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The H-IIB Launch Vehicle Test Flight with the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) will be launched at 1704 UTC on 10 September, JAXA and rocket manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced.
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On 29 and 30 June, the ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, met NASA s Associate Administrator for Science, Ed Weiler, in Plymouth, UK, to establish a way for a progressive programme for Mars exploration.
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Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it has been selected by NASA to design, manufacture, integrate and test a new low-Earth orbit (LEO) space science satellite that will study X-ray polarisation in space.
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Ad Astra Rocket company said it has successfully demonstrated operation of its VX-200 plasma engine first stage at full power and under superconducting conditions in tests conducted at the company’s Houston laboratory.
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