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Zero gravity binge as pizza and ice cream rocket toward space station

Astashoffrozentreatsincludingchocolatebars,icecreamandothersuppliesrocketedtowardstheInternationalSpaceStationonSundayfromVirginia’scoldeasternshore.NASA’scomme

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US defense group Northtrop Grumman poised to buy Orbital: report

USdefensegroupNorthropGrummanispoisedtobuyoutsmallerrivalOrbitalATKinadealworth$7.5billion,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Thedeal,whichcomesaroundtwoweeksafter

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U.S. cargo rocket explodes seconds after launch

​An unmanned rocket operated by private U.S. firm Orbital Sciences Corp. exploded Tuesday seconds after its launch, NASA TV showed.

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U.S. commercial spacecraft docks with space station

A commercial spacecraft, operated by U.S. space company Orbital Sciences Corp., docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday morning on its first official cargo resupply mission to the orbiting lab.