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June 09, 2016

Second Starliner Begins Assembly in Florida Factory
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 09, 2016
Another major hardware component for Boeing's second Starliner spacecraft recently arrived at the company's assembly facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The upper dome - basically one half of the Starliner pressure vessel - arrived at the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, closely following the arrival of the lower dome and docking hatch in early May. The three components will be outfitted separately with wiring and lines, avionics and other systems before the pieces ar ... read more

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Thousands flee Sri Lanka ammunition depot explosions

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Bolivia to pay back loan to China for Tupac Katari satellite

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China plans 5 new space science satellites

NASA Chief: Congress Should Revise US-China Space Cooperation Law

L-3 gets $1.9 billion KC-10 Extender contract

Lockheed Martin flies T-50A

Sri Lankan monks hold prayers for buried landslide victims

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