on Russian propulsion
Read more →: AR1 engine clears milestone in step toward ending U.S. reliance on Russian propulsionAerojet Rocketdyne tests its AR1 engine preburner, which was built using a proprietary alloy and 3-D printing technology,…