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Bezos’ rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle
A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last year’s failed launch ByMARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace…
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California company’s 3D-printed rocket to make debut launch
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts is on the launch pad in Florida awaiting its debut launch ByMARCIA…
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US puts 3 dozen more Chinese companies on trade blacklist
BANGKOK — The U.S. Department of Commerce is adding 36 Chinese high-tech companies, including makers of aviation equipment, chemicals and…
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SpaceX gives rival’s internet satellites ride to orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched internet satellites for a competitor Thursday, stepping in to help after the London-based OneWeb…
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Boeing’s last 747 to roll out of Washington state factory
SEATTLE — After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of a Washington state factory on…
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NASA capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads home
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday, flying…
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3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission
BEIJING — Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of…
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China prepares to send new 3-person crew to space station
BEIJING — Final preparations were being made Monday to send a new three-person crew to China’s space station as it…
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NASA’s Orion capsule enters far-flung orbit around moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Orion capsule entered an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles around the moon Friday,…
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Space diversity: Europe’s space agency gets 1st parastronaut
PARIS — The European Space Agency made history Wednesday by selecting an amputee who lost his leg in a motorcycle…
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