Brazil to launch new satellite to track deforestation
Brazil will launch a satellite from China Sunday to keep an eye in the sky on deforestation in the Amazon, the National Space Agency (Inpe) said Thursday.
Environment
Dec 4, 2014
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News tagged with launch vehicle
NASA's MMS spacecraft begin pre-launch activities in Florida
NASA's second mini-stack of two Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, observatories arrived Nov. 12, 2014, in Florida to begin launch preparations. All four MMS observatories will go through a host of pre-launch activities.
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2014
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After Mars, India space chief aims for the moon
India now has its sights set on low-budget missions to land on the moon and study the sun after becoming the first country in Asia to reach Mars, the head of its space agency said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2014
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An unmanned rocket exploded. So what?
Sputnik was launched more than 50 years ago. Since then we have seen missions launched to Mercury, Mars and to all the planets within the solar system. We have sent a dozen men to the moon and many more to the International ...
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2014
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Advancing the technology readiness of SLS adaptive controls
Can a rocket maneuver like an airplane? And can an airplane act as a surrogate for a maneuvering rocket?
Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2014
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Countdown to Mars: Indian mission prepares for blastoff (Update)
India's launches its first mission to Mars on Tuesday, aiming to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet with a programme designed to showcase its low-cost space technology.
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2013
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NASA Goddard plays major role in NASA lunar mission
(Phys.org) —In partnership with NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, Calif., Goddard's Wallops Flight Facility will launch the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer known as LADEE in September, a robotic ...
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2013
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NASA's space launch system completes preliminary design review
NASA has achieved a major milestone in its effort to build the nation's next heavy-lift launch vehicle by successfully completing the Space Launch System (SLS) preliminary design review.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2013
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GOES-R satellite magnetometer boom deployment successful
The GOES-R Magnetometer Engineering Development Unit made an important development in the construction of the spacecraft recently after completing a successful boom deployment test at an ATK facility in Goleta, Calif.
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2013
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NASA-built nanosatellite launch adapter system ready for flight
(Phys.org) —Nanosatellites now have their own mass transit to catch rides to space and perform experiments in microgravity. A new NASA-designed and developed satellite deployer, dubbed the Nano Launch Adapter System (NLAS), ...
Space Exploration
May 21, 2013
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