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November 20, 2018

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[ November 20, 2018 ] Live coverage: Vega rocket counting down to launch with Moroccan spy satellite Mission Reports
[ November 19, 2018 ] Photos: Falcon 9 takes off from launch pad 39A with Es’hail 2 comsat Falcon 9
[ November 19, 2018 ] China expands reach of Beidou navigation network with another launch Mission Reports
[ November 19, 2018 ] NASA picks Jezero Crater landing site for next Mars rover Mission Reports
[ November 19, 2018 ] Space station receives second of back-to-back cargo deliveries Mission Reports

Live coverage: Vega rocket counting down to launch with Moroccan spy satellite

November 20, 2018

For the second time in a little over a year, a Moroccan military reconnaissance satellite secretly built in France is set for liftoff Tuesday night aboard a European Vega rocket in French Guiana. The launch is scheduled for 8:42 p.m. EST (0142 GMT).

Photos: Falcon 9 takes off from launch pad 39A with Es’hail 2 comsat

November 19, 2018

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted by a recycled first stage fired into the skies over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, and these photos show the start of the 229-foot-tall launcher’s journey into orbit.

China expands reach of Beidou navigation network with another launch

November 19, 2018

Two more Beidou navigation satellites launched from China on Sunday, ending a record run of 18 satellite deployments this year for the Chinese alternative to GPS and placing the program on the cusp of expanding to full-time coverage over most of Asia, Africa and Europe.

NASA picks Jezero Crater landing site for next Mars rover

November 19, 2018

After years of analyses and debate, NASA announced Monday that the agency’s next Mars rover will land on or near an ancient river delta where water once flowed into a 30-mile-wide, 1,600-foot-deep crater to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to continue ongoing studies of the red planet’s history and evolution.

Space station receives second of back-to-back cargo deliveries

November 19, 2018

Wrapping up a two-day chase since launching from Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a commercial Cygnus cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station Monday with more than 7,200 pounds of supplies and experiments, the second freighter to reach the orbiting complex in 15 hours.

NASA says goodbye to Kepler planet-hunter

November 18, 2018

Ground controllers have beamed the final commands to NASA’s Kepler telescope, turning off the spacecraft’s transmitters and disabling the craft’s automatic recovery software after the planet-hunting observatory ran out of fuel last month.

Russian freighter arrives at International Space Station

November 18, 2018

Two days after launching from the steppe of Kazakhstan, a Russian Progress resupply and refueling freighter docked with the International Space Station Sunday.

SpaceX postpones rideshare launch from California

November 17, 2018

SpaceX has ordered additional inspections on a Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a decision that is expected to keep the launcher grounded for several days until after the Thanksgiving holiday, officials said Saturday.

Antares rocket launches cargo run to International Space Station

November 17, 2018

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo carrier climbed into orbit Saturday from Wallops Island, Virginia, in pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 7,200 pounds of research hardware and provisions, the second supply ship launch to the space station in less than 24 hours.

Antares launch timeline on the NG-10 mission

November 16, 2018

Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Saturday to begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station.

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