THe Orbital ATK cargo spacecraft launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Oct. 17, 2016. This was the return to flight for the Antares rocket, which was redesigned after its last launch failure.
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NASA's Juno Jupiter probe won't be settling into its final orbit around the giant planet this week after all.
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Orbital ATK's Antares rocket is currently on track for tonight's launch to the International Space Station. The rocket is slated to take off at 7:40 p.m. EDT (2340 GMT) from Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
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In the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the NASA Johnson Space Center there are full-size training modules that astronauts use to prepare for International Space Station missions. NASA astronaut Reid Weisman gives a tour of the them.
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A private rocket launch from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Sunday night (Oct. 16) could potentially be visible to millions of skywatchers along the U.S. East Coast, weather permitting.
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October 16, November 14 and December 14 are the dates to see the moon at perigee, its closest point to Earth. The 'supermoon' can be up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than an apogee moon, when it's the furthest from Earth.
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The long-awaited launch of an Orbital ATK Antares rocket today has been delayed by 24 hours to Monday due to a glitch with ground support equipment, NASA officials said Sunday. Antares is now scheduled to launch Monday (Oct. 17) at 7:40 p.m. EDT.
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European Space Agency's ExoMars mission control applaud the confirmation of the lander separating from the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) on October 16, 2016. Schiaparelli is scheduled to land on the Red planet on Oct. 19.
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Nearly two years after a privately built Antares rocket crashed and exploded, the booster's builder Orbital ATK is ready to return to flight tonight (Oct. 16) from Wallops Island, Virginia.
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Multiple spaceflight companies are working on plans to carry humans to space. Here's our list of the top commercial spaceships.
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