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October 23, 2013

India sets November 5 for Mars mission launch
Bangalore, India (AFP) Oct 22, 2013
Scientists on Tuesday set November 5 for the delayed launch of India's first mission to Mars, which was postponed due to problems in positioning a seaborne tracking system. Blast-off for the unmanned Mars Orbiter Mission had to be rescheduled after the state-run Indian Space Agency Organisation (ISRO) said at the weekend that it would be unable to launch as expected on October 28. Two Indian ships have been sent to Fiji in the Pacific Ocean to enable constant tracking of the rocket, but one of t ... read more

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Takeoff of Proton LV with US satellite may be put off until Oct 25

Astrium awarded three new contracts by ESA for Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 ME launchers

Sounding Rocket Calibrates NASA's SDO Instrument

India sets November 5 for Mars mission launch

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Phobos-Grunt-2: Russia to probe Martian moon by 2022

Crowdfunded Lunar Spacecraft Reaches Funding Milestone

LADEE Continues To Settle Into Operational Lunar Orbit

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Astronomer see misaligned planets in distant system

Curiosity confirms origins of Martian meteorites

'Biobots' may help map hidden, dangerous environments

Spacecraft images of asteroid reinforce telescope observations

Russia to Make Second Attempt at Mars Moon Mission

Mission To Mars: A Critical Step In Space Globalization

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Water discovered in remnants of extrasolar rocky world orbiting white dwarf

Russia to make another attempt to bring back Mars moon material

Curiosity rover finds proof of Mars origin of meteorites

Ten Years of Chinese Astronauts

US shutdown not to hit Indian Mars mission

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