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Jeff Bezos’s Big Rocket Moves Into View and Closer to Launch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rolled to the launchpad for a series of tests in preparation for its flight debut later this year.
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The New Space Race Is Causing New Pollution Problems
The high-altitude chase started over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 17, 2023, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched. Thomas Parent, a NASA research pilot, was flying a WB-57 jet when the rocket ascended past the right wing — leaving him mesmerized before he ...
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First Flight of the Vulcan Rocket Sends an American Lander Toward the Moon
The United Launch Alliance rocket will be the first in a series of new launchers that could chip away at SpaceX’s hold over the space business.
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Vulcan Rocket Prepares for First Launch With Moon Lander Mission
Here’s what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit.
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North Korea Launches Rocket With Its First Spy Satellite
The country had failed to put such a satellite into orbit in its two previous attempts at such a launch. This time, it was getting help from Russia, according to South Korea.
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SpaceX Is Ready for the 2nd Launch of Its Starship Moon and Mars Rocket
Elon Musk’s private space company is hoping for a better performance on Friday of the giant rocket, which is the most powerful ever to fly.
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Hamas Fails to Make Case That Israel Struck Hospital
A senior Hamas official says “nothing is left” of the munition that hit the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City last week, killing hundreds. Israel says the explosion was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.
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The Israeli military puts forward its version of what happened at the hospital in Gaza.
The Israeli military presented on Wednesday a fuller explanation of why it blames an armed Palestinian group, rather than its own forces, for a catastrophic blast at a Gazan hospital on Tuesday night. Citing aerial footage, publicly available images ...
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Here’s a timeline of Saturday’s attacks and Israel’s retaliation.
The militant attacks across Israel on Saturday made for one of the most violent and deadly days of fighting in the region in decades. Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, launched a series of rocket strikes that hit major cities ...
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Amazon Prepares for First Launch of Project Kuiper Satellites
The two prototype spacecraft will test systems to be used in a planned megaconstellation to provide internet service from orbit that will eventually compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service.
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