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ESA Launches ‘Albert Einstein’ Cargo Spacecraft to the Space Station
ESA used a little E=mc^2 and launched the Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) resupply ship, named "Albert Einstein" in honor of…
NASA Experiment Seeks Signatures of Formation of First Stars and Galaxies
When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe and how brightly did they burn? Scientists are looking…
Watch Live: Soyuz Fast-Track Launch to the Space Station
Three new International Space Station crew members are set to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
ESA’s Vega Rocket Launches Three Satellites to Space
The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has successfully sent three different satellites to space. Launching at 02:06 GMT…
Progress Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station
The Russian Progress 51 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan April 24, at 12:12 UTC (6:12 am…
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Antares Maiden Soar Pierces Virginia Sky and delivers NASA SmartPhone Pioneer Nanosats to Orbit
The privately developed Antares rocket built by Orbital Sciences Corp. successfully blasted off on its maiden test flight from the…
Antares Rocket Launches Successfully
Orbital Sciences Antares rocket successfully launched on its maiden voyage at 5 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) on Sunday, April 21…
Watch Live: First Launch of Antares Rocket
Video streaming by Ustream UPDATE: Wednesday's test launch for Orbital Science Corporation's Antares rocket was aborted due to the premature…
Launch! Anik G1 Satellite Aims To Ease Communications Overcrowding
Update, April 16, 8:20 a.m. EDT: Anik G1 was successfully released from the upper stage of the rocket nine hours…
Space Station Crew Captures Soyuz Launch, As Seen from Orbit
Just how much activity on Earth can be seen from orbit? In the dark of night, the Soyuz rocket launch…