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Chilling with Sound Waves, Not Freon

by Courtesy Ben & Jerry's Courtesy Ben & Jerry's For the sake of the scoop, Ben & Jerry's managed to do what no refrigerator manufacturer has: jolt into development the world's most...

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Iran Launches Explorer-1 Rocket

The U.S. State Department is not happy about yesterday's celebratory announcement and rocket launch in Iran. Revealing the opening of a new space center, Iran also launched a rocket, the Explorer-1,...

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South Korea's Second Attempt at Satellite Launch Explodes Shortly After Liftoff

South Korea's KSLV-1 Rocket Another rocket launch on the Korean peninsula ended in failure today as South Korea's second attempt to put a satellite into orbit exploded 137 seconds after takeoff....

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Video: Largest Rocket Lifts Largest Satellite Ever Into Space, Where It Will...

Delta IV Launch United Launch Alliance A behemoth spy satellite blasted into space Sunday night aboard the country's biggest heavy-lift rocket, the second satellite launched by by the National...

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Private Rocket Builder Aims for Florida Test Flights Next Year

Masten Xombie Masten Space Systems A private spaceflight company that specializes in vertical takeoffs and landings is exploring launch services in Florida, hoping to demonstrate its rockets by early...

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Big Pic: Countdown To A Soyuz Rocket Launch

Soyuz Countdown NASA/Bill Ingalls This pictorial tidbit from our friends at NASA shows a Soyuz rocket awaiting launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The plane in the front of the rocket is...

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Watch Live As 3 Astronauts Rocket Toward The ISS

 Live streaming video by Ustream  A Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:58 p.m. Eastern time...

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Iran Launches Explorer-1 Rocket

The U.S. State Department is not happy about yesterdays celebratory announcement and rocket launch in Iran. Revealing the opening of a new space center, Iran also launched a…

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South Korea's Second Attempt at Satellite Launch Explodes Shortly After Liftoff

Another rocket launch on the Korean peninsula ended in failure today as South Korea’s second attempt to put a satellite into orbit exploded 137 seconds after takeoff. Footage…

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Video: Largest Rocket Lifts Largest Satellite Ever Into Space, Where It Will...

A behemoth spy satellite blasted into space Sunday night aboard the country’s biggest heavy-lift rocket, the second satellite launched by by the National Reconnaissance…

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Private Rocket Builder Aims for Florida Test Flights Next Year

A private spaceflight company that specializes in vertical takeoffs and landings is exploring launch services in Florida, hoping to demonstrate its rockets by early next…

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Big Pic: Countdown To A Soyuz Rocket Launch

This pictorial tidbit from our friends at NASA shows a Soyuz rocket awaiting launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The plane in the front of the rocket is a wind…

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Watch Live As 3 Astronauts Rocket Toward The ISS

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The Devils And The Deep Blue Sky

Sporting a star-spangled jumpsuit and clutching a hollow scepter that typically concealed a stash of Wild Turkey, Evel Knievel strode through a crowd of more than 10,000 on…

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The Devils And The Deep Blue Sky

Sporting a star-spangled jumpsuit and clutching a hollow scepter that typically concealed a stash of Wild Turkey, Evel Knievel strode through a crowd of more than 10,000 on…

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Watch A Slo-Mo Video Of SpaceX's Pad Abort Test

When it comes to human spaceflight, things don't always go as planned. The Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia tragedies are a constant reminder of that. Even the venerable SpaceX, which is blasting...

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DARPA Abandons Plan To Launch Satellites From Fighter Jets

Michael Ammons, USAF, via Wikimedia CommonsF-15 Going VerticalAmerica’s F-15 Strike Eagle is an unparalleled success as an air superiority fighter. Since its introduction in the 1970s, not one has been...

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See The Fiery Awesomeness Of A Rocket Launch Filmed In 4K Video

Video of NASA Launches Go Ultra-High DefinitionSpace has never looked so good. Just one day after private spaceflight company Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft docked with the ISS, NASA released the...

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SpaceX Has Successfully Landed Its Rocket On A Droneship

Science Watch the monumental landing here Fifth time's the charm: SpaceX has successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on its drone ship out in the Atlantic Ocean, the first time in...

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