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Ariane 5 rocket’s ill-fated first launch

On 4 June 1996, an unmanned Ariane 5 rocket launched by the European Space Agency exploded just forty seconds after its lift-off from Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket was on its first voyage, after a...

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Battle for orbit: American rocketeers rewrite the rules

American rocketeers are attempting to reclaim a share of the lucrative satellite launch market from foreign firms. To win, they’re rewriting the rules and, in the process, ushering in a new era of the...

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SpaceShipTwo’s highest supersonic test flight to date

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo successfully completed its third rocket-powered supersonic flight in January 2014. Check it out

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Will Uncle Sam Shower Some Love on Spaceports?

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