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Across China: Rocket launch brings back fortune to locals

BatterycartscarrytouristsaroundWenchangspacelaunchcenterontheChineseislandprovinceofHainan.A130yuan(20.7U.S.dollars)ticketallowsthemtoviewthelaunchandoperationc

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NASA begins countdown to new Mars mission in May

TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)isgearingupfortheMay5launchofitsnewMarslanderfromtheWestCoast.TheroboticInSight,shortforInteriorExploratio

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Arianespace announces successful launch of telecommunications satellites

France-basedEuropeanlaunchproviderArianespacesaidthatithadsuccessfullylaunchedtwotelecommunicationssatellites:DSN-1/Superbird-8fortheJapaneseoperatorSKYPerfectJ

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U.S. FCC accuses startup of launching satellites without permission

Lifeisn'teasyifyou'reaspacetechnologystartup:inadditiontotheoutlandishcosts,youhavetoclearallkindsofregulatorychallengesthatmightcutyourplansshortifthere'sasnag

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SpaceX poised for 50th launch of Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceXispoisedforthe50thlaunchofitssignatureFalcon9rocketearlyTuesday,markingaswiftascenttoamilestonemanyaerospacegiantstakefarlongertoattain.ThelaunchoftheFalc

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Watch SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch its internet satellite payload

ASpaceXFalcon9isblastingintotheskiestodaycarryingHisdesat'sPAZsatellite,whichwillspendfiveandahalfyearscarryingoutradarandimagingworkfortheSpanishgovernmentandb

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SpaceX to launch its satellite internet prototypes this weekend

Foryears,ElonMuskhasbeentalkingabouthisplanstolaunchthousandsoflow-orbitingsatellitesthatwillbeabletoprovidehighspeedinternettopeoplearoundtheglobe.Whilethedeta

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Sixty years of space exploration

Inthesixdecadessincethespaceracebegan,explorationoftheuniversehastakenseveralgiantleaps.TheSovietUnion’slaunchofSputnikOneinNovember1957startedthe“SpaceAge.”Tha

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Twin satellites launched to develop China’s BeiDou system

ChinasuccessfullysenttwinsatellitesintospaceonasinglecarrierrocketonMonday,markingthethirdlaunchofthecountry'sBeiDou-3NavigationSatelliteSystem.The5thand6thsate

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Russia reschedules Soyuz launch after failure to blast off

RussianspaceagencyRoscosmoshasdelayedthelaunchofaSoyuzrocketcarryingaProgresscargoshipbytwodaysafterSunday'splannedlift-offwasabortedatthelastminute."Duringthel

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Rocket launch failure for supply ship headed to ISS

ArocketcarryingsuppliestotheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)didnotlaunchasplannedonFriday.TheProgress69supplyshipwassupposedtobelaunchedbyaRussianSoyuzrocketfromt

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SpaceX poised to launch 'world's most powerful rocket'

SpaceXispoisedforthefirsttestlaunchTuesdayofitsFalconHeavy,whichaimstobecometheworld'smostpowerfulrocketinoperation,capableofferryingpeopletotheMoonorMarssomeda

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SpaceX rocket survives an intentional water landing

Rightnow,SpaceXisonlyreusingrocketstoalimiteddegree--it'sdisposingofvehiclesafterashortwhilewhenthey'reunlikelytosurvivetheirnextflight.Withitslatestlaunch,thou

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SpaceX blasts off Luxembourg government satellite

SpaceXonWednesdayblastedoffafour-tonsecuremilitarycommunicationssatellitecalledGovSat-1,apartnershipbetweenthegovernmentofLuxembourgandthesatelliteoperatorSES.T

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Walmart signs Japan online grocery deal with Rakuten

USretailgiantWalmartwillteamupwithJapan'sRakutentolaunchanewonlinegrocerydeliveryservice.CustomerswillplaceordersthroughRakuten,whichwillthenbefulfilledbythejoi

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Google calls time on race to reach the moon

NoneofthefiveteamsinvolvedinGoogle's10-yearcompetitiontolandacraftonthemoonwillbesuccessfulbyMarch'sdeadline,organiserssay.IthadbeenhopedthattheGoogleLunarXPriz

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SpaceX to run a static test fire of Falcon Heavy this week

SpaceXisplanningtoperformastatictestfireofitsmassiveFalconHeavyrocketlaterthisweek,thecompanyrevealedtodayinastatementfromcompanyPresidentandCOOGwynneShotwell.N