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February 18, 2019

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[ February 15, 2019 ] SpaceX files protest of NASA’s Lucy launch contract awarded to ULA Atlas 5
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[ 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 test flies new launcher, crew capsule

December 18, 2014

A powerful new Indian launcher and a precursor to a future piloted space capsule flew to the edge of space on a 20-minute test mission Thursday. See photos of the rocket’s liftoff and the landing craft after splashdown in the Bay of Bengal.

India’s new rocket program achieves big success

December 18, 2014

India’s aspiration to launch all of its own satellites — and eventually astronauts — into space got a boost Thursday with a successful test flight of a powerful new rocket and a prototype landing capsule designed for the country’s human spaceflight program.