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The Space Shuttle Discovery launch was scrubbed early Tuesday, after showers and thunderstorms developed and moved into the Cape Canaveral area.The Space Shuttle Discovery launch was scrubbed early Tuesday, after showers and... more
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Despite the first 2 delays of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in June from potentially hazardous hydrogen leaks, weather has remained a constant issue, that has scrubbed the launch of the shuttle 3 straight days.Despite the first 2 delays of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in June from potentially... more
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The US space agency will make a fifth attempt to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on Monday after stormy weather forced four postponements of its mission to the International Space Station.The US space agency will make a fifth attempt to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on... more
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The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has been scrubbed for the 4th time after thunderstorms developed late this afternoon to the west of the Cape Canaveral area.The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has been scrubbed for the 4th time after... more
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Space Shuttle Endeavour will attempt to launch today at 7:13 pm EDT. (4th attempt)
Space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank is being filled with more than 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The three-hour operation began at 9:48 a.m. EDT. The tank will be completely filled, by 1248 pmSpace Shuttle Endeavour will attempt to launch today at 7:13 pm EDT. (4th attempt)... more
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Three astronauts have boarded a Soyuz capsule and are preparing to head for the international space station on a milestone mission to expand its crew. The Soyuz craft will spend two days soaring through space before hooking up with the orbiting station.Three astronauts have boarded a Soyuz capsule and are preparing to head for the... more
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Iran successfully launched on Wednesday a long range 2,000 km (1,200 miles) missile that is able to reach Europe showing that they are not ceasing the development of their armament.Iran successfully launched on Wednesday a long range 2,000 km (1,200 miles) missile... more
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North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday that passed over Japan, the government in Tokyo said, defying calls from world leaders to scrap a plan that has caused international alarm.
The U.S. State Department confirmed North Korea had launched the rocket but had no further details. South Korea's presidential Blue House would make a statement at 11:00 p.m. EDT, local TV said.
Japan said the rocket's second booster stage had splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, indicating the launch had been successful.
"The projectile launched from North Korea today appears to have passed over toward the Pacific," the Japan prime minister's office said in a statement.
The United States, South Korea and Japan say the launch is actually the test of a Taepodong-2 missile, which is designed to carry a warhead as far as Alaska.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday the international community would take action if North Korea went ahead with the launch to show Pyongyang it could not act with impunity.
Sunday was the second day in the April 4-8 timeframe the secretive North, which tested a nuclear device in 2006, had set for the launch. In its only previous test flight, in July 2006, the Taepodong-2 blew apart about 40 seconds after launch.
The first rocket booster stage appeared to drop into the Sea of Japan, an estimated 280 km (170 miles) west of the northern Japan coast, the prime minister's office said in a statement.
The second piece appeared to fall into the Pacific Ocean around 1,270 km (790 miles) east of Japan, it said.North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday that passed over Japan, the... more
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A US satellite has captured images of a launch being prepared in North Korea. North Korea asserts they are launching a satellite and not a missile, although one official said cryptically, "One will come to know later what will be launched."A US satellite has captured images of a launch being prepared in North Korea. North... more
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North Korea may be preparing to test-launch its longest-range ballistic missile, a South Korean official said today, just days after Kim Jong-il's regime warned the peninsula was on the brink of war.
Pyongyang last week scrapped its peace accord and other deals with Seoul. Analysts warned that the move increased the risk of a military clash, but suggested the primary motive was to raise pressure on its neighbour and grab the attention of the new administration in the US.North Korea may be preparing to test-launch its longest-range ballistic missile, a... more
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Photographs from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Sunday, October 12, 2008.Photographs from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Sunday, October... more
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