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Rockets can damage the ozone layer
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Rockets can damage the ozone layer

Smoke escaping in rocket launchers can erode the ozone layer, enabling harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun to penetrate the earth.

December 16, 2018
Impressive space photo 2014
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Impressive space photo 2014

The British news agency Reuters selected the most impressive space images and universes captured at important space science events in 2014.

December 16, 2018
Close up of Vinasat-2 satellite on launch pad
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Close up of Vinasat-2 satellite on launch pad

By 17:00 on May 15 (Vietnam time), the Ariane 5 rocket is expected to put the Vinasat-2 satellite on orbit ready at the launch site of Kourou (Guyana). The countdown sys…

December 15, 2018
Close-up of the latest European rocket
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Close-up of the latest European rocket

Vega is the smallest of the three parallel boosters (Ariane, Soyuz and Vega), produced by Europe and focused on exploiting Ariane boosters - the world's best rocket. but…

December 15, 2018
Discover Russia's unique 'unique' rockets once
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Discover Russia's unique 'unique' rockets once

SS-24 is the fifth generation intercontinental ballistic missile of the former Soviet Union. The missile can carry 10 warheads equivalent to 10 to 35,000 tons of explosi…

December 15, 2018
Historical photos of planets
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Historical photos of planets

A camera attached to the rocket and launched into space in 1946 recorded the first image of the earth from the universe.

December 15, 2018