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SpaceX Overcomes Glitch, Dragon Safely On Way To ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, AFS – After overcoming a nerve-wracking crisis after successfully launching their fifth Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX appears to have salvaged the latest commercial International Space Station resupply mission. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 occurred on time at 10:10 a.m. EST, during an instantaneous launch window, under cloudy skies but otherwise perfect weather. […]
SpaceX Tests Falcon’s Engines Ahead Of Third ISS Mission
With a blast of smoke and flame, SpaceX fired up the first stage engines of a Falcon 9 rocket this afternoon during final pre-mission countdown practice in preparation for the company’s third NASA-contracted ISS resupply mission. At the end of the count, the 9 Merlin-1C engines roared to life for three seconds to test the […]
NASA Successfully Launches TDRS-K Communication Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle blasted into space Wednesday night on the first launch from Cape Canaveral in 2013. After lifting off on time at 8:48 .m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41, the Atlas succesfuly delivered to orbit the first NASA’s three next-generation Tracking and Data […]
Orbital Sciences Antares Engines Roar On The Launch Pad
Orbital Sciences Antares Rocket Hot Fire Static Test NASA commercial partner Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Va., successfully conducted an engine test of its Antares rocket Friday at the nation’s newest launch pad.
NASA Launches Earth-observing Lansdsat
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