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Russians assess flight worthiness of damaged Soyuz docked at space station

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russia’s Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft is pictured docked at the International Space Station in this Oct. 8 file photo. Credit: NASA Russian managers are assessing whether a damaged Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station can safely carry its three-man crew back to Earth in late March as …

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12 years of NCCR Robotics

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After 12 years of activity, NCCR Robotics officially ended on 30 November 2022. We can proudly say that NCCR Robotics has had a truly transformational effect on the national robotics research landscape, creating novel synergies, strengthening key areas, and adding a unique signature that made Switzerland prominent and attractive at the international level. In its …

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FAA clears Rocket Lab for first launch from U.S. spaceport

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Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher on the pad at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Rocket Lab / Trevor Mahlmann Rocket Lab said Saturday that the company received final approval from NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration to launch their first mission from the United States on Sunday, clearing final regulatory and technical hurdles with a new autonomous …

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SpaceX booster launches for record 15th time on Starlink mission

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch a replay of our live coverage of the Falcon 9 launch with the Starlink 4-37 mission. SpaceX launched 54 more Starlink internet satellites Saturday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, using a Falcon 9 booster on its 15th flight to space, a record for the company’s reusable rocket fleet. Liftoff of the 229-foot-tall …

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200th launch of SpaceX Falcon rocket boosts O3b mPOWER internet satellites

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch a replay of our live coverage of the Falcon 9 launch with the O3b mPOWER 1 and 2 satellites. SFN Live SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Friday from Cape Canaveral on a mission to boost two high-power broadband satellites for SES’s O3b mPOWER network toward a unique equatorial orbit some 5,000 miles …

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First O3b mPOWER broadband satellites set for liftoff after quick launch campaign

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SES’s first two O3b mPOWER satellites stacked on top of another, ready for encapsulation inside SpaceX’s launcher fairing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX The first two spacecraft in an 11-satellite refresh of SES’s Medium Earth Orbit O3b internet constellation are poised to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into space from …

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Satellite to take pulse of Earth’s water cycle ready for launch on SpaceX rocket

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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography, or SWOT, satellite during solar array deployment testing at Thales Alenia Space’s factory in Cannes, France. Credit: Thales Alenia Space A French-built satellite equipped with an innovative U.S.-made radar instrument is buttoned up for blastoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday from California, kicking off a mission to …

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Russian engineers assessing leak from Soyuz crew spacecraft

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Particles of coolant leak from Russia’s Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft outside the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now A Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship docked to the International Space Station spewed particles of an unknown substance, presumably coolant fluid, into space Wednesday night, forcing two Russian cosmonauts to call off a planned spacewalk …

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SpaceX launch from California delayed to review engine data

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands on its launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, awaiting liftoff with the U.S.-French SWOT mission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has delayed the launch from California of a Falcon 9 rocket with a U.S.-French environmental monitoring satellite from Thursday to Friday, allowing more time to review the source of moisture …

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