Stuck antenna freed on Jupiter-bound spacecraft
A crucial radar antenna on a European spacecraft bound for Jupiter is no longer jammed.
Space Exploration
May 12, 2023
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News tagged with launch
A trio of Mars missions in the starting blocks
"We have lift-off, we have lift-off!"
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2020
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SpaceX to launch ocean satellite, try water return Sunday
A $180 million satellite to study the world's oceans in a changing climate will blast off Sunday atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which SpaceX will try to land on a floating platform after launch.
Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2016
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NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd try
NASA completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket Thursday, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2021
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King of rockets, NASA's SLS could soon be usurped by SpaceX's Starship
NASA's Space Launch System roared off the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center and into the record books, for now.
Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2022
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NASA confirms next Friday for Webb Space Telescope launch
NASA is shooting for next Friday—Christmas Eve—to launch its newest space telescope.
Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2021
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SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight
SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday's test flight.
Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2023
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Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope, science halted
The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble, with all astronomical viewing halted, NASA said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2021
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Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy (Update)
President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to space by the end ...
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2013
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Climate damage caused by growing space tourism needs urgent mitigation
Published today in the journal Earth's Future, researchers from UCL, the University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used a 3D model to explore the impact of rocket launches and re-entry in 2019, ...
Environment
Jun 25, 2022
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