OVS 1B – Spaceflight Now

April 1, 2020

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[ March 31, 2020 ] NASA, JAXA assign two more astronauts to second piloted Crew Dragon flight Mission Reports
[ March 31, 2020 ] Photos: Atlas 5 soars into clear skies over Cape Canaveral Atlas 5
[ March 30, 2020 ] Lean team readies ESA’s Mercury-bound BepiColombo for planetary flyby Mission Reports
[ March 30, 2020 ] Back in Florida, Orion capsule nears readiness for Artemis test flight Mission Reports
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Chinese astronomy satellite placed into orbit by Long March rocket

June 15, 2017

China’s first X-ray astronomy satellite launched Thursday on a mission to survey the Milky Way galaxy for black holes and pulsars, the remnants left behind after a star burns up its nuclear fuel.