Brazil Launches First Rocket Into Space
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Brazil successfully launched its first rocket into space, 14 months after a devastating accident that killed 21 space agency employees and damaged the reputation of the country's space program.
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After a series of delays, a Boeing Delta 2 rocket carrying a Global Positioning System satellite for the Air Force roared into space early Saturday.
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Two astronauts conduct the first spacewalk of the latest shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
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A rocket has been launched carrying a satellite to track and study the most powerful explosions seen in the universe since the Big Bang.
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At Spaceport America in New Mexico, UP Aerospace successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday.
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By Sonja Barisic  ATLANTIC, Va. - Spectators cheered as a rocket carrying two experimental satellites blasted off Saturday in the first launch from the mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport, creating a blazing streak across the sky just before sunrise.
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SPACE.com / A Russian rocket launched the world's fourth space tourist and two astronauts into orbit early Monday morning on a two-day trip bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
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Iran launched a research rocket Monday and unveiled its first major space center, which will be used to launch research satellites, state-run television reported.
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Iran fired a research rocket into space Monday to mark the opening of its space center, a move that was immediately condemned by the United States.
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Reacting swiftly to the Soviet success with Sputnik I, the United States makes its first foray into space a highly successful one.
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A test rocket which Brazil successfully launched on Saturday provided reassurance to the countryâs space programme 14 months after a more powerful one exploded before lift-off killing 21 people.
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WASHINGTON - Boeing Co. said Wednesday it had successfully launched its Delta IV heavy-lift rocket for the first time, but a demonstration satellite was placed at a lower orbit than planned.
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France launched an Ariane rocket on Saturday, lifting into orbit the new-generation military satellite Helios II A and six microsatellites for different scientific purposes, said reports reaching Kourou, French Guiana.
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One of the world's biggest carnival celebrations opens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Russia pledged to help Brazil become a commercial space power as the two countries laid foundations for a strategic partnership in a wide range of business and economic sectors.
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A European rocket carrying two British and Indian satellites was successfully launched Sunday from South America after a one-day delay due to a technical glitch.
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Science & environment: The countdown is on for the first regular space tourists to rocket into space