US spy satellite launched into orbit from California
A powerful Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite lifted off Saturday from California.
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Delta IV delivers daunting display powering international military WGS-9 satcom to orbit
On the 70th anniversary year commemorating the United States Air Force, a ULA Delta IV rocket put on a daunting display of nighttime rocket fire power shortly after sunset Saturday, March 19 – powering a high speed military ...
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2017
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Second research flight into zero gravity
Saturday, a parabolic flight is set to take off from Swiss soil for the second time. It will be carrying experiments from various Swiss universities on board to research the effects of zero gravity on biological and physical ...
Space Exploration
Oct 21, 2016
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Image: Jason-3 satellite launches
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen as it launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East with the Jason-3 spacecraft onboard, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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Jan 18, 2016
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NASA sees heavy rain in Tropical Cyclone Chan-Hom
The Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM mission core satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Chan-Hom and found heavy rainfall in the newborn storm.
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Jul 1, 2015
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Two MSU-built satellites set to launch early Dec. 6
Two more satellites built by Montana State University students are scheduled to be lofted into space this week under NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa-2) program.
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2013
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Former astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton dies
NASA says former space shuttle astronaut and test pilot C. Gordon Fullerton has died at age 76.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2013
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NASA's sun satellite launch delayed until Thursday
NASA has delayed the launch of a sun-observing satellite by a day so that technicians can restore power to launch range equipment.
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2013
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Two space launch workers burned at Calif. base
(AP)—Two workers for a company that launches spacecraft for the U.S. government were seriously injured in an electrical explosion at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2013
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Space Image: Flight test
In this image from November 2010, the U.S. Air Force's ACAT F-16D flew through Sierra Nevada canyons and past peaks during ground collision avoidance test flights.
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2011
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