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Star Trek actor William Shatner and his crewmates Chris Boshuizen, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries arrive at the Blue Origin astronaut training center in Van Horn, Texas, ahead of their trip to the edge of space on the New Shepard rocket. IMAGES
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched a Delta IV rocket carrying the eighth satellite in the US Air Force’s Wideband Global Satcom system, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday evening. The WGS-8 Air Force communications satellite was successfully launched into orbit at 18:52 ET. WGS-8 satellites are constructed by Boeing, each spacecraft has a design lifespan of fourteen years.
An unexpected explosion occurred during a fueling operation before the test firing of one of NASA's rockets at the Space X launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday. According to witnesses the shock of the initial blast could be felt miles from the test site and several smaller explosions continued to occur for a few minutes afterwards. The blast reportedly destroyed Facebook's $200 million Internet.org satellite.
Spectators gather to watch NASA's spaceship Orion blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Spectators gather to watch NASA's spaceship Orion blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Tens of thousands gather in Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau to watch the total solar eclipse. Montreal is situated along the "path of totality," where the Moon will completely obscure the Sun's light for up to a few minutes. IMAGES
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