Rocket Launch
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SpaceX now targets Friday for Falcon Heavy rocket launch test
Jan 18, 2018, 01:30 PM ISTThe static-fire test of the 230-foot-tall rocket’s 27 Merlin main engines, set for today, has been postponed indefinitely due to logistical and safety concerns.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch leaves behind trail of mystery, sparks UFO rumours
Dec 29, 2017, 11:53 AM ISTThe launch in the setting sun created a shining, billowing streak that was widely seen throughout Southern California and as far away as Phoenix.
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SpaceX launches its 14th orbital rocket of 2017 carrying 10 Iridium NEXT satellites
Oct 09, 2017, 08:01 PM ISTSpaceX launched its 14th Falcon 9 rocket of 2017 today, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket carried 10 satellites for Iridium Communications
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PSLV-C38 launch: ISRO places India's 'eye in the sky' Cartosat 2, 30 other satellites into orbit
India | Jun 23, 2017, 10:28 AM ISTIndia’s ‘eye in the sky’ became sharper and wider as Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Friday morning lifted off successfully with the country's earth observation satellite Cartosat and 30 co-passenger satellites
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Why ISRO’s heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III launch from Sriharikota is important for India
India | Jun 05, 2017, 05:54 PM ISTThe indigenous space programme that one day hopes to put an Indian into space will be the first of its kind mission
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ISRO's heaviest rocket GSLV Mk III successfully places GSAT-19 into orbit
India | Jun 05, 2017, 11:52 PM ISTIndia's brand new and heaviest rocket - the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) - with the 3,136 kg communication satellite GSAT-19 on board, blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport today.
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SpaceX scripts aerospace history with successful launch and landing of used rocket
World | Mar 31, 2017, 04:34 PM ISTElon Musk-owned US space transport services company SpaceX on Friday made history after launching an already-used Falcon 9 rocket back into space for the first time The two-stage rocket, carrying a communications satellite into
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Japan announces new sanctions on North Korea
World | Feb 10, 2016, 05:59 PM ISTTokyo: Japan today announced that it will impose new sanctions on North Korea to protest a rocket launch seen as a test of missile technology.The sanctions will include expanded restrictions on travel between the two
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes minutes after liftoff: NASA
World | Jun 29, 2015, 09:50 AM ISTMiami: A SpaceX falcon 9 rocket which was on a routine cargo mission to the International Space Station., exploded minutes after its launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida.“The vehicle has broken up,we appear to have
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US launches rocket carrying spy satellite
World | Aug 29, 2013, 09:32 AM ISTWashington: A rocket carrying a spy satellite lifted off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the US state of California Wednesday, sources said.The United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing,
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June rocket launch delay not to affect India's other 2013 probes
India | Jun 06, 2013, 04:21 PM ISTChennai, June 6: Even though the June 12 rocket launch has been put off to June-end or the first week of July because of the failure of a component, Indian space agency officials do not
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North Korea threatens nuclear test
World | Jan 24, 2013, 08:50 PM ISTPyongyang, Jan 24: Two days after a UN resolution condemned North Korea's recent rocket launch, Pyongyang declared it was proceeding with plans for a third nuclear test.North Korea has already conducted two nuclear tests; one
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North Korean rocket launch window opens
World | Dec 10, 2012, 02:03 PM ISTSeoul, Dec 10: A near two-week launch window for a North Korean long-range rocket began Monday, a day after Pyongyang said it may delay liftoff. North Korea has faced mounting international pressure to abandon what
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US Lashes Out At North Korea
World | Apr 13, 2012, 09:21 AM ISTWashington, Apr 13: The US has accused North Korea of “violating” international law by its “provocative” act to launch a long-range rocket - even though it was a failed attempt—hours after the top eight powerful
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North Korea Says Satellite Failed To Enter Orbit
World | Apr 13, 2012, 04:01 PM ISTPyongyang, Apr 13: North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure on Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff.North Korea acknowledged in an announcement broadcast on state TV that a