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Canadian Space Agency Unveils Rover Fleet

By Merryl Azriel on October 22, 2012

Artemis is light weight 230 kg prototype designed for lunar exploration that operate autonomously or telerobotically. Artemis' four wheel system can... Read more →

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Phobos-Grunt 2 Bound for Launch in 2020, Russians Confirmed While Celebrating Sputnik

By Tereza Pultarova on October 22, 2012

It seems Russian spirits weren’t broken by last year’s Phobos-Grunt launch fiasco and less then a year after the botch it was confirmed that a... Read more →

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Dragon Rocket Seen from the Ground

By Ralf Vandebergh on October 22, 2012

On May 22, 2012, the Dragon C2+ spacecraft (also known as COTS Demo Flight 2) was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch... Read more →

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Orbital Sciences Resupply Demonstration Delayed

By Merryl Azriel on October 19, 2012

Antares rocket at the Wallops Island launch pad (Credits: NASA). Orbital Sciences will not be launching a demonstration of its Antares launched... Read more →

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Fireball Over California Heralds Orionid Shower

By Merryl Azriel on October 19, 2012

The October 17 fireball that streaked over northern California (Credits: Rachel Fritz & Rick Nolthenius/Cabrillo College). On October 17, a... Read more →

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China’s Bediou Satellite Navigation System Soon to Offer Regional Service

By Michael J. Listner on October 18, 2012

China's plan to launch the 16th satellite of the Bediou constellation this month will usher in the capability for the navigation system to begin... Read more →