
NASA tests deep space rocket booster ahead of 2018 mission
NASA on Tuesday performed its second and last test-fire of a rocket booster for the Space Launch System (SLS), a powerful engine that may one day launch astronauts to Mars, the US space agency said. ... more
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China committed to peaceful use of outer space
China welcomed a newcomer to its Long March carrier rocket family on Saturday as the new generation Long March-7 blasted off successfully. It brings China one step closer to its goal of operating a ... more
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Future of ocean economy at threat, OECD says
Myanmar holds minute of silence for more than 2,000 quake dead
US says team on way to quake-hit Myanmar, defends pace
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Rocket launch gets China one step closer to own space station
China on Saturday successfully blasted off its new generation carrier rocket Long March-7 from Wenchang space launch center in south China's Hainan province. In a cloud of white smoke, the rocket as ... more
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China plans mega rocket for manned lunar missions
China is planning to start using a huge carrier rocket powerful enough for manned lunar missions before 2031. The new rocket will measure over a hundred meters in length and nearly 10 meters in diam ... more
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China to launch its largest carrier rocket later this year
China planned to launch the Long March-5, its largest carrier rocket, in the latter half of this year, said a senior official with the country's space program on Saturday.
The rocket, designed ... more
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Advanced Full Range Engine program envisions hybrid propulsion system paving
In the decades-long quest to develop reusable aircraft that can reach hypersonic speeds-Mach 5 (approximately 3,300 miles per hour/5,300 kilometers per hour) and above-engineers have grappled with t ... more
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Upgraded "space shuttle bus" aboard new carrier rocket
Long March-7, China's new generation carrier rocket, has carried an upper stage aircraft into the space in its maiden flight Saturday, said a senior space program official.
The upgraded model ... more
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