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NASA gives priority to Artemis ground test over commercial astronaut launch

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Pilot Larry Connor and commander Mike Lopez-Alegria (left and right) during training inside a SpaceX simulator. Credit: Axiom Space / SpaceX NASA officials gave the green light Friday for the first all-commercial astronaut launch to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket as soon as April 3. But the astronaut launch could be delayed …

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Russian military communications satellite launched on Soyuz rocket

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A Soyuz rocket lifts off Tuesday with a Russian military satellite. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense A Russian Soyuz rocket delivered a military communications satellite to orbit Tuesday in the first space launch for Russia’s military since forces invaded Ukraine last month. The Soyuz launcher lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 8:48 a.m. EDT …

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Spacewalk underway for space station maintenance, upgrades

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Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday for a spacewalk to install refurbished ammonia jumpers in the lab’s cooling system, to replace a high-definition camera and to make power and data connections on a European instrument platform. NASA’s Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer, a German astronaut with the European Space Agency, also plan …

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OneWeb signs with SpaceX to resume launching internet constellation

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A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral in January. Credit: SpaceX OneWeb said Monday it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to resume launching the company’s satellite internet constellation later this year, just 18 days after suspending launches on Russian Soyuz rockets. Few details about the agreement were released Monday morning. “Terms of …

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Relic of Apollo will carry NASA’s new moon rocket to launch pad

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The Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building. Credit: NASA NASA will roll the Space Launch System, a heavy-duty rocket designed to send astronauts to the moon, out of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday evening. A crawler-transporter originally built more than …

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Astra launches first successful mission with operational satellites

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Astra’s Rocket 3.3 lifts off from Tuesday from Alaska. Credit: Astra Astra’s small satellite launcher returned to flight Tuesday and delivered an unspecified number of small satellites into orbit after a successful liftoff from Alaska, helping clear the way for a series of three launches for NASA in the coming months at Cape Canaveral. The …

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Watch live: Astronauts head outside space station to prep for new solar arrays

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Astronauts Kayla Barron and Raja Chari floated out of the International Space Station airlock for a spacewalk Tuesday to install brackets and struts to support new solar arrays to upgrade the research lab’s power system. The two NASA astronauts planned to spend about six-and-a-half hours outside the space station Tuesday, working on the starboard side, …

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NASA: Space station operations continue smoothly despite Ukraine invasion

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei inside the cupola at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, his ride back to Earth, is seen in the background. Credit: NASA Despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and worsening relations, joint operation of the International Space Station continues normally with plans …

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OneWeb not eager to tear up launch contract with Arianespace

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A batch of 36 OneWeb satellites before a previous Soyuz launch. Credit: Roscosmos OneWeb working with Arianespace, who owes the satellite internet firm six more Soyuz launches, to find rides to orbit for more than 200 of its spacecraft left grounded by an embargo on Western payloads flying aboard Russian rockets. But with launch capacity …

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Astra’s return-to-flight launch ready for liftoff from Alaska

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Astra’s Rocket 3.3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Feb. 10. Credit: Brady Kenniston / Astra Astra engineers identified two problems — an electrical design issue and a software glitch — that prevented a rocket from reaching orbit last month with a suite of NASA-sponsored CubeSats, clearing the way for a return-to-flight …

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