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Archive for August, 2020

NASA asteroid mission Lucy begins spacecraft assembly before 2021 launch

August 31st, 2020 by

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is one step closer to getting up close and personal with a host of strange space rocks as assembly begins.

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Black hole ‘hair’ could be detected using ripples in space-time

August 31st, 2020 by

Hair may record the information swallowed by the gravitational monsters.

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Rocket Lab’s Electron booster returns to flight with Earth-observing satellite launch

August 31st, 2020 by me

Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher aced its return-to-flight mission tonight (Aug. 30), delivering an Earth-observation satellite to orbit.

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Watch live tonight: Arianespace’s Vega rocket returns to flight with smallsat fleet launch

August 31st, 2020 by

An Arianespace Vega rocket will return to flight tonight, Sept. 1, in an experimental launch carrying 53 small satellites. Watch live.

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Replay: Rocket Lab launching return-to-flight mission

August 31st, 2020 by me

Rocket Lab will launch an Electron booster on its return-to-flight mission tonight (Aug. 30). Watch it live here.

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SpaceX launches Earth-observation satellite for Argentina, nails rocket landing

August 30th, 2020 by me

SpaceX launched an Earth-observation satellite along with two small piggyback payloads today (Aug. 30) and aced yet another rocket touchdown.

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Delay of the day I: Delta IV Heavy/NROL-44

August 30th, 2020 by me

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-44 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was scrubbed on 29 Augustdue to an unexpected condition during terminal count at approximately three seconds before lift-off.

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Delay of the day II: Falcon 9/Starlink

August 30th, 2020 by me

SpaceX said it stood down from the launch of Starlink satellites on 30 August due to inclement weather during pre-flight operations.

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