New NASA Satellite Is Blasted Off. (2013) An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasts off to put the first of a new generation of NASA communications satellites into orbit Continue reading
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Soyuz spacecraft blasts off for space station – Video
Soyuz spacecraft blasts off for space station A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts has launched in Kazakhstan, making its way to the International Space Station. The spacecraft carrying a Russian, an American and a Canadian blasted off on Wednesday. The Russian-built Soyuz TMA-07M lifted off on time, at 1212 GMT, from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Continue reading
Private rocket blasts off to resupply ISS – Video
Private rocket blasts off to resupply ISS www.youtube.com Plz Subscribe for Latest News An unmanned, privately-owned rocket has blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to resupply the International Space Station. The mission is being seen as a test of NASA's decision to give private companies a role in its programmes. Continue reading
Spectacular Launch: Soyuz takes new crew to ISS – Video
15-07-2012 02:02 A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the next crew for the International Space Station has successfully blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome. The international team will spend about four months in orbit. The details from RT’s Thabang Motsei in Kazakhstan Continue reading
SpaceX flight opens door for U.S. military payloads
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Space Exploration Technologies' unmanned Dragon capsule arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday following a test flight for NASA that could open the door to a long-desired and more elusive customer – the U.S. military. Continue reading
Private rocket blasts off for space station
A commercial rocket blasted off early Tuesday with a load of supplies for the International Space Station, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. Continue reading
SpaceX rocket lifts off for space station trial run
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Tuesday on the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. The 178-foot (54-meter) tall Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 3:44 a.m. EDT from a refurbished launch pad just south of where NASA launched its now-retired space … Continue reading
Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station
A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station. Continue reading