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Oct. 27, 1961: The first Saturn rocket launches

Five months after President John F. Kennedy promised that America would put a man on the Moon, NASA successfully showed that they had a rocket to get them there. Under development with Wernher von ...
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Watch Atlas V rocket launch huge communications satellite tonight after delay

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will launch the big and powerful ViaSat-3 F2 satellite to orbit today (Nov. 5), ...
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How NASA’s bold first step launched today in 1961 marked the start of the rocket era that led to the Moon

NASA’s first Saturn I rocket launched on October 27, 1961, demonstrating heavy-lift capabilities and initiating the Saturn program that ultimately enabled crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.
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IT HAPPENED! For the first time managed to catch a rocket from space by helicopter

On December 21, 2015, after the Dragon Spacecraft was launched into orbit, the SpaceX company celebrated victory. The main ...
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Is NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida open during government shutdown?

What happens to NASA and its operations in Florida during government shutdown? Will SpaceX rocket launches be delayed? Is ...