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SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in pictures

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in pictures

...NASA is making the final inspections before the scheduled launch of the first privately built and funded spacecraft to rendezvous with the... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Andy Smith

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted at last second

...stage engines throttling up in a rush of fiery exhaust, the intended launch of the SpaceX commercial cargo ship bound for the International Space Station... Read more

19 May, 2012 by William Harwood
Yuri Gagarin: 50 years since first space flight

Yuri Gagarin: 50 years since first space flight

...Alexander Samokutyayev and Andrei Borisenko to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch came seven days shy of the anniversaries of Gagarin's flight into... Read more

12 April, 2011 by Staff
Sony refreshes Vaio laptops

Sony refreshes Vaio laptops

...a company spokesman told ZDNet UK. This model would be expected to launch at the end of April. Photo credit: Ben Woods Read more

23 February, 2011 by Ben Woods
Nokia Lumia 900 gets UK delivery date

Nokia Lumia 900 gets UK delivery date

Retailers have started taking pre-orders for Nokia's Windows Phone-powered Lumia 900, which Phones4U is promising to deliver before the end of April Read more

10 April, 2012 by Karen Friar
Nasa completes tests on Mars Curiosity rover

Nasa completes tests on Mars Curiosity rover

...exhaustive series of tests to verify the Curiosity rover's readiness for launch in November on an eight-and-a-half-month voyage to the... Read more

16 August, 2011 by William Harwood
Discovery shuttle returns to Nasa workshop

Discovery shuttle returns to Nasa workshop

...a pair of stringers during fueling operations in early November for a launch planned at that time. That launch was eventually cancelled due to a... Read more

18 January, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings
Nasa delays Mars rover <endeca_term>launch</endeca_term> by a day

Nasa delays Mars rover launch by a day

...Launch of Nasa's Mars Science Laboratory rover atop a United Launch Alliance... Read more

21 November, 2011 by William Harwood

China prepares to launch space station

...China is pushing forward on readying its first space station module for launch. The Shenzhou-8 craft (above) will dock with the soon-to-launch... Read more

27 July, 2011 by Leonard David
Atlantis crew arrives for final shuttle <endeca_term>launch</endeca_term>

Atlantis crew arrives for final shuttle launch

...flying to Florida aboard sleek T-38 jet trainers to prepare for launch on Friday on the 135th and final shuttle mission. The crew of... Read more

5 July, 2011 by William Harwood

Nasa postpones Endeavour launch until 16 May

...said on Friday that it has decided to push back the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour until at least 16 May. Nasa said... Read more

9 May, 2011 by Daniel Terdiman

Nasa delays Endeavour launch until 8 May at earliest

...s engine compartment, officials said on Sunday. Replacing the box will delay launch until at least 8 May and possibly later. The Endeavour launch has... Read more

3 May, 2011 by William Harwood

Nasa approves Endeavour shuttle launch for 29 April

...Nasa managers have formally cleared the shuttle Endeavour for launch on its 25th and final mission on 29 April. Nasa has given... Read more

20 April, 2011 by William Harwood

Crime search site crashes after launch

...crime and antisocial behaviour on every street in England and Wales. Its launch hit a hitch, however, when heavy demand made it unavailable just hours... Read more

2 February, 2011 by Kable

Space shuttle Discovery to get final launch in February

...The space shuttle Discovery will make another launch attempt on 24 February, more than two months after its final mission... Read more

12 January, 2011 by William Harwood

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