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Earth Explorer mission GOCE launches
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Mar 17, 2009 |
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This afternoon, the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) was lofted into a near-Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit by a Rockot ...
Meteoric advances in space science program
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Jan 25, 2009 |
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Standing nearly 69 feet tall, the giant structure on the hill overlooking Morehead State University's campus might look to some as simply an oversize satellite TV dish.
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GOCE successfully completes early orbit phase
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Mar 20, 2009 |
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ESA's GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 01:00 CET on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked ...
Ariane 5 places Japan, Australia satellites in orbit
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Aug 22, 2009 |
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An Ariane 5 rocket successfully placed communications satellites into geostationary orbit on Friday for Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Australian operator Optus, according to Arianespace.
SKorea postpones first space rocket launch: official
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Mar 12, 2009 |
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South Korea's first space rocket launch has been postponed by a month to late July to give engineers more time for tests, the government said Thursday.
Proba-2's journey to Russia marks its first step towards space
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Proba-2, one of the smallest satellites ESA has ever built for space, is about to leave its Belgian homeland. Its development and testing complete, the satellite is being packed up for the ...
Naval Research Laboratory's ANDE-2 launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Jul 17, 2009 |
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The Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL's) satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), launched aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 15, 2009. The ANDE-2 satellite suite ...
Beating the radar: Getting a jump on storm prediction
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Jun 16, 2009 |
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Satellite observation of cloud temperatures may be able to accurately predict severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than relying on traditional radar alone, say researchers at UW-Madison's Space Science ...
Scientists complete first geological global map of Jupiter's satellite Ganymede
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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Scientists have assembled the first global geological map of the Solar System’s largest moon - and in doing so have gathered new evidence into the formation of the large, icy satellite.
SKorea delays rocket launch minutes before blast-off
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Aug 19, 2009 |
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South Korea Wednesday postponed the launch of its first space rocket just eight minutes before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical fault.
NRL sensor provides critical space weather observations
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard an United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct. 18, 2009, the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed by NRL's Space Science ...
LCROSS Mission To Seek Water Ice on Moon Heads to Florida for Launch
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, is enroute from Northrop Grumman's facility in Redondo Beach, Calif., to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation ...
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