Rocket launch in U.S. ushers in cheap space flight
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico  - A rocket   packed with cargo is set to blast off into space from a desert   launch range in New Mexico, an event backers say will usher in   a new era of cheap public access to space.
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MOJAVE, Calif. - The first private manned rocket to reach space soared into the air again Wednesday under the belly of a jet, beginning a quest for a $10 million prize and another spot in the history books...
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By Mike Schneider  Flashes of flame from space shuttle Discovery lit up the darkened sky Saturday as the spacecraft blazed off the launch pad for the first nighttime liftoff in four years.
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A private space rocket launched from New Mexico malfunctions before it reaches space.
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A Russian rocket carrying two cosmonauts and one US astronaut launched successfully Thursday on a mission to the International Space Station.
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A new massive rocket commissioned by the US government and eyed by NASA to deliver heavy cargo into orbit fell short of its target during a long-awaited inaugural mission late Tuesday.
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The space shuttle  Discovery soared into space on Saturday on a column of fire  that briefly dispelled the darkness over the Kennedy Space  Center in NASA's first night launch since the Columbia  disaster.
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Kern County -- The first privately funded rocket to reach space completed the first half of a $10 million flight competition Wednesday by soaring to an altitude of 64 miles -- but only after enduring a white-knuckle series of barrel rolls.
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(CBS/AP) The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again in an unexpectedly bumpy ride Wednesday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10 million prize.
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By JOHN ANTCZAK     MOJAVE, Calif.  -- The first private manned rocket recovered from a wild corkscrew roll on its ascent to soar to space and back Wednesday in a bid to earn a $10 million prize...
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By SONJA BARISIC  NORFOLK, Va. - A rocket carrying satellites for the Air Force and NASA is set to blast off Monday from the Virginia shore in the first launch from the mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport.
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A private manned rocket soared into space for a second time yesterday, landing successfully after an unexpectedly bumpy ride that nearly meant an early end to the team&#39;s bid to win a $10 million prize.
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A privately funded spacecraft appeared to rocket past its target altitude more than 60 miles above California&#39;s high desert yesterday
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The US space agency NASA has launched its first five-satellite mission on board a single rocket aiming to unlock the age-old mysteries of the aurora borealis.
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MOJAVE, Calif. - A privately owned rocket won a $10 million competition with its streak into space, and the event&#39;s success has sparked the creation of an annual competition that will test rockets in categories such as altitude, range and payload.
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MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA - In a mission that could herald a new era of space tourism, a privately built, three-person rocket ship flew to space and back today in a mission that frightened those who watched from the ground and on a live webcast.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The space shuttle Discovery soared into space on Saturday on a column of fire that briefly dispelled the darkness over the Kennedy Space Center in NASA's first night launch since the Columbia disaster.