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 Delta 2 rocket launch - A Delta 2 rocket lifts off with an international oceanography satellite.
ESA's lifting body - Europe's re-entry demonstrator should be approved soon for blastoff in late 2013.
Crew arrives at ISS - Next space station crew docks to orbiting complex in Soyuz capsule.
Voyager finds bubbles - The Voyager spacecraft has discovered signs of giant magnetic bubbles at the solar system's outer edge.
Rosetta goes to sleep - ESA's Rosetta comet-chasing spacecraft goes into hibernation.
Shuttle photo op - Spectacular photos of shuttle Endeavour docked to the space station.
Sea Launch update - Two missions are planned this year by Sea Launch from the Pacific Ocean and Kazakhstan.
Fresh crew launched - Reinforcements for the space station crew blast off on a Soyuz rocket.
Picking a destination - NASA will decide this summer where its next Mars rover will land.
Spirit's last images - A collection of the final photos returned from NASA's Spirit rover on Mars.
Atlantis on deck - Beautiful photos of shuttle Atlantis at sunrise on the launch pad.
Endeavour home - Concluding a 16-day mission, Endeavour returns to Earth for the final time.
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Minotaur rocket roars into space at sunset
Packed with seven satellites and 16 experiments, a Minotaur 4 rocket blasted off at 4:25 p.m. Alaska time Friday (8:25 p.m. EST; 0125 GMT Saturday) from the Kodiak Launch Complex. It was the first orbital launch from the Alaska launch site since 2001.
Photo credit: Thom Rogers/T-Minus Productions Inc.
Photo credit: Thom Rogers/T-Minus Productions Inc.
Photo credit: Thom Rogers/T-Minus Productions Inc.
Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now
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