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Russian cargo ship docks as second Progress suffers sudden loss of coolant

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Progress MS-21 spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Oct. 28. Credit: NASA A Russian Progress supply ship successfully docked with the International Space Station early Saturday but in an unlikely, presumed coincidence, another Progress, docked at a different port, suffered a sudden loss of coolant …

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SpaceX test-fires 31 engines on Starship’s gigantic Super Heavy booster

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SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster fired for approximately seven seconds at 3:14 p.m. CST (4:14 p.m. EST; 2114 GMT) Thursday. Credit: LabPadre In a significant milestone preparing for liftoff of the world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX test-fired 31 of the booster’s 33 methane-fueled engines Thursday in South Texas as the company eyes a launch attempt as …

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Russian Progress resupply ship launches on flight to space station

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A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifts off Thursday with the Russian Progress MS-22 supply ship. Credit: Roscosmos A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting a Progress resupply ship into orbit in pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 5,500 pounds of cargo, fuel, water, and air. The Soyuz-2.1a …

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Russian weather satellite deployed in geostationary orbit

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A Proton rocket climbs away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Feb. 5 with the Electro Credit: Roscosmos Russia launched a geostationary weather satellite Feb. 5 on a Proton rocket, heading for a position more than 22,000 miles over the Pacific Ocean to cover Russia’s Far East and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The Elektro-L …

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SpaceX ready for 33-engine test of Starship’s Super Heavy booster

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The Super Heavy booster for SpaceX’s new Starship mega-rocket is powered by 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines, seen here in a file photo from last year. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up for the first full-up test-firing Thursday of all 33 engines on the booster for the company’s Starship mega-rocket in Texas, a critical milestone on …

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SpaceX launches communications satellite for Spain’s Hispasat

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Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket launched the the Amazonas Nexus geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. Follow us on Twitter. Launch Replay SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket …

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Spanish-owned communications satellite ready for launch from Cape Canaveral

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EDITOR’S NOTE: SpaceX has scrubbed the launch attempt for Sunday, Feb. 5, due to unfavorable launch and recovery weather. Another launch attempt is set for 5:32 p.m. EST (2232 GMT) Monday, Feb. 6. Artist’s concept of the Amazonas Nexus satellite in orbit, with its antennas and solar arrays unfurled. Credit: Thales Alenia Space A nearly five-ton …

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The Ultimate Guide To Identifying Different Types Of Palletization

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Palletization is a core step in the supply chain process. On the surface, palletizing can seem very simple — you just stack boxes onto an empty pallets. But there are many different types of palletization and various ways to compare these types. With so many different pallet types and materials, process layouts, and levels of …

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Space station astronauts finish preps for next pair of new solar arrays

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Astronaut Koichi Wakata, in foreground at right, works on the space station’s truss during a spacewalk Thursday. Astronaut Nicole Mann is visible in the background at left. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now Continuing work left over from a spacewalk last month, astronauts Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata headed outside the International Space Station Thursday …

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Sea creatures inspire marine robots which can operate in extra-terrestrial oceans

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RoboSalps in action. Credits: Valentina Lo Gatto These robotic units called RoboSalps, after their animal namesakes, have been engineered to operate in unknown and extreme environments such as extra-terrestrial oceans. Although salps resemble jellyfish with their semi-transparent barrel-shaped bodies, they belong to the family of Tunicata and have a complex life cycle, changing between solitary …

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