
Space station crew to blast off despite virus-hit build up
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 9, 2020 - A three-man crew is set to travel to the International Space Station on Thursday, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 9, 2020 - A three-man crew is set to travel to the International Space Station on Thursday, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 9, 2020

Paris (ESA) Apr 09, 2020 - The first European external commercial facility on the International Space Station arrived at its new home last week: the Columbus laboratory module. Bartolomeo, named after the younger brothe
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 - Warfighters are travelers and thus suffer from travelers' ailments including disrupted sleep cycles and limited access to safe food and water. Warfighters who have not slept well have lower alertnes
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Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 9, 2020 - A three-man crew blasted off to the International Space Station on Thursday, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 9, 2020

Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 9, 2020 - A three-man crew has blasted off from Kazakhstan on route to the International Space Station on Thursday, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 9, 2020

Long Beach CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 - Satellite launch company Rocket Lab announced earlier this week it had been forced to delay the launch of three US intelligence satellites from its New Zealand launch facility after that country ord
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Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 08, 2020 - Safety is a top priority as NASA and SpaceX prepare for liftoff of the company's second demonstration flight test (Demo-2), the first flight to carry astronauts to the International Space Station on
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 08, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has delayed the launch of a GPS III satellite - the first postponement tied to the virus for a military space mission, the U.S. Space Force said.
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Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 8, 2020 - A three-man space crew finished preparations on Wednesday for a mission to the International Space Station, which is going ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 8, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 08, 2020 - NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan early Thursday morning with two Russian cosmonauts.
Apr 8, 2020

Houston TX (SPX) Apr 08, 2020 - SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. PDT), approximately 300 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, marking the end of the company's 20th
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 07, 2020 - SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, carrying live mice, cells of plants grown in space and spacesuits to be examined and refurbished.
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Houston TX (SPX) Apr 07, 2020 - Boeing has decided to fly a second uncrewed flight test as a part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Although no new launch date has been set, NASA has accepted the proposal to fly the mission again
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Beijing (XNA) Apr 07, 2020 - China has been testing high-tech parachutes to control rocket debris and make space launches safer, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). During the March 9 launc
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Geneva (AFP) April 7, 2020 - China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than four decades, the UN said Tuesday.
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Wuhan, China (XNA) Apr 06, 2020 - China will launch the first two communications satellites for its space-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) project in mid to late April, with one satellite named after its birthplace Wuhan, according to
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