China prepares to launch second heavy-lift carrier rocket
China is preparing to launch a powerful rocket on Sunday as the country presses on with its ambitious space program.
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NASA weighing risk of adding crew to megarocket's first flight
NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2017
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China launches first heavy-lift rocket
China launched its most powerful rocket ever on Thursday, state media said, as the country presses on with a program which has seen it become a major space power.
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2016
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Crashing rockets could lead to novel sample-return technology (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —During spring break the last five years, a University of Washington class has headed to the Nevada desert to launch rockets and learn more about the science and engineering involved. Sometimes, the launch would ...
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2013
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Reliable nuclear device to heat, power Mars Science Lab
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch this week, has the potential to be the most productive Mars surface mission in history. That's due in part to its nuclear heat and power source.
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2011
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Russia's recent catalogue of space disasters
The failed launch of the unmanned Progress cargo space craft which crashed into Earth instead of delivering supplies to the ISS was the latest in a spate of mishaps in the Russian space programme.
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2011
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NASA, Roscosmos to discuss nuclear powered rocketry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anatoly Perminov, director of the Russian Space agency Roscosmos, has announced plans for an upcoming meeting between the Russian space agency, and it’s counterparts in the United States, France, Germany ...
