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Two cargo freighters set for launch to space station this week
Fresh off a series of three complex spacewalks to repair a $2 billion cosmic ray detector, the International Space Station's crew is set to receive two robotic resupply freighters in the next week after launches from Florida's Space Coast and the steppes of Kazakhstan.
VideoVideo: Drone footage of Starliner’s rollout to launch pad
The first Boeing Starliner spacecraft designed to fly to the International Space Station rolled out of the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Nov. 21.
VideoLive coverage: Rocket Lab launches upgraded Electron booster with seven satellites
After scrubbing a launch attempt Nov. 29 due to a problem with a second stage umbilical, Rocket Lab launched seven small satellites on an Electron booster from New Zealand at 3:18 a.m. EST (0818 GMT) Friday. The Electron rocket lifted off with an upgraded first stage carrying new hardware to control the rocket's re-entry before teams attempt to catch the booster on future missions for refurbishment and reuse.
Japanese company to launch artificial meteor shower satellite
A small Japanese satellite scheduled for launch Friday on a Rocket Lab Electron booster will release hundreds of colorful sky pellets to fall into the atmosphere next year, creating an artificial meteor shower that could be visible to millions.
China launches radar observation satellite
A new all-weather radar imaging satellite for China's civilian-oriented fleet of Gaofen Earth observatories launched Wednesday aboard a Long March 4C rocket, according to Chinese state media.
PSLV delivers India’s highest-resolution Earth observation satellite to orbit
Thirteen U.S.-built nanosatellites hitched a ride to space Tuesday with a sharp-eyed Indian Earth-imaging observatory at the top of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
VideoLive coverage: PSLV launches with 14 satellites
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launched with 14 satellites, including a dozen "SuperDove" Earth-imaging CubeSats for Planet, at 10:58 p.m. EST Tuesday (0358 GMT Wednesday).
SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket for next space station cargo launch
A Falcon 9 booster fresh from SpaceX's factory briefly fired its nine Merlin main engines Tuesday on a Cape Canaveral launch pad, passing a key test before liftoff Dec. 4 with a Dragon supply ship heading for the International Space Station.
Next batch of Planet’s upgraded Earth-imaging satellites ready for launch
A dozen SuperDove nanosatellites with improved vision are set to join Planet's Earth-observing fleet Tuesday night (U.S. time) after riding into orbit aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle alongside an Indian mapping payload.
Launch of 250th Ariane rocket marks new era for Inmarsat broadband fleet
Egypt's first military communications satellite and a powerhouse spacecraft to beam Internet signals to airline passengers and maritime vessels across Europe and the Middle East rocketed into orbit Tuesday on the 250th flight of an Ariane launcher.