News tagged with launch

Rocket with new module for space station blasts off

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Nov 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A Soyuz rocket carrying a new Russian-made module for the International Space Station blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan, television pictures showed.

Astronauts inspect space shuttle in case of damage

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Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts scoured their ship Tuesday for any signs of launch damage while pursuing the International Space Station.

Astronauts board space shuttle Atlantis for launch

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Astronauts climbed aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, as the sky over the launching site gradually cleared.

Ariane 5 rocket places two satellites into orbit (w/ Video)

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Oct 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last night, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place two telecommunications satellites, NSS-12 and Thor 6, into geostationary transfer ...

Atlantis Launch Countdown Begins Today

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Nov 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- At today's launch countdown status briefing held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, managers reported space shuttle Atlantis, its payload and crew are ready for launch at 2:28 p.m. ...