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- By Tudor Vieru
- December 12th, 2013
NASA TV to Broadcast Second Cygnus Launch to the ISS
The resupply mission is scheduled to launch later this month
- Space
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- December 10th, 2013
Second Cygnus Private Spacecraft Named for NASA Astronaut
The vehicle will be heading to the space station next week
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- December 5th, 2013
New Lunar Orbiter Now Ready to Start Its Mission
All instruments aboard LADEE have been successfully commissioned
- Space
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- December 5th, 2013
NASA's Tiny New Communications Satellite Gets in Touch with Earth
The spacecraft is controlled by just a regular smartphone
- Space
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- November 21st, 2013
Private Space Mission to Mars Scheduled for 2018
The married astronauts will constitute the full crew
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- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2013
Company Provides Bargain Space Burials for Just $2,000 (€1,480)
Earthly remains travel to space, then get cremated as burning stars
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- By Tudor Vieru
- October 2nd, 2012
Orbital Sciences Corp. Rolls Out First Antares Rocket
The company is preparing a visit to the International Space Station
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- August 24th, 2012
NASA Partners Complete Critical Milestones Under COTS Program
Administrator Charles Bolden is optimistic about near-term plans
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- By Tudor Vieru
- August 23rd, 2012
Future Landsat Spacecraft Begins Environmental Testing
The vehicle will continue the legacy of the longest-lived satellite constellation
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- July 31st, 2012
NuSTAR Telescope Will Begin Its Science Mission Soon
The observatory finished its testing and commissioning phases
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- July 25th, 2012
Antares Maiden Flight Delayed to Early October
The private rocket will launch at least seven weeks behind schedule
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- June 27th, 2012
NASA Adds Antares Rocket to Its List of Options
The agency selected the vehicle under a Launch Services (NLS) II contract
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- June 14th, 2012
NASA Reports NuSTAR Reached Earth's Orbit Successfully
The mission is destined to study the sky at X-ray wavelengths
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- By Tudor Vieru
- June 12th, 2012
NuSTAR Will Launch Tomorrow, June 13th
Astrophysicists are terribly excited about the new mission
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- June 8th, 2012
NuSTAR Successfully Delivered to Its Pacific Launch Site
The telescope is scheduled to take off in less than a week
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- June 5th, 2012
NuSTAR Is Now Attached to Rocket, Carrier Aircraft
The mission will launch no earlier than June 13, officials announce
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 1st, 2012
NASA to Launch NuSTAR on June 13
This is the first X-ray space telescope that can focus