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Watch a Blue Origin launch for the first time! Sunday, June 19, 7:15 am PDT

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Lisa Kaspin-Powell

Sunday will mark the fourth time that Blue Origin will launch and land its New Shepard rocket, which is being developed to take passengers on suborbital space flights. So far, we haven’t gotten to see any of their launches. According … Continue reading →

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“[Falcon 9] Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time”

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Lisa Kaspin-Powell

On Saturday, January 10, SpaceX launched its fifth official mission to resupply the ISS. The launch was successful: the Dragon cargo capsule is expected to reach the ISS in two days. However, the rocket landed hard on the drone ship, … Continue reading →

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July 20, 1969, 20:18 (45 years ago today)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by gpowell

Space.com is reporting on all the events tonight to celebrate The Apollo 11 Moon Landing, especially a webcast by Slooh. Hustle on over to Space.com for all the info. “Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.”

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SpaceX: 10th Falcon 9 launch

Posted on July 14, 2014 by gpowell

Congratulations to SpaceX on a successful launch. Link Why not like SpaceX on Facebook?

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Antares launch update

Posted on July 13, 2014 by gpowell

Space.com is reporting Antares will be Launching today at 12:52 p.m. EDT (16:52 GMT). The Antares rocket is made by Orbital Sciences Corp (OSC), which has uploaded some neat images of rockets and launches on Flickr. Orbital also has a video … Continue reading →

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The most powerful rocket ever!

Posted on July 7, 2014 by gpowell

NASA and Boeing have inked in a deal for the Space Launch System (SLS),  a rocket capable of lifting 143 tons! It’s being designed to carry NASA’s Orion capsule into deep space. This looks like we’re getting serious about humans … Continue reading →

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