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SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes During Ground Test at Texas Launch Pad
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a static fire test at the Starbase facility in Texas, causing significant damage but no injuries. Preliminary findings suggest a pressurised tank failure in the rocket’s nosecone. Despite recent setbacks, SpaceX remains committed to its Mars mission, backed by NASA and a newly approved expansion in Starshi...
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NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Prepares to Map the Solar System’s Edge
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has been delivered to the Astrotech facility near Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of a tentatively planned launch in fall 2025. IMAP will map the heliosphere — the solar wind-driven bubble that shields our solar system from cosmic radiation. It is to orbit near Lagrange...
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Amazon To Invest $120 Million To Build Internet Satellite Facility At NASA
Amazon said Friday it will invest $120 million to build a satellite construction facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, as part of its plans to launch a space internet service to rival SpaceX's Starlink.
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NASA Launches First of Three Rockets to Investigate Alpha Centauri, Study Habitable Star Conditions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully launched the first of three rockets that will be heading to the stars Alpha Centauri A and B. The X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC) mission was launched on June 26 from Australia. It is the first NASA mission launched from a commercial facility outside the US. With two more lau...
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NASA Launches 'Mini Hubble' Telescope From Australian Outback
NASA's first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia's Outback late Sunday, in a "historic" moment for the country's space industry.
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NASA to Launch 3 Rockets From Australia for Scientific Research Starting June 26
NASA will launch three rockets within weeks from northern Australia for scientific research. This will be the first time when the space agency will fire rockets from a commercial facility outside the United States.
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NASA To Launch 3 Rockets From Australia For Scientific Research
NASA will launch three rockets within weeks from northern Australia for scientific research, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the first time the space agency will fire rockets from a commercial facility outside the United States.
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James Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed After Accident At Launch Site
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, has been delayed until December 22 after an accident at its launch facility in French Guiana, NASA said Monday.
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SpaceX Starship Prototype Explodes on Landing After Test Launch, Elon Musk Hailed Ascent as Success
SpaceX's Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch from the company's rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, live video of the flight showed.
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NASA's Key Science Investigations, Cargo Headed to ISS Aboard Cygnus Craft
The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the space station at about 4:05am (2:35pm, Tuesday, IST) on Tuesday.
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SpaceX Said to Be Eyeing Florida for Starship Rocket Launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its facilities in Florida to make room for the space company's forthcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle dubbed Starship, according to a draft of the plans seen by Reuters on Friday.
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Antares Rocket Carrying Cygnus Spacecraft Filled With NASA Cargo for ISS
The Antares rocket has been launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore, carrying cargo with the space agency's resupply mission for the International Space Station (ISS).
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Ice Cream, Pizza Launched Into Space From Virginia
An ice cream truck was launched into space Sunday morning from Virginia. That may be a slightly distorted description of the resupply craft for the International Space Station that departed from the NASA facility on Wallops Island.
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NASA Sounding Rocket Creates Coloured Clouds
The NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket was successfully launched on Thursday from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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NASA Postpones Sounding Rocket Launch Until June 11
"The launch is now scheduled for not earlier than June 11, pending range availability," NASA said in a statement.
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SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes During Ground Test at Texas Launch Pad
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a static fire test at the Starbase facility in Texas, causing significant damage but no injuries. Preliminary findings suggest a pressurised tank failure in the rocket’s nosecone. Despite recent setbacks, SpaceX remains committed to its Mars mission, backed by NASA and a newly approved expansion in Starshi...
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NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Prepares to Map the Solar System’s Edge
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has been delivered to the Astrotech facility near Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of a tentatively planned launch in fall 2025. IMAP will map the heliosphere — the solar wind-driven bubble that shields our solar system from cosmic radiation. It is to orbit near Lagrange...
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Amazon To Invest $120 Million To Build Internet Satellite Facility At NASA
Amazon said Friday it will invest $120 million to build a satellite construction facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, as part of its plans to launch a space internet service to rival SpaceX's Starlink.
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NASA Launches First of Three Rockets to Investigate Alpha Centauri, Study Habitable Star Conditions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully launched the first of three rockets that will be heading to the stars Alpha Centauri A and B. The X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC) mission was launched on June 26 from Australia. It is the first NASA mission launched from a commercial facility outside the US. With two more lau...
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NASA Launches 'Mini Hubble' Telescope From Australian Outback
NASA's first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia's Outback late Sunday, in a "historic" moment for the country's space industry.
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NASA to Launch 3 Rockets From Australia for Scientific Research Starting June 26
NASA will launch three rockets within weeks from northern Australia for scientific research. This will be the first time when the space agency will fire rockets from a commercial facility outside the United States.
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NASA To Launch 3 Rockets From Australia For Scientific Research
NASA will launch three rockets within weeks from northern Australia for scientific research, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the first time the space agency will fire rockets from a commercial facility outside the United States.
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James Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed After Accident At Launch Site
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, has been delayed until December 22 after an accident at its launch facility in French Guiana, NASA said Monday.
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SpaceX Starship Prototype Explodes on Landing After Test Launch, Elon Musk Hailed Ascent as Success
SpaceX's Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch from the company's rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, live video of the flight showed.
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NASA's Key Science Investigations, Cargo Headed to ISS Aboard Cygnus Craft
The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the space station at about 4:05am (2:35pm, Tuesday, IST) on Tuesday.
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SpaceX Said to Be Eyeing Florida for Starship Rocket Launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its facilities in Florida to make room for the space company's forthcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle dubbed Starship, according to a draft of the plans seen by Reuters on Friday.
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Antares Rocket Carrying Cygnus Spacecraft Filled With NASA Cargo for ISS
The Antares rocket has been launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore, carrying cargo with the space agency's resupply mission for the International Space Station (ISS).
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Ice Cream, Pizza Launched Into Space From Virginia
An ice cream truck was launched into space Sunday morning from Virginia. That may be a slightly distorted description of the resupply craft for the International Space Station that departed from the NASA facility on Wallops Island.
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NASA Sounding Rocket Creates Coloured Clouds
The NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket was successfully launched on Thursday from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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NASA Postpones Sounding Rocket Launch Until June 11
"The launch is now scheduled for not earlier than June 11, pending range availability," NASA said in a statement.
