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Friday Special: Two Rocket Launches in Less Than Two Hours

It was a busy launch day around the world on Friday. Above, the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the ST-2 and…

14 years ago

ATV Successfully Launches to Space Station

Here's a chance to practice your French countdown skills: watch today's successful launch of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer…

14 years ago

Spectacular Night Launch for Soyuz Crew

With a spectacular night launch, the remainder of the Expedition 26 crew are now headed to the International Space Station…

14 years ago

New Satellite Launches to Track Space Junk

[/caption] The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the Space Based Space Surveillance spacecraft, a first-of-its-kind satellite that can detect and…

14 years ago

New Satellite for Monitoring Space Debris To Launch

[/caption] The U.S. Air Force will launch the first-ever satellite dedicated solely to tracking the positions of other satellites and…

14 years ago

South Korean Rocket Explodes 137 Seconds Into Flight

A South Korean rocket carrying a climate observation satellite apparently exploded 137 seconds into its flight early Thursday. The two-stage…

14 years ago

Air Force Launches Next Generation GPS Satellite

[/caption] The first in a series of next-generation GPS satellites launched late Thursday from Cape Canaveral launch Complex 37 on…

14 years ago

Now Witness the Firepower of This Fully Operational (and slow motion) Saturn V

This is so cool – and impressive, most impressive! A 16mm camera located near the base of the Saturn V…

15 years ago

STS-122 Shuttle Launch Decision on Tap

NASA engineers continue to repair a faulty electrical connector on Space Shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank which has delayed the…

17 years ago

Day of Troubleshooting Leads to Clues for Shuttle and ISS

Tuesday, December 18 was a day of major troubleshooting for NASA, as the space agency tries to hunt down the…

17 years ago