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Archive for November, 2020

Watch live tonight: Rocket Lab to attempt booster recovery in ‘Return to Sender’ flight

November 19th, 2020 by

Rocket Lab will launch 30 small satellites and try to recover a booster tonight (Nov. 19) and you can watch it live here.

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Watch live at 9:55 am ET: SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts space press conference

November 19th, 2020 by

The astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission for NASA will hold a press conference from space today (Nov. 19) and you can watch it live here.

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Nov. 19, 2005: Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft makes 1st liftoff from an asteroid

November 19th, 2020 by

On Nov. 19, 2005, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa lifted off from an asteroid. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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China rolls out Long March 5 rocket for Chang’e 5 moon sample-return mission launch

November 19th, 2020 by

A heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket topped with the robotic Chang’e 5 lunar sample-return mission rolled out to its pad at Wenchang Space Launch Center in China’s Hainan province on Tuesday (Nov. 17).

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Rocket Lab will launch 30 satellites and attempt a booster recovery today: Watch live

November 19th, 2020 by

Rocket Lab will launch an ambitious mission on Thursday (Nov. 19), and you can watch the action live.

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Losing Arecibo Observatory would create a hole that can’t be filled, scientists say

November 19th, 2020 by

Arecibo Observatory is facing a mid-life crisis — or something much worse.

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Cosmonauts prep space station for module removal on spacewalk out of new airlock

November 19th, 2020 by

Two cosmonauts opened a new door to the outside of the International Space Station while preparing for the replacement of a 19-year-old docking module during a spacewalk on Wednesday (Nov. 18).

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Russia to launch first Arktika satellite in February 2021

November 18th, 2020 by

Russia’s Arktika-M, the first satellite to monitor the Arctic climate and environment, is going to be launched in February 2021, according to a source in the space and rocket industry.

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