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Rocket Lab to launch Finnish cubesat

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Rocket Lab to launch Finnish cubesat

SNN August 17, 2021

A Rocket Lab Electron will launch AuroraSat-1, a cubesat that will test thrusters and a “microtether” for...

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23rd SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission to Launch Bone, Plant, and Materials Studies to International Space Station

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23rd SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission to Launch Bone, Plant, and Materials Studies to International Space Station

SNN August 17, 2021

Image of seedlings with different genotypes following 9 days of growth in the VEGGIE chamber under temperature,...

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Arianespace’s Launches 5 Satellites on Vega Rocket

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Arianespace’s Launches 5 Satellites on Vega Rocket

SNN August 17, 2021

Vega lifts off on Aug. 16, 2021 (Credit: Arianespace) On August 16, Arianespace launched the 19th Vega...

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RS-25 Testing Continues with Sixth Installment at Stennis Space Center

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RS-25 Testing Continues with Sixth Installment at Stennis Space Center

SNN August 17, 2021

RS-25 Testing (Credit: NASA) NASA conducted its sixth RS-25 single-engine hot fire Aug. 5 on the A-1...

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Blue Origin Sues in Federal Court Over Human Landing System Contract Loss

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Blue Origin Sues in Federal Court Over Human Landing System Contract Loss

SNN August 16, 2021

The National Team’s engineering mockup of the crew lander vehicle at NASA Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) iconic...

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Boeing to remove Starliner from rocket, months-long delay expected

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Boeing to remove Starliner from rocket, months-long delay expected

SNN August 16, 2021

Boeing announced Friday that it has to send its troubled CST-100 Starliner capsule to a factory for...

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SpaceWERX Launch Drives AFWERX Small Business Focus on Universities and On-orbit Capability

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SpaceWERX Launch Drives AFWERX Small Business Focus on Universities and On-orbit Capability

SNN August 16, 2021

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (USAF PR) – On August 19, SpaceWERX will officially launch. The kickoff will...

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Federal Trade Commission chair appears skeptical of proposed Lockheed-Aerojet merger

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Federal Trade Commission chair appears skeptical of proposed Lockheed-Aerojet merger

SNN August 15, 2021

An AR-22 fires on a test stand at the Stennis Space Center July 2, the sixth in...

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NASA moves up launch of massive moon rocket

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NASA moves up launch of massive moon rocket

Space Daily August 15, 2021

NASA announced Monday that it will roll out its Artemis I Moon rocket on Tuesday evening, which...

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NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission

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NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission

SNN August 11, 2021

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional...

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