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Beidou navigation satellite successfully launched by China
Another satellite to join the China's independent global navigation network successfully launched Saturday from the mountainous Xichang spaceport in the southwest of the country.
Antares rocket boosts Cygnus supply ship toward International Space Station
A commercial Cygnus cargo freighter packed with 3.8 tons of medical and pharmaceutical experiments, technology demonstration hardware, CubeSats and crew provisions rode an Antares rocket into orbit from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Wednesday afternoon on the first leg of a day-and-a-half journey to the International Space Station.
Photos: Ground crews load final cargo into Cygnus supply ship
Technicians working at launch pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia completed the final loading of cargo into Northrop Grumman's Cygnus supply ship late Tuesday, and the Antares rocket was raised vertical again in preparation for Wednesday's countdown.
Antares launch timeline on the NG-11 mission
Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Wednesday to begin a day-and-a-half pursuit of the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Cygnus supply ship arrives at International Space Station
A day-and-a-half after launching from Virginia aboard an Antares rocket, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship loaded with nearly 7,600 pounds of experiments and provisions arrived at the International Space Station on Friday. Astronaut Anne McClain captured the Cygnus spacecraft with the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm at 5:28 a.m. EDT (0928 GMT).
Northrop Grumman introducing new capabilities on Cygnus cargo craft
The next Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station set for liftoff Wednesday from Virginia's Eastern Shore will introduce new capabilities for the commercial cargo freighter, including a longer operating life enabled by fuel-saving gyroscopes to support an extended mission months after the spacecraft departs the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman officials said.
Photos: Antares reaches launch pad in Virginia for space station cargo mission
A two-stage Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolled out of its horizontal integration facility Monday for the mile-journey south to launch pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, where liftoff on a space station resupply mission is scheduled for Wednesday.
Falcon Heavy core booster tips over in rough seas after drone ship landing
The core booster from the Falcon Heavy rocket that launched Thursday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida tipped over in rough seas after landing on an offshore drone ship, SpaceX officials said Monday.
Photos: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy aces second mission
Photos captured by remote cameras placed at launch pad 39A show SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket soaring skyward Thursday evening atop more than 5 million pounds of thrust.
Photos: Stratolaunch’s giant airplane flies over Mojave
Stratolaunch's rocket carrier jet, the largest aircraft in the world by wing span, took off Saturday morning from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its first test flight.