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August 16, 2022

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[ August 14, 2022 ] Chinese spaceplane marks 10 days in orbit Mission Reports
[ August 12, 2022 ] SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites in afternoon launch from California Falcon 9
[ August 12, 2022 ] Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from California with 46 Starlink satellites Falcon 9
[ August 12, 2022 ] SpaceX preps 46 more Starlink satellites for launch into polar orbit Falcon 9
[ August 10, 2022 ] Photos: Cape Canaveral’s first launch doubleheader in more than 50 years Falcon 9

Pegasus rocket selected to launch ICON satellite

November 20, 2014

NASA has selected an Orbital Sciences Corp. air-launched Pegasus XL rocket to place a small research satellite in orbit in 2017 to study the connection between Earth’s weather and space weather.

Video: Soyuz launcher ready for rollout

November 20, 2014

Inside the final assembly building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft is mated to the core of the Soyuz booster rocket for Sunday’s Expedition 42 launch to the International Space Station.

Spy satellite launched to serve Chinese government

November 20, 2014

A Long March 2D rocket blasted off from a remote space base in northwest China on Thursday and climbed into orbit with a clandestine satellite to collect intelligence for the Chinese government.

UK team announces plan to crowd-source moon mission

November 19, 2014

Scientists hope private backers will kick-start a mission to land a robotic probe on the South Pole of the moon within the next 10 years, drill deep into lunar bedrock and analyze primordial core samples to study the origins of the solar system.

Russia’s new heavy-lifter rolled to launch pad

November 19, 2014

Several weeks ahead of a planned liftoff in late December, the biggest new Russian rocket to fly in a generation has rolled to its launch pad at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia for preflight testing.

3D printer activated aboard the International Space Station

November 18, 2014

The dream of a self-sufficient space-faring civilization moved a step closer to reality as a commercial 3D printer was installed aboard the International Space Station for a tryout in orbit.

Philae finds comet harbors organics

November 18, 2014

Europe’s Philae lander found a surface as hard as ice and organic molecules after it bounced to a stop on a comet last week.

Chinese military satellite launched by Long March rocket

November 18, 2014

China launched a Long March rocket last week with a satellite Western analysts believe will conduct all-weather global radar surveillance for the Chinese military.

MAVEN begins science mission at Mars

November 18, 2014

NASA’s newest Mars orbiter has formally started a one-year research campaign to study an ancient case of climate change that starved the red planet of water, breathable air and potential life, scientists said Monday.

New Mars lander takes shape

November 17, 2014

The next Mars lander — a platform to drill beneath the surface of the red planet — has begun its assembly phase in preparation for launch in March 2016.

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