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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California tonight

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Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California tonight (May 9), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability. A Falcon 9 ...

‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy ...

Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after takeoff

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Dr. Sarah Adams

TOKYO (AP) — A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit ...

SpaceX Crew-8 head to launchpad for tonight’s ride to orbit

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Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX’s Crew-8 head to the launchpad on Sunday. NASA NASA and SpaceX are aiming to launch Crew-8 to the International Space Station ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-39

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Event Details Payload Blog SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-39 Feb 25, 2024 04:34 PM Space ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket simulator seen on launchpad from space (photos)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Blue Origin’s next generation launch vehicle has learned to stand upright. Satellite images captured the rocket company’s New Glenn booster standing tall ...

ROCKET LAUNCH SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-29

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Event Details Payload Blog SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS NG-20 Jan 30, 2024 12:07 PM Space ...

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Jan. 14 after delay

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Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its broadband satellites to orbit from Florida on Sunday (Jan. 14). A Falcon 9 rocket ...

Stuck valve may have doomed private Peregrine moon lander mission, Astrobotic says

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astrobotic has homed in on a potential cause for the problems plaguing its Peregrine moon lander. Peregrine launched early Monday morning (Jan. ...

1st photo from crippled private Peregrine moon lander holds clue to anomaly

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astrobotic’s troubled Peregrine moon lander has snapped its first photo in the final frontier, and the image holds clues about what happened ...