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February 16, 2019

Breaking News

[ February 15, 2019 ] SpaceX files protest of NASA’s Lucy launch contract awarded to ULA Atlas 5
[ February 15, 2019 ] Experimental British satellite tests harpoon in orbit Mission Reports
[ February 14, 2019 ] NASA selects mission to probe the history of galaxies Mission Reports
[ February 13, 2019 ] NASA declares Opportunity rover dead after 15 years on Mars Mission Reports
[ February 13, 2019 ] CubeSat deployed from space station to test sample return technology Mission Reports

Photos: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flies in new configuration

January 28, 2019

An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Jan. 24 in a new, intermediate configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters, providing a lift capability between the PSLV’s previous variants with zero or six side-mounted rocket motors.

India debuts new version of workhorse PSLV

January 24, 2019

A new variant of India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with two strap-on solid rocket boosters and an upper stage converted into an experiment-carrying platform debuted Thursday with a launch into polar orbit.