Europa Clipper high-gain antenna undergoes testing
It probably goes without saying, but this isn't your everyday satellite dish.
Space Exploration
Apr 2, 2019
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News tagged with launch vehicle
Astronauts on aborted Soyuz launch to blast off again for ISS
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and his Russian colleague Alexey Ovchinin, who survived a dramatically aborted Soyuz launch last year, were due to blast off again to the International Space Station on Thursday.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2019
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P120C solid rocket motor tested for use on Vega-C
The first qualification model of the P120C solid-fuel motor, configured for Vega-C, was static fired yesterday on the test stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2019
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Focus on Vega developments
Vega is proving its reliability. Based on this heritage, ESA and European industry are building new elements that will increase Vega's performance, capabilities and flexibility from mid-2019.
Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2018
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Small satellites tackle big scientific questions
CU Boulder will soon have new eyes on the sun. Two miniature satellites designed by researchers at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) are scheduled to launch later this month on Spaceflight's SSO-A: SmallSat ...
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2018
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Russia's history of aborted manned space launches
The aborted launch of a Soyuz rocket with US astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin on Thursday was the first such accident in the history of manned launches in modern Russia.
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2018
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High-speed cameras show MOMO-2 launch failure in unprecedented detail
Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST) has revealed high-definition videos of the unsuccessful June 30 launch of its MOMO-2 rocket. The new footage, captured by industrial high-speed cameras, shows the failure ...
Space Exploration
Aug 13, 2018
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Image: Prepping to launch for the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad, where it will be integrated onto its launch vehicle, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy. This is an historic ...
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2018
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Bound for Mars—countdown to first interplanetary launch from California
In the early morning hours of May 5, millions of Californians will have an opportunity to witness a sight they have never seen before - the historic first interplanetary launch from America's West Coast. On board the 189-foot-tall ...
Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2018
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Explorer 1—the beginning of American space science
Sixty years ago next week, the hopes of Cold War America soared into the night sky as a rocket lofted skyward above Cape Canaveral, a soon-to-be-famous barrier island off the Florida coast.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2018
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