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SpaceX to launch huge new rocket
The Californian SpaceX company says it plans to launch the most powerful rocket since the Apollo era in 2013. The Falcon 9-Heavy is a beefed up version of the vehicle the firm will soon use to send a robotic cargo ship to the space station. The new...
Ka-Sat net-dedicated spacecraft lifts off
The second European satellite dedicated to delivering broadband internet connections has launched successfully. The six-tonne Ka-Sat lifted off atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan at 0351 local time on Monday (2151 GMT on Sunday). The...
Commercial 'Dragon' spacecraft makes history
The Dragon spacecraft made history Wednesday when it became the first commercially made space capsule to ever launch into orbit, circle the world, and successfully re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. NASA's administrator heralded the achievement as a ...
South Korean rocket launch delayed
South Korea has delayed the launch of a rocket to put a satellite into space because of fire safety problems, officials say. Controllers had planned to launch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle 1 (KSLV-1) between 1630 and 1840 (0730-0940GMT) from the Naro...
Russia, America and Malaysia are to start Russian rocket
A Russian rocket carries a Russian, an American and a Malaysian headed to the international space station. The Soyuz-FG rocket lifted off on schedule at 1322GMT, soaring into a darkening sky above the Kazakh steppe. It was topped by a spacecraft that...
Brazil launches rocket to study microgravity effect on human DNA
Brazil Thursday successfully launched a rocket on a 20-minute flight aimed at studying the effect of microgravity on human enzymes and DNA. The 12.6-meter-long (41.3-foot-long) VSB-30 rocket, was launched from the seaside Alcantara launch site in...
Russian rocket sends German spy satellite into orbit
Russian rocket sent a German reconnaissance satellite into orbit, a military spokesman said Tuesday - the latest good news for Russian efforts to garner a larger share of the lucrative international market for space launches. The German SAR-Lupe-2 satellite...
