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November 30, 2015

Flight teams prepare for LISA Pathfinder liftoff
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 30, 2015
Following months of intensive training, mission controllers for the LISA Pathfinder gravitational wave detection testbed will complete a final rehearsal tomorrow, ensuring that all is ready for the journey to space. Next week, a Vega rocket will lift LISA Pathfinder into space on a mission that will test-drive the hardware for detecting gravitational waves - ripples in spacetime, the very fabric of the Universe. Vega is expected to lift off at 04:15 GMT on 2 December from Europe's Spaceport ... read more

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NASA awards new contract for rocket engine development

NASA Orders SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station

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