China’s Shijian-10 research spacecraft made a successful return on Monday, bringing back experiments after a two-week stay in space for extensive analysis on the ground covering various fields of scientific research.
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The final Molniya 1 Military Communications Satellite re-entered the atmosphere on April 16, 2016 after over 12 years in orbit.
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The first human-rate expandable habitation module was installed on the International Space Station on Saturday when the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) took up residence at the orbiting outpost for a two-year stay.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency pieced together a rough timeline of the events sending the agency’s Hitomi spacecraft into an uncontrolled tumble, causing the spacecraft to break up.
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The stage is set aboard the International Space Station for the robotic installation of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module on Saturday to become the first inflatable habitat to be attached to the Station.
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Experiments: Otklik Experiment Hardware Check [Otklik uses several piezoelectric sensors to track the impacts of small particles and debris on
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The International Space Station completed a scheduled reboost of its orbit on Wednesday, using the Progress MS-02 spacecraft to raise the Station’s orbit.
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Experiments: SPHEROIDS – Temperature & Power Check [SPHEROIDS studies the effects of microgravity on endothelial cell function with respect to
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The Falcon 9 first stage that successfully landed on SpaceX’s Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship last week pulled into port on Tuesday.
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Photos released by SpaceX show the touchdown of the Falcon 9 rocket atop the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship last Friday after sending the Dragon SpX-8 cargo craft on its way into orbit.
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Bigelow Aerospace is partnering up with United Launch Alliance for the deployment of Bigelow’s habitat modules to orbit in an effort of expanding the commercialization of Low Earth Orbit.
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Experiments: SPHEROIDS – Kubik incubator activation and insertion of samples [SPHEROIDS studies the effects of microgravity on endothelial cell function
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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returned to the International Space Station on Sunday after a lengthy absence following a launch failure in 2015.
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The SpaceX Dragon returned to the International Space Station on Sunday after a flawless rendezvous to mark the arrival of over three metric tons of cargo at ISS including a new, temporary module. It was the first Dragon to arrive at ISS after an eight-month gap following the loss of the Dragon SpX-7 capsule last June in a Falcon 9 launch failure.
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A Long March 3C rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on March 23, 2016 after one year in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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“Of Course I Still Love You, we have a Falcon 9 on board!” were the words met with exhilaration by thousands of SpaceX employees on Friday when the company finally achieved a successful Falcon 9 booster landing at sea.
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SpaceX achieved another milestone on Friday, successfully recovering a Falcon 9 first stage at sea after dispatching the rocket’s second stage and Dragon spacecraft on their way to orbit for a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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