The Progress MS-05 cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Thursday after a stay of four months facilitating the delivery of 2.4 metric tons of supplies to the orbiting laboratory.
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Wildfires raged around the slopes of Mount Vesuvius near the Italian City of Naples in the first half of July 2017 and were captured by several space missions including Astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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SpaceX decided against the company’s previous plan of having their next generation Dragon spacecraft return to Earth via a powered landing to bring back cargo and crews from the International Space Station, company chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference in Washington.
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The liftoff of Russia’s iconic Soyuz booster last week with 73 satellites was captured in unique ways from the ground and far above with satellites from the U.S. and Russia pointed at the rocket’s remote launch site in Kazakhstan to capture views before, during and after liftoff.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation has formally signed a launch contract with United Launch Alliance for two Dream Chaser missions to deliver supplies to the International Space Station under NASA’s second round of Commercial Resupply Services
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ESA’s LISA Pathfinder received its final commands from Earth on Tuesday, marking the end of a highly successful mission of one and a half years
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The next three crew members headed to the International Space Station arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday
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The launch date of NASA’s TDRS-M communications satellite was called into question on Friday when the 3,450-Kilogram satellite suffered possible damage to one of its critical antennas during final processing work in preparation for launch
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Russia’s Soyuz rocket thundered into clear skies over the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, embarking on an all-day ascent mission with an impressive stack of 73 payloads
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A Russian Soyuz 2-1A / Fregat-M launch vehicle lifted off from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan at 6:36:49
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A Russian Soyuz 2-1A / Fregat-M launch vehicle lifted off from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan at 6:36:49 UTC on July 14, 2017 on a lengthy ascent mission with 73 satellites.
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NASA’s faraway Juno spacecraft had its eighth close encounter with Jupiter on Tuesday and has since sent back spectacular imagery and a treasure trove of data of Jupiter’s most captivating feature
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A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket stands tall atop its Baikonur launch pad after a Tuesday morning rollout to set the stage for liftoff at 6:36 UTC on Friday with a total of 73 satellites ranging from 600 to 1 Kilogram
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A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket with Fregat-M upper stage rolled out to Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 11, 2017 in preparation for liftoff with a total of 73 satellites
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was able to show off its impressive performance this week and exceeded expectations when lifting the heavy Intelsat 35e communications satellite into a high-energy orbit
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A heavy-loaded, expendable SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered off from Florida’s Space Coast Wednesday evening with the Intelsat 35e satellite
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An expendable Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday at 23:38 UTC with the Intelsat 35e telecommunications satellite.
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