Topic: Cape Canaveral
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Space junk close to International Space Station; new astronauts arrive
Space junk has NASA keeping a close eye on the International Space Station. New residents arrived Thursday.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/18
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SpaceX signs largest-ever commercial rocket launch deal (Falcon 9 will be busy)
SpaceX, fresh off the success of its Falcon 9 rocket debut, has signed the largest commercial launch contract, worth $492 million.
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Australia UFO: What the heck was it?
Despite claims of otherworldly origins, the Australia UFO was likely created by the new Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/08
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Australia UFO sightings: Was that the Falcon 9 rocket?
Eerie spiral light show in the pre-dawn sky over Australia on Saturday prompted a flood of UFO reports. The phenomenon was likely the privately launched Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday.
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SpaceX launch: Falcon 9 powers into orbit
Falcon 9 roared up Friday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The SpaceX launch means that prospects for the Obama administration’s space-lift plans may have soared upward as well.
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Falcon 9 launch takes place after aborted attempt
The private Falcon 9 rocket blasts off Friday afternoon from a Florida launch pad.
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Blast-off! Why SpaceX and Falcon 9 can pull off what NASA won't do alone
On Friday morning, after several false starts, the Falcon 9 rocket was successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon 9 has been developed privately by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, with a large subsidy from NASA.
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Falcon 9 rocket launch aborted
A glitch just before liftoff has delayed the maiden voyage of the privately owned Falcon 9 rocket.
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Falcon 9 inaugural flight has a lot riding on it
There will be many eyes checking out the inaugural flight of the private Falcon 9 rocket Friday, launching from Florida.
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First test launch for new private rocket
The new Falcon 9 rocket has cleared its final hurdle and is on track to blast off from Cape Canaveral.
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Obama's space plans ride on Falcon 9 rocket launch
President Obama wants commercial carriers to ship cargo and crew to the space station. The Falcon 9 rocket, set for a Friday launch, could show how far private industry has progressed.
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US Air Force launches new GPS satellite
The US Air Force launched a new global positioning system (GPS) satellite from atop an unmanned Delta 4 rocket late Thursday from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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US Air Force's X-51A Waverider scramjet sets hypersonic flight record
After flying at five times the speed of sound for more than three minutes Wednesday, the US Air Force's experimental X-51A Waverider scramjet has set a new record for the longest hypersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight.
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New privately owned rocket's launch date delayed to June
Originally set to launch on May 28, the privately built Falcon 9 rocket will take flight no earlier than June 2, SpaceX officials said.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/26
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One more flight for the space shuttle Atlantis?
Debate is still underway to determine whether the space shuttle Atlantis should get one more flight or be sent straight to a museum.
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Amateur astronomers track the US Air Force's top secret X-37B space plane
Launched by the US Air Force on April 22 from Cape Canaveral, the top-secret X-37B space plane has been spotted, photographed, and tracked by amateur satellite watchers.
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Space shuttle Atlantis returns home safely
The space shuttle Atlantis returned back to Cape Canaveral in Florida this morning after its final scheduled mission.
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Now that the X-37B space plane is spotted, what is its mission?
Amateur astronomers say they have found the X-37B in an orbit that takes it over Afghanistan and Iraq. A former Air Force missile officer offers up four possible uses for the space plane – and weapon is least likely.
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Atlantis astronauts aboard International Space Station honor Isaac Newton
The Atlantis crew brought along a photo of Isaac Newton, as well as a chip of wood from the famous apple tree that inspired his law of gravity, which they let float freely.
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New privately-owned rocket, the Falcon 9, poised for first launch
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket could eventually be modified to carry people to space.
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Shuttle Atlantis astronauts are on third spacewalk at International Space Station
Two of the Shuttle Atlantis crew are on a spacewalk, working outside the International Space Station this morning to finish a battery upgrade service call on the station's solar arrays.
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Privately owned rocket ready for maiden voyage
The Falcon 9 rocket, built by Space Exploration Technologies, could make its first test as soon as May 28. It could be modified to carry people into orbit, company officials said.
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