Ecuador satellite hits Soviet-era space junk (Update)
A tiny Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet rocket survived the crash, but was damaged and is not transmitting, Quito's space agency said Thursday.
A tiny Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet rocket survived the crash, but was damaged and is not transmitting, Quito's space agency said Thursday.
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May 23, 2013
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An Ecuadoran satellite launched last month could collide with the remains of a Russian rocket in the coming hours, the country's civilian space agency warned.
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May 22, 2013
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The launch Saturday of Europe's lightweight rocket, Vega, from Kourou in French Guiana was put off until an unspecified date because of poor weather conditions at the space base, the European Space Agency said.
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May 4, 2013
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Ecuador launched its first satellite into space from China Friday morning, in a moment broadcast live on radio and television back home.
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Apr 26, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A NASA-funded sounding rocket mission will launch from an atoll in the Pacific in the next few weeks to help scientists better understand and predict the electrical storms in Earth's upper atmosphere These storms ...
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Apr 25, 2013
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A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress - though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program.
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Apr 24, 2013
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A company contracted by NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station successfully launched a rocket on Sunday in a test of its ability to send a cargo ship aloft.
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Apr 21, 2013
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A company contracted by the U.S. space agency to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has cancelled the launch of a test rocket.
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Apr 21, 2013
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Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station, will make a new attempt Saturday to launch a first test flight of its Antares rocket.
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Apr 20, 2013
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A test launch of an unmanned rocket that would eventually help carry supplies to the International Space Station has been rescheduled.
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Apr 19, 2013
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