(AP) -- NASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago.
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Dec 3, 2009
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Vice President Mike Pence missed seeing a SpaceX rocket soar Tuesday. But he still got to view the company's new crew capsule, designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station as soon as next year.
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Dec 18, 2018
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ESA is always thinking ahead to the next generation of space missions, testing new technology far in advance to make concepts a reality.
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Aug 19, 2013
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NASA's biggest test flight in years remains on track for next month, despite last week's space-related accidents.
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Nov 6, 2014
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Virgin Galactic's sister company Virgin Orbit conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California on Wednesday, a key step toward space missions.
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Jul 10, 2019
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On March 23, NASA put the squeeze on a large rocket test section. Results from this structural strength test at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will help future heavy-lift launch vehicles weigh less ...
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Mar 24, 2011
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(Phys.org) -- When NASA conducts its first test launch of the Orion spacecraft in 2014, the crew module's designers will record invaluable data about its performance -- from launch and flight, to re-entry and landing.
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Jul 2, 2012
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A rocket startup's big Florida launch debut ended with all four mini satellites destroyed Thursday.
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Feb 11, 2022
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Virgin Galactic's next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said Wednesday.
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Jan 8, 2020
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Japan is to launch a new spy satellite on Sunday to strengthen its monitoring capabilities amid concern that North Korea may carry out more missile and nuclear tests.
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Jan 23, 2013
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