SpaceX tries again to launch observatory, nixes landing test
SpaceX counted on better flying weather Wednesday as it geared up for the third time to launch a deep-space observatory, but canceled a radical rocket-landing test because of rough seas.
SpaceX counted on better flying weather Wednesday as it geared up for the third time to launch a deep-space observatory, but canceled a radical rocket-landing test because of rough seas.
Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2015
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Dangerously high winds kept a deep-space observatory grounded Tuesday and put off a radically new landing test of the booster rocket.
Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2015
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A deep-space observatory has to wait yet another day before flying.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2015
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ESA's Vega rocket, with IXV on top, now awaits its fourth flight with liftoff on 11 February at 13:00 GMT (14:00 CET) from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Feb 3, 2015
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jan 12, 2015
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SpaceX will try again Saturday to launch a load of groceries and other supplies to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jan 7, 2015
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For many of us, it's easier to comprehend complex processes when they are expressed visually. That was the impetus for artist Gary Schroeder in creating this wonderful hand-sketched infographic for NASA's Exploration Flight ...
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2014
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NASA's biggest test flight in years remains on track for next month, despite last week's space-related accidents.
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2014
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Orbital Sciences says it will likely stop using the type of engines that were employed when its unmanned Antares commercial supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff last week.
Space Exploration
Nov 5, 2014
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The International Space Station sidestepped a piece of treacherous junk Monday just hours before the planned launch of a supply ship from Virginia.
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2014
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