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February 21, 2020

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[ February 20, 2020 ] Phobos sample return mission enters development for 2024 launch Mission Reports
[ February 20, 2020 ] Soyuz rocket launches Russian military satellite after one-month delay Mission Reports
[ February 19, 2020 ] China launches four ‘technology experiment satellites’ Mission Reports
[ February 19, 2020 ] Russian space agency replaces cosmonauts on next space station crew Mission Reports
[ February 19, 2020 ] Photos: Antares rocket lifts off with station-bound Cygnus supply ship Antares

Phobos sample return mission enters development for 2024 launch

February 20, 2020

Japan’s space agency has approved a robotic mission to retrieve a sample from the Martian moon Phobos for return to Earth to begin full development for a planned launch in 2024, officials said Thursday.
China launches four ‘technology experiment satellites’

February 19, 2020

A Chinese Long March 2D rocket carried four “technology experiment satellites” into orbit Wednesday from the Xichang space center in southwestern China, according to the country’s state-run media.

Russian space agency replaces cosmonauts on next space station crew

February 19, 2020

Citing medical reasons, Russia’s space agency announced Wednesday that it is replacing two cosmonauts who were scheduled to fly on the next Soyuz mission to the International Space Station in April with backup crew members.
Photos: Antares rocket lifts off with station-bound Cygnus supply ship

February 19, 2020

Powered by two Russian-made RD-181 main engines, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket fired into a mostly sunny sky Saturday afternoon over Virginia’s Eastern Shore carrying nearly 7,500 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station.
Ariane 5 deploys communications and environmental monitoring satellites

February 18, 2020

A Japanese-owned communications satellite built in Colorado and a South Korean environmental monitoring observatory shared an Ariane 5 rocket ride into orbit Tuesday from the South American jungle.
Space Adventures announces plans to fly private citizens on SpaceX crew capsule

February 18, 2020

Building on development for NASA’s commercial crew program, Space Adventures announced an agreement Tuesday with SpaceX to fly up to four paying space tourists on a standalone mission aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft in late 2021 or 2022 that could reach an altitude two-to-three times higher than the International Space Station.
Live coverage: Japanese and South Korean satellites launch on Ariane 5 rocket

February 18, 2020

A European-built Ariane 5 rocket launched Tuesday with a U.S.-made communications satellite for Tokyo-based Sky Perfect JSAT and a South Korean environmental observatory. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 launcher took off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 5:18 p.m. EST (2218 GMT; 7:18 p.m. French Guiana time).
Cygnus freighter delivers new British-made antenna to International Space Station

February 18, 2020

A commercial Cygnus cargo freighter arrived at the International Space Station Tuesday two-and-a-half days after launching from Virginia’s Eastern Shore, delivering a new British-made high-speed communications antenna and more than 7,000 pounds of other experiments and equipment.
SpaceX delivers more Starlink satellites to orbit, booster misses drone ship landing

February 17, 2020

Sixty more satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network launched Monday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, bringing the total number of Starlink platforms deployed in orbit since last May to 300.
Timeline for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites

February 17, 2020

Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent to orbit with 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network.
Live coverage: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites

February 17, 2020

SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink Internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral at 10:05 a.m. EST (1505 GMT) Monday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket powered by a thrice-flown first stage booster.
Next GPS satellite lands in Florida for April launch

February 16, 2020

The U.S. Space Force’s third new-generation GPS 3-series navigation satellite has arrived in Florida for final processing and fueling ahead of a launch currently targeted for April 29 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Soyuz rocket launches Russian military satellite after one-month delay

Phobos sample return mission enters development for 2024 launch

China launches four ‘technology experiment satellites’

Russian space agency replaces cosmonauts on next space station crew

Photos: Antares rocket lifts off with station-bound Cygnus supply ship

Ariane 5 deploys communications and environmental monitoring satellites

Space Adventures announces plans to fly private citizens on SpaceX crew capsule

Live coverage: Japanese and South Korean satellites launch on Ariane 5 rocket

Cygnus freighter delivers new British-made antenna to International Space Station

SpaceX delivers more Starlink satellites to orbit, booster misses drone ship landing

Timeline for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites

Live coverage: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites

Next GPS satellite lands in Florida for April launch

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