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In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back…
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SpaceX’s mega rocket blasts off on a third test flight from Texas
SpaceX’s mega rocket blasted off on another test flight Thursday, aiming to make it halfway around the world this time.…
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US military space plane blasts off on secretive mission expected to last years
The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a…
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SpaceX is preparing its mega rocket for a second test flight
SpaceX is prepping its mega rocket for a test flight meant to circle the world ByMARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writer…
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SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit
The first launch ended in an explosion minutes after lifting off in April. ByMARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writer November 15,…
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Japan launches rocket carrying lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe
TOKYO — Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as…
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India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole
NEW DELHI — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after…
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Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south pole
SRIHARIKOTA, India — An Indian spacecraft blazed its way to the far side of the moon Friday in a follow-up…
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Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on software, last-minute location switch
A Tokyo company whose lunar lander slammed into the moon says a software issue and a last-minute switch in the…
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Stuck antenna freed on Jupiter-bound spacecraft
A crucial radar antenna on a spacecraft bound for Jupiter is no longer jammed ByMARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE…
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