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Archive for November 13th, 2020

Atlas V rocket launches NROL-101 spy satellite to orbit

November 13th, 2020 by

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully sent an Atlas V rocket into space today (Nov. 13), following a series of delays due to hardware issues and poor weather conditions at the launch site.

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Watch live! SpaceX, NASA to discuss Crew-1 astronaut launch plans

November 13th, 2020 by

NASA will hold a press briefing on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) to discuss the upcoming launch of SpaceX’s Crew-1 launch.

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SpaceX, NASA delay Crew-1 astronaut launch to Sunday

November 13th, 2020 by

SpaceX’s first four-astronaut launch for NASA is delayed 24 hours due to bad weather for Crew-1 rocket recovery efforts, NASA says.

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Watch live now! Atlas V rocket launching NROL-101 spy satellite at 5:24 pm ET

November 13th, 2020 by

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is now set to launch the classified NROL-101 spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Nov. 13), at 5:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT).

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4 rocket launches in 4 days! You can watch a spy satellite, SpaceX astronaut flight and more online

November 13th, 2020 by

The planned launch of a U.S. spy satellite this afternoon (Nov. 13) could kick off a spaceflight binge, if we’re lucky.

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SpaceX’s Elon Musk says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 on eve of NASA astronaut launch

November 13th, 2020 by

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that he has received mixed results from tests meant to diagnose infections of the novel coronavirus.

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Exclusive: Inside Nickelodeon’s ‘The Astronauts’ space adventure with showrunner Daniel Knauf

November 13th, 2020 by

Nickelodeon’s new family-friendly sci-fi series finds untrained kids aboard a spaceship that accidentally launches on a mission to investigate an asteroid passing Earth.

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A vintage NASA moon rocket body is officially back in Earth orbit … for now

November 13th, 2020 by

A relic of the early days of spaceflight has likely come back to pay a brief visit to its planet of origin, according to months of observations of a near-Earth object dubbed 2020 SO.

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