Company sets October launch date to resupply space station
A space station supply mission by a Virginia company has been pushed back to October.
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Sep 21, 2016
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News tagged with launch pad
Spacex Falcon 9 failure investigation 'most difficult' ever, says Musk
More than a week after the catastrophic launch pad explosion that eviscerated a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a fueling test, the bold and burgeoning aerospace firm is still confounded by the "most difficult and complex failure" ...
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2016
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OSIRIS-REx mission will identify Bennu locations for collecting an asteroid sample
An SUV-sized spacecraft, loaded with instruments and an extendable robotic arm, will soon be barreling toward a space rock, on a round-trip journey that promises to return an unprecedented souvenir: extraterrestrial soil, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 8, 2016
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Explosion at SpaceX launch pad destroys rocket, satellite
A massive fireball and explosion erupted Thursday at SpaceX's main launch pad, destroying a rocket as well as a satellite that Facebook was counting on to spread internet service in Africa.
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2016
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Boeing Starliner crew access arm's 'awesome' launch pad installation
A new 'Stairway to Heaven' which American astronauts will soon stride along as "the last place on Earth" departure point aboard our next generation of human spaceships, was at long last hoisted into place at the ULA Atlas ...
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2016
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Image: Expedition 48 Soyuz rollout
The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft is raised vertical after it was rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, July 4, 2016.
Space Exploration
Jul 7, 2016
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NASA begins launch preparations for the first US asteroid sampling mission
NASA's first spacecraft designed to return a piece of an asteroid to Earth arrived Friday, May 20, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and has begun final preparations in advance of its September launch.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2016
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India successfully tests small space shuttle
India has successfully tested its first small space shuttle as part of its efforts to make low-cost reusable spacecraft.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2016
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SpaceX postpones rocket launch until Thursday
SpaceX postponed until Thursday a launch to propel a communications satellite into a distant orbit, followed by another attempt to guide the Falcon 9's first stage to land on an ocean platform.
Space Exploration
Feb 25, 2016
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Orbital ATK integration of upgraded Antares kicks into high gear for 2016 'return to flight'
Assembly and testing of a significantly upgraded version of Orbital ATK's commercially developed Antares rocket has kicked into high gear and is on target for rebirth – as the clock ticks down towards its 'Return to Flight' ...
Space Exploration
Jan 4, 2016
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