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Minotaur lofts experimental satellite for U.S. military
A Minotaur rocket made a twilight ascent into space from Virginia's Eastern Shore on May 19, 2009, successfully carting an experimental satellite into orbit to begin a year of tactical military exercises on the final frontier.
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Minotaur 1 launches NFIRE |
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Missile research craft soars into space from Virginia
A data-gathering research satellite for the U.S. missile defense program successfully launched into space from the Virginia coast aboard an Orbital Sciences Minotaur 1 rocket on April 24, 2007.
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Minotaur rocket makes sunrise ascent from Virginia
Virginia's Wallops Island hosted its first space launch in seven years on Dec. 11, 2006 when a Minotaur rocket blazed a trail into orbit with a U.S. Air Force demonstration satellite.
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Minotaur 1 launches COSMIC |
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Minotaur rocket hauls six satellites into space
Six tiny satellites sped into space April 14, 2006 aboard an ultra-fast rocket booster, beginning a five-year mission to examine Earth's atmosphere and the underlying hints of climate change by employing a novel technique.
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Minotaur 1 launches STP R1 |
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Rocket launch paints sky with breath-taking scene
A grand spectacle in the evening sky created by a spacebound rocket delighted stargazers and frightened the uninformed across hundreds of miles in the southwestern United States on September 22, 2005.
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Minotaur 1 launches XSS 11 |
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Minotaur rocket launches U.S. military spacecraft
Deploying tiny probes to inspect or service spacecraft in distress and flying satellites that can operate with limited human touch are the chief goals behind a state-of-the-art technology demonstration mission successfully launched into Earth orbit April 11, 2005.
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Minotaur 1 launches Mightysat 2.1 |
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Minotaur lofts Air Force technology testbed craft
A small U.S. Air Force research satellite with a "mighty" name was successfully launched July 19 by a rocket cobbled together using leftover Minuteman 2 missile sections and new stages from a commercial Pegasus booster.
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Success declared for first OSP Minotaur rocket
U.S. Air Force officials say the $23 million test flight of the new OSP Minotaur rocket was successful January 26 despite the lack of some data from the launch. Get the latest news at our Mission Status Center.
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