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May 22, 2022

Breaking News

[ May 21, 2022 ] Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes first “nail-biting” docking at space station Mission Reports
[ May 20, 2022 ] Live coverage: Boeing’s Starliner docks at International Space Station Mission Reports
[ May 19, 2022 ] Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule takes off on long-awaited test flight Atlas 5
[ May 19, 2022 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket sends Starliner toward space station Atlas 5
[ May 18, 2022 ] Atlas 5 rocket and Starliner capsule return to Florida launch pad Atlas 5

Japan’s Epsilon rocket launches seven tech demo satellites

January 18, 2019

Seven small satellites launched aboard a Japanese Epsilon rocket Friday, including a diverse suite of tech demo payloads and a spacecraft designed to create an artificial meteor shower next year that developers say should be visible with the naked eye.

Live coverage: Epsilon rocket lifts off with seven satellites

January 17, 2019

Seven Japanese and Vietnamese smallsats are set to ride Japan’s solid-fueled Epsilon launcher into orbit at 0050 GMT Friday (7:50 p.m. EST Thursday) on a mission that engineers say will demonstrate the light-class rocket’s ability to accommodate multiple payloads on a single flight.