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SpaceX Launches Two SES Communication Satellites on December 17 with Successful Recovery
On December 17, SpaceX successfully launched two communication satellites for SES, marking the second mission of the day. The O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellites were deployed into medium Earth orbit (MEO) approximately 5,000 miles above Earth. The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage successfully returned to Earth after launch, landing on the Just Read the I...
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SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites to Strengthen Global Internet Services
SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral in its latest mission to enhance global internet coverage. Thirteen of these satellites feature direct-to-cell technology, enabling mobile phones to connect directly to satellites without requiring modifications. This marks SpaceX’s 123rd Falcon 9 mission of the year, demonst...
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Vega-C Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight with Sentinel-1C Launch After 2022 Failure
The Vega-C rocket has successfully resumed operations, launching the Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite. After a failure in 2022, Vega-C’s design was updated, allowing it to complete this mission. Sentinel-1C will work alongside Sentinel-1A to enhance Earth’s monitoring capabilities. The launch took place from the Guiana Space C...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 24 Starlink Satellites to Expand Internet Network
SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites aboard its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 30 at 12:00 a.m. EST. The mission aimed to enhance the company’s global internet network by adding to its expanding satellite megaconstellation in low-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9's first stage booster, identified as B10...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Launch 24 Starlink Satellites from Florida
SpaceX plans to launch 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, November 11. The Falcon 9 rocket, initially scheduled for Sunday, was delayed due to weather concerns. The mission aims to expand the Starlink network, with the first stage returning to Earth for a vertical landing. This marks the 12th flight for the Falcon 9 boo...
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Grounded for Failing Earth Landing After Routine Starlink Mission
SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit early on Wednesday morning from Florida. The rocket's reusable first stage booster returned to Earth and attempted to land on a sea-faring barge as usual, but toppled into the ocean after a fiery touchdown, a SpaceX live stream showed.
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Aeolus – The 1st Dead Satellite – Being Brought Back To Earth
Built by British engineers at Airbus, Aeolus had been orbiting Earth at an altitude of 200 miles (320km) for five years since its launch in 2018. The satellite was launched to measure wind in the atmosphere to improve weather forecasts.
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Retired NASA Satellite Falls Back To Earth After 38 Years In Space
A defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth after nearly four decades in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Flies for the Record 12th Time, Launches 53 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket for a record-breaking 12th time on Saturday (March 19), and then returned to Earth for yet another successful touchdown.
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10 Launches in 10 Weeks: SpaceX Sends Another Batch of 48 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched another 48 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida, US, on March 9 and helped place the small satellites a little later. The rocket's first stage then returned to Earth for a smooth touchdown on a SpaceX drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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China’s Chang'e 5 Probe Leaves Moon With Rock Samples for Return to Earth
Chinese space probe Chang'e 5 has lifted off from the surface of the Moon to return to Earth in an ambitious effort to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades.
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Back to Venus: Upstart Company Wants to Beat NASA in Search for Life
Can a small American aerospace company get to Venus before NASA returns to our superheated planetary neighbour? That's what Peter Beck, the CEO of Rocket Lab, is hoping as he sets his sights on launching a low-cost probe in 2023.
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"Lots Of Room On Moon": NASA Welcomes International Partners To Mission
As it looks to return to the Moon, NASA is open to the idea of international participation, which could mean a non-American setting foot on Earth's natural satellite for the first time in history, global space chiefs said Monday.
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NASA To Return Humans To Moon By 2024, Build Way Station To Mars
Unlike the Apollo program that put astronauts on the moon 50 years ago, NASA is gearing up for a long term presence on Earth's satellite that the agency says will eventually enable humans to reach Mars.
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Space Sex Geckos at Risk as Russia Loses Control of Satellite
Several geckos are at risk of a rude return to earth after Russia lost control of a research satellite testing the effect of weightlessness on the small lizards' sex lives.
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SpaceX Launches Two SES Communication Satellites on December 17 with Successful Recovery
On December 17, SpaceX successfully launched two communication satellites for SES, marking the second mission of the day. The O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellites were deployed into medium Earth orbit (MEO) approximately 5,000 miles above Earth. The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage successfully returned to Earth after launch, landing on the Just Read the I...
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SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites to Strengthen Global Internet Services
SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral in its latest mission to enhance global internet coverage. Thirteen of these satellites feature direct-to-cell technology, enabling mobile phones to connect directly to satellites without requiring modifications. This marks SpaceX’s 123rd Falcon 9 mission of the year, demonst...
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Vega-C Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight with Sentinel-1C Launch After 2022 Failure
The Vega-C rocket has successfully resumed operations, launching the Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite. After a failure in 2022, Vega-C’s design was updated, allowing it to complete this mission. Sentinel-1C will work alongside Sentinel-1A to enhance Earth’s monitoring capabilities. The launch took place from the Guiana Space C...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 24 Starlink Satellites to Expand Internet Network
SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites aboard its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 30 at 12:00 a.m. EST. The mission aimed to enhance the company’s global internet network by adding to its expanding satellite megaconstellation in low-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9's first stage booster, identified as B10...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Launch 24 Starlink Satellites from Florida
SpaceX plans to launch 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, November 11. The Falcon 9 rocket, initially scheduled for Sunday, was delayed due to weather concerns. The mission aims to expand the Starlink network, with the first stage returning to Earth for a vertical landing. This marks the 12th flight for the Falcon 9 boo...
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Grounded for Failing Earth Landing After Routine Starlink Mission
SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit early on Wednesday morning from Florida. The rocket's reusable first stage booster returned to Earth and attempted to land on a sea-faring barge as usual, but toppled into the ocean after a fiery touchdown, a SpaceX live stream showed.
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Aeolus – The 1st Dead Satellite – Being Brought Back To Earth
Built by British engineers at Airbus, Aeolus had been orbiting Earth at an altitude of 200 miles (320km) for five years since its launch in 2018. The satellite was launched to measure wind in the atmosphere to improve weather forecasts.
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Retired NASA Satellite Falls Back To Earth After 38 Years In Space
A defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth after nearly four decades in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Flies for the Record 12th Time, Launches 53 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket for a record-breaking 12th time on Saturday (March 19), and then returned to Earth for yet another successful touchdown.
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10 Launches in 10 Weeks: SpaceX Sends Another Batch of 48 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched another 48 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida, US, on March 9 and helped place the small satellites a little later. The rocket's first stage then returned to Earth for a smooth touchdown on a SpaceX drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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China’s Chang'e 5 Probe Leaves Moon With Rock Samples for Return to Earth
Chinese space probe Chang'e 5 has lifted off from the surface of the Moon to return to Earth in an ambitious effort to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades.
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Back to Venus: Upstart Company Wants to Beat NASA in Search for Life
Can a small American aerospace company get to Venus before NASA returns to our superheated planetary neighbour? That's what Peter Beck, the CEO of Rocket Lab, is hoping as he sets his sights on launching a low-cost probe in 2023.
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"Lots Of Room On Moon": NASA Welcomes International Partners To Mission
As it looks to return to the Moon, NASA is open to the idea of international participation, which could mean a non-American setting foot on Earth's natural satellite for the first time in history, global space chiefs said Monday.
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NASA To Return Humans To Moon By 2024, Build Way Station To Mars
Unlike the Apollo program that put astronauts on the moon 50 years ago, NASA is gearing up for a long term presence on Earth's satellite that the agency says will eventually enable humans to reach Mars.
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Space Sex Geckos at Risk as Russia Loses Control of Satellite
Several geckos are at risk of a rude return to earth after Russia lost control of a research satellite testing the effect of weightlessness on the small lizards' sex lives.
