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SpaceX working on micro-satellite network for Internet access

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said his company is working on a network of micro-satellites that will be used to provide Internet access.

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Rosetta spacecraft days from launching probe onto comet

After a journey lasting more than 10 years, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is just days away from softly landing a robotic probe on a comet.

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Commercial space accidents not expected to slow NASA

The two recent explosions involving commercial spacecraft are unlikely to daunt NASA's use of private companies for future space exploration.

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NASA puts finishing touches on Mars-bound spacecraft

NASA engineers and technicians on Thursday put the finishing touches on Orion, the spacecraft designed to take astronauts into deep space.

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After rocket explosion, no air, water pollutants detected

The initial assessment of the explosion that destroyed an Antares rocket and cargo craft on launch Tuesday evening showed no signs that the blast emitted pollution into the water or air around the launch area in Virginia.

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Earth imaging firm lost 26 satellites in Antares explosion

A San Francisco-based start-up that wants to provide daily images of every spot on earth, lost 26 micro satellites when an Orbital Sciences rocket exploded shortly after lift-off Tuesday.

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Update: Probe launched after Cygnus rocket explodes on launch

Carrying 5,000 pounds of supplies and scientific equipment, the Cygnus cargo craft and the Antares rocket it was riding exploded just after launch about 6:22 p.m.

Days after Dragon returns, NASA readies Cygnus launch

Two days after a SpaceX Dragon cargo craft left the International Space Station and returned to Earth, Orbital Science Corp.'s Cygnus cargo spacecraft is getting ready for a Monday launch.

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NASA orbiter and rover send back first looks at comet Siding Spring

One of NASA's orbiters and a robotic rover have already sent back photos of comet Siding Spring's flyby of Mars on Sunday.

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NASA's Mars orbiters survive comet flyby and sneak once-in-a-lifetime peek

Just as NASA's Mars orbiters took shelter from a debris-spewing comet behind the Red Planet on Sunday, they also took the opportunity to study the flyby's effect on Mars.

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NASA’s Maven spacecraft snaps 'unprecedented' images of Mars

NASA's latest spacecraft sent to study the Martian atmosphere is already collecting data.

Comet Siding Spring

NASA’s orbiters, rovers prep for rare comet close-up

Mars robotic rovers and orbiters are set to have a front row seat for a comet that will be flying past the Red Planet so close it will be less than one-tenth the distance of any known comet flyby of Earth.

Curiosity sample site on Mars

NASA rover drills into Mount Sharp, begins main science mission

The Mars rover Curiosity's primary science mission has begun on Mount Sharp.

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SpaceX Dragon cargo craft heads to space station

Days after receiving a contract to build spacecraft that will ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft, loaded with supplies and scientific experiments to the orbiting station.

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After harrowing 10-month trek, NASA's Maven orbits Mars

After 10 months and 442 million miles, NASA's Maven spacecraft has reached Mars and entered into its orbit.

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Future spacesuits could act like protective second skin

Scientists at MIT say they are developing a spacesuit that is less bulky than the typical gas-pressurized suits and more like a second skin.

SpaceX and Boeing team up on space taxis

Update: NASA gives key space taxi contracts to SpaceX, Boeing

SpaceX and Boeing Co. will share duties in a program aimed at launching NASA astronauts from American soil by 2017.

Elon Musk

SpaceX wants to build cities on Mars

Elon Musk, CEO and co-founder of SpaceX, not only wants to send astronauts to Mars, he wants to build a city there.

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