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Student science projects explode with rocket

Eighteen groups of students have lost science projects that were onboard an unmanned rocket that exploded in Virginia after taking off for the International Space Station.

Russia halts Proton rocket launches after accident

Russia is suspending the launches of Proton rockets after an unmanned rocket carrier exploded on takeoff this week, a source on the Russian Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan said Thursday.

Ecuador satellite hits Soviet-era space junk (Update)

A tiny Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet rocket survived the crash, but was damaged and is not transmitting, Quito's space agency said Thursday.

Ecuador launches first homemade satellite

Ecuador launched its first satellite into space from China Friday morning, in a moment broadcast live on radio and television back home.

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