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Delta rockets retired with launch of US reconnaissance satellite
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The U.S. Space Force and a Boeing-Lockheed joint venture sent a secret reconnaissance payload to orbit on Tuesday ...
Watch Rocket Lab launch mysterious US spy satellites early on March 21
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Rocket Lab will launch a mystery mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) early Thursday morning (March 21), and you can ...
SpaceX Will Push Starship to New Extremes During Third Test Flight
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SpaceX works under an iterative testing philosophy, using each mission to improve upon the next. Accordingly, the Elon Musk-led company is aiming ...
China will launch giant, reusable rockets next year to prep for human missions to the moon
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China plans to launch two reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 in preparation for future crewed missions to the moon. The upcoming launches ...
Second Japanese H3 launch test scrubbed over weather concerns
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Feb. 13 (UPI) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has postponed the second test launch of its H3 Launch Vehicle due to ...
China’s record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video)
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A new Chinese rocket just blasted its way into the record books. The Gravity-1 vehicle, built by Chinese company Orienspace, lifted off ...
The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2023
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Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here’s a rundown of some of the highlights, from the highly ...
Iconic SpaceX Booster Falls and Breaks in the Ocean
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A Falcon 9 first-stage booster broke apart after completing its 19th mission, tipping over on the floating droneship in the Atlantic Ocean ...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch secretive X-37B space plane on Dec. 10
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to launch the X-37B space plane for the U.S. Space Force on Sunday evening (Dec. ...
These SpaceX fans say they’ll stay after 1-day Starship launch delay to Saturday
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — SpaceX’s long-anticipated second test flight of the massive Starship rocket will have to wait one more day and, it ...
