The rockets that are pushing the boundaries of space travel
by Ivan Couronne © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)--Friday morning at 5:24 am (0924 GMT), a rocket owned by…
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Satellite
China satellite heralds first mission to dark side of Moon
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China launched on Monday a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth…
8 years ago
US blasts off another satellite to boost weather forecasts
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A new US satellite that offers speedy, high-resolution images of…
8 years ago
SpaceX blasts off Luxembourg government satellite
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX on Wednesday blasted off a four-ton secure military communications satellite called GovSat-1, a partnership…
8 years ago
Ariane 5 satellites in orbit despite earlier ‘lost contact’
KOUROU, France (AFP) -- Two commercial satellites have been successfully placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace said…
8 years ago
SpaceX says rocket worked fine as spy satellite reported lost
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A SpaceX rocket worked fine in its weekend launch of a secretive government satellite, named…
8 years ago
Russia restores contact with Angolan satellite
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian specialists on Friday said they have restored communication with Angosat-1, the first national satellite it…
8 years ago
North Korea preparing to launch satellite, according to report
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as…
8 years ago
Cassini readies final plunge into Saturn
by Jean-Louis Santini Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The National Aeronautics Space Administration's Cassini probe is counting its…
8 years ago
Satellite launched to monitor climate change and vegetation
CAYENNE, France (AFP) -- Two satellites including one dedicated to monitoring the effects of climate change on vegetation were…
8 years ago
US slams ‘provocative’ Iran satellite-launch rocket test
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday hit out at Iran over its test of a satellite-launch…
8 years ago
Russia launches 73 satellites into orbit
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- An imaging satellite and 72 micro-satellites were launched into orbit Friday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in…
8 years ago
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