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2014 Spaceflight Now Stories
 
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ABS-2 (6 February 2014):
• Ariane 5 rocket set for opening launch of 2014, 5 February 2014.
• Ariane 5 opens the year with dual-payload launc, 6 February 2014.
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ACRIMSat (21 December 1999):
• Critical climate sensor activated on military satellite, 9 February 2014.
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ALOS 2 / Daichi 2 (24 May 2014):
• Mission Statues Cenrer.
• Japanese craft launched with night-vision mapping radar, 24 May 2014
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Amazonas-4A (22 March 2014):
• Ariane 5 to launch satellites for SES and Hispasat, 21 March 2014.
• Ariane 5 launches on dual-payload commercial mission, 22 March 2014.
• Power system failure detected on Amazonas 4A, 17 April 2014.
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ANGELS / Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space (DoD satellite):
• Air Force general reveals new space surveillance program, 25 February 2014.
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Ardusat-2 (28 February 2014):
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Antares (U.S. launcher):
• Commercial cargo mission poised for liftoff Wednesday, 7 January 2014.
• Antares rocket launch postponed until Thursday, 8 January 2014.
• Commercial cargo mission launched from Virginia, 9 January 2014.
• Antares engine choice hinges on supply chain, performance, 25 April 2014.
• Antares rocket engine damaged in test mishap, 22 May 2014.
• Space station cargo delivery delayed after engine failure, 28 May 2014.
• Launch of next Antares rocket slips to July, 10 June 2014.
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Ariane 5 (European launcher):
• Ariane 5 rocket set for opening launch of 2014, 5 February 2014.
• Ariane 5 opens the year with dual-payload launc, 6 February 2014.
• One-on-one with the chief executive of Arianespace (Part 1), 19 March 2014.
• One-on-one with the chief executive of Arianespace (Part 2), 19 March 2014.
• Ariane 5 to launch satellites for SES and Hispasat, 21 March 2014.
• Ariane 5 launches on dual-payload commercial mission, 22 March 2014.
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Ariane 6 (European launcher):
• Germany calls for redesign of next-generation Ariane, 27 March 2014.
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Asiasat 6 (July 2014):
• Launch unlocks manifest for Orbcomm, AsiaSat, 21 April 2014.
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Asiasat 8 (June 2014):
• Launch unlocks manifest for Orbcomm, AsiaSat, 21 April 2014.
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Asteroid Mission (NASA):
• NASA to examine commercial role in asteroid mission, 21 March 2014.
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Astra 2G (2014):
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
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Astra 5B (22 March 2014):
• Ariane 5 to launch satellites for SES and Hispasat, 21 March 2014.
• Ariane 5 launches on dual-payload commercial mission, 22 March 2014.
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Astronauts: 
• 2014 class inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame, 4 May 2014.
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Athena-Fidus (6 February 2014):
• Ariane 5 rocket set for opening launch of 2014, 5 February 2014.
• Ariane 5 opens the year with dual-payload launc, 6 February 2014.
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ATK:
• Orbital to merge with ATK aerospace and defense units, 29 April 2014.
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Atlas V (U.S. launcher), see also ULA:
• TDRS L readied for mid-January launch, 3 January 2014.
• NASA satellite attached to booster rocket for launch, 13 January 2014.
• NASA poised to launch modernized relay satellite, 21 January 2014.
• Atlas rocket puts up NASA communications spacecraft, 23 January 2014.
• Atlas and Delta have packed slate of launches in 2014, 26 January 2014.
• Sierra Nevada books first launch for 'space SUV’, 26 January 2014.
• ULA signs deal to deliver three-dozen booster cores, 27 January 2014.
• United Launch Alliance preparing for its next Atlas 5, 7 February 2014.
• SpaceX, ULA spar over military contracting, 5 March 2014.
• Hagel says crisis demands review of Russian engine, 14 March 2014.
• Atlas 5 rocket selected for Solar Orbiter launch, 18 March 2014.
• Hush-hush payload to ride Atlas 5 rocket into orbit, 23 March 2014.
• Florida launches grounded for up to three weeks, 30 March 2014.
• A blast from the past Military weather satellite finally set to launch, 1 April 2014.
• U.S. military weather observatory fires into orbit, 3 April 2014.
• ULA, SpaceX reschedule launches after radar outage, 4 April 2014.
• Hush-hush payload rides Atlas 5 rocket into orbit, 10 April 2014.
• SpaceX files suit over U.S. Air Force launch contracts, 25 April 2014.
• ULA defends Air Force's "block buy" rocket contract, 29 April 2014.
• Injunction bars ULA from buying Russian engines, 1 May 2014.
• Lawmakers propose U.S. alternative to Russian engine, 1 May 2014.
• Government asks to lift ban on buying Russian engine, 7 May 2014.
• Judge rules Russian engine purchases can continue, 8 May 2014.
• Rogozin hurls salvo of attacks on U.S. space program, 13 May 2014.
• Rockets leap into the 21st century with GPS upgrade, 18 May 2014.
• Atlas 5 rocket set for launch amid cloud of controversy, 19 May 2014.
• With questions swirling, ULA hastens Delta 4 production, 19 May 2014.
• Stakeholders rally behind new U.S. rocket engine, 1 June 2014.
• ULA's common upper stage engine to fly this yea, 4 June 2014.
• ULA begins search for new American rocket engine, 16 June 2014.
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ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre (July 2014):
• New experiments to fly on Europe's last ATV cargo ship, 9 June 2014.
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Boeing 702SP satellite military spacecraft:
• Boeing reveals government's all-electric satellite purchase, 12 March 2014.
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Cassini (15 October 1997):
• Cassini mission completes 100th fly of Titan, 5 March 2014.
• NASA space assets detect ocean inside Saturn moon, 4 April 2014.
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Chang'e 3 & Yutu / Jade Rabbit (1 December 2013): 
• Mechanical anomaly raises concern for Chinese rover, 28 January 2014.
• Lunar rover wakes up after near-death experience, 14 February 2014.
• Take a virtual tour of Chinese lunar landing site, 14 February 2014.
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Chang Zheng / Long March (Chinese launcher):
• Long March rocket boosts Chinese satellite to orbit, 31 March 2014.
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Commercial Crew Transportation systems:
• NASA would get funding hike under congressional budgets, 5 June 2014.
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CubeSat:
• A chat with Bob Twiggs, father of the CubeSat, 8 March 2014.
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Curiosity (26 November 2011):
• Curiosity rover spotted by Mars orbiter, 11 January 2014.
• Curiosity Mars rover sees planet Earth as evening star, 13 February 2014.
• Curiosity adds backward driving to repertoire, 24 February 2014.
• Curiosity's priority switches from driving to science, 15 April 2014.
• Curiosity rover drills into Martian sandstone, 7 May 2014.
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CYGNSS / Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (2016):
• Pegasus selected for launch of cyclone forecasting fleet, 1 April 2014.
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Cygnus (progrem):
• Orbital Sciences plans upgrades to resupply system, 14 January 2014.
• Antares rocket engine damaged in test mishap, 22 May 2014.
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Cygnus Orb-1 (9 January 2014):
• Commercial cargo mission poised for liftoff Wednesday, 7 January 2014.
• Antares rocket launch postponed until Thursday, 8 January 2014.
• Commercial cargo mission launched from Virginia, 9 January 2014.
• Cygnus cargo craft completes first operational delivery, 12 January 2014.
• Commercial cargo carrier leaves space station, 18 February 2014.
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Cygnus Orb-2 (July 2014):
• NASA eyes June launch for next Cygnus cargo mission, 8 April 2014.
• Next Orbital Sciences resupply mission slips to June, 22 April 2014.
• Space station cargo delivery delayed after engine failure, 28 May 2014.
• Launch of next Antares rocket slips to July, 10 June 2014.
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Cygnus Orb-3 (October 2014):
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Cygnus Orb-4 (2015):
• Antares rocket engine damaged in test mishap, 22 May 2014.

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Delta (U.S. launcher), see alsl ULA: 
• Atlas and Delta have packed slate of launches in 2014, 26 January 2014.
• ULA signs deal to deliver three-dozen booster cores, 27 January 2014.
• Delta 4 rocket engine cleared for GPS launch on Feb. 20, 29 January 2014.
• Four Delta 4-Heavy rockets part of ULA block buy deal, 30 January 2014.
• GPS satellite mounted atop booster for Feb. 20 launch, 5 February 2014.
• Return of the workhorse, 12 February 2014.
• Milestone launch of Delta 4 to carry GPS satellite, 18 February 2014.
• New GPS satellite put into orbit by Delta 4 rocket, 20 February 2014.
• SpaceX, ULA spar over military contracting, 5 March 2014.
• Rockets leap into the 21st century with GPS upgrade, 18 May 2014.
• With questions swirling, ULA hastens Delta 4 production, 19 May 2014.
• NASA climate observatory moved to the launch pad, 14 June 2014.
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Dove / Flock satellites:
• Earth observation satellites deployed from space station, 4 March 2014.
• Planet Labs to launch 100-satellite remote sensing fleet, 17 March 2014.
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DigitalGlobe:
• DigitalGlobe cleared to sell sharpest images to all buyers, 11 June 2014.
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DMSP-5D3 F-13 April 2014):
• Mission Status Center.
• A blast from the past Military weather satellite finally set to launch, 1 April 2014.
• U.S. military weather observatory fires into orbit, 3 April 2014.
• Teams study solar array snag on Air Force weather satellite, 6 April 2014.
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Dragon V2 Crew Transport Vehicle
• SpaceX reveals new-look passenger spacecraft, 29 May 2014.
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Dragon CRS-3 (18 April 2014):
• Mission Status Center.
• SpaceX on pace for mid-March launch to space station, 9 February 2014.
• Landing legs to fly aboard SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket, 23 February 2014.
• SpaceX fires Falcon 9 rocket engines for prelaunch check, 9 March 2014.
• Dragon contamination cleanup forces launch delay, 13 March 2014.
• SpaceX confirms March 30 date for resupply launch, 21 March 2014.
• Radar outage prompts delay of Falcon 9 launch, 27 March 2014.
• Florida launches grounded for up to three weeks, 30 March 2014.
• ULA, SpaceX reschedule launches after radar outage, 4 April 2014.
• NASA eyes June launch for next Cygnus cargo mission, 8 April 2014.
• NASA mulls 'black box' failure aboard space station, 11 April 2014.
• Preparations continue for launch to space station, 12 April 2014.
• SpaceX resupply mission set for flight to space station, 13 April 2014.
• NASA clears SpaceX for Monday cargo launch, 13 April 2014.
• Recovery crews positioned to retrieve Falcon 9 first stage, 13 April 2014.
• Crowd-funded stowaway to deploy 104 tiny satellites, 13 April 2014.
• SpaceX resupply launch scrubbed by helium leak, 14 April 2014.
• Sea crew to attempt retrieval of Falcon 9 first stage, 13 April 2014.
• SpaceX presses ahead for Friday launch attempt, 16 April 2014.
• SpaceX supply ship begins journey to space station, 18 April 2014.
• Dragon spaceship delivers science and supplies, 20 April 2014.
• SpaceX supply ship unloaded by robots and astronauts, 5 May 2014
• Dragon mission ends with splashdown in Pacific Ocean, 18 May 2014
• Dragon cargo capsule encounters water seepage, 21 May 2014
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Dream Chaser (U.S. Crew Transportation Vehicle):
• Europe eyes cooperation on Dream Chaser space plane, 8 January 2014.
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Dream Chaser, 2016 testflight:
• Sierra Nevada books first launch for 'space SUV’, 26 January 2014.
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ECho / Exoplanet Characterization Observatory (ESA project):
• Exoplanet probe leads pack of ESA mission candidates, 2 February 2014.

Egyptsat 2 (16 April 2014)
•  Egyptian reconnaissance satellite launched by Soyuz, 16 April 2014.`
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Ekspress-AM 4R (15 May 2014):
•  Telecom satellite lost after Proton launch failure, 15 May 2014.
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Express-AT 1 & Express-AT 2 (15 March 2014):
• Proton rocket blasts off with Russian Express satellites, 16 March 2014.
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Europa's 2020s mission:
• Europa mission study, 14 March 2014.
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Eutelsat 3B (26 May 2014):
•  Mission Statues Center.
• Sea Launch mission for Eutelsat delayed, 7 April 2014.
• Rocket-carrying Odyssey platform sailing to launch site, 12 May 2014.
• Sea Launch returns to flight with Eutelsat satellite, 26 May 2014.
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ExoMars:
• Facing funding gap, ExoMars rover is on schedule for now, 3 March 2014.
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Falcon 9 (U.S. launcher):
• SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch to next week, 2 January 2014.
• SpaceX ready to launch first Falcon 9 rocket of the year, 5 January 2014.
• SpaceX kicks off the year with launch of Thai satellite, 6 January 2014.
• SpaceX snags deal to launch Japanese telecom satellite, 13 January 2014.
• SpaceX on pace for mid-March launch to space station, 9 February 2014.
• Landing legs to fly aboard SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket, 23 February 2014.
• Falcon 9 rocket moves closer to certification by Air Force, 3 March 2014.
• SpaceX, ULA spar over military contracting, 5 March 2014.
• SpaceX fires Falcon 9 rocket engines for prelaunch check, 9 March 2014.
• SpaceX confirms March 30 date for resupply launch, 21 March 2014.
• Radar outage prompts delay of Falcon 9 launch, 27 March 2014.
• Florida launches grounded for up to three weeks, 30 March 2014.
• ULA, SpaceX reschedule launches after radar outage, 4 April 2014.
• Preparations continue for launch to space station, 12 April 2014.
• SpaceX resupply mission set for flight to space station, 13 April 2014.
• NASA clears SpaceX for Monday cargo launch, 13 April 2014.
• Recovery crews positioned to retrieve Falcon 9 first stage, 13 April 2014.
• Sea crew to attempt retrieval of Falcon 9 first stage, 13 April 2014.
• SpaceX resupply launch scrubbed by helium leak, 14 April 2014.
• SpaceX supply ship begins journey to space station, 18 April 2014.
• SpaceX achieves controlled landing of Falcon 9 first stage, 19 April 2014.
• Launch unlocks manifest for Orbcomm, AsiaSat, 21 April 2014.
• SpaceX files suit over U.S. Air Force launch contracts, 25 April 2014.
• ULA defends Air Force's "block buy" rocket contract, 29 April 2014.
• SpaceX plans to recover stages when customers allow, 30 April 2014.
• Injunction bars ULA from buying Russian engines, 1 May 2014.
• Next Falcon 9 launch delayed, 9 May 2014.
• Top general says reliability trumps rocket costs, 20 May 2014.
• SpaceX investigating Falcon 9 first stage helium leak, 21 May 2014.
• SpaceX to balance business realities, rocket innovation, 6 June 2014.
• Payload problem prompts SpaceX launch delay, 13 June 2014.
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Falcon Heavy-lift (U.S. launcher):
• SpaceX's mega-rocket to debut next year at pad 39A, 15 April 2014.
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Gaia (19 December 2013):
• European Space Agency's Gaia mission settles in at L2, 14 January 2014.
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Galileo FOC (August 2014):
• O3b satellites next in Soyuz queue in French Guiana, 24 April 2014. .
GeoEye 2 ():
• DigitalGlobe cleared to sell sharpest images to all buyers, 11 June 2014.

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Global Xpess: see Inmarsat 5: 
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Glonass-M-54 (23 March 2014):
• Fresh Glonass navigation satellite launched by Russia, 23 March 2014.
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GPM-CO (27 February 2014):
• Landmark four-ton weather satellite blasts off from Japan, 27 February 2014.
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GSAT-14 (5 January 2014):
• After lengthy delay, India's GSLV set for crucial launch, 4 January 2014. 
• GSLV soars to space with Indian cryogenic engine, 5 January 2014.
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GSLV (Indian launcher):
• After lengthy delay, India's GSLV set for crucial launch, 4 January 2014. 
• GSLV soars to space with Indian cryogenic engine, 5 January 2014.
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GSSAP / Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (DoD satellite):
• Air Force general reveals new space surveillance program, 25 February 2014.
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H-2 (Japanese launcher):
• Japanese craft launched with night-vision mapping radar, 24 May 2014
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H-3 (Japanese launcher):
• Japan moves forward with replacement for H-2A rocket, 4 March 2014.
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Herschel Space Observatory (14 May 2009O:
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Hubble Space Telescope (25 April 1990):
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ICEsat 2 (2018):
• ICESat 2 mission facing $200 million budget overrun, 1 June 2014.
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Inmarsat:
• Inmarsat points to Indian Ocean as MH370 crash site, 24 March 2014.
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Inmarsat 5 (Global Xpress):
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
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Intelsat:
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
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Invader (27 February 2014):
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Iridium:
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
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IRNSS 1B (4 April 2014):
• Indian navigation satellite launched on PSLV, 4 April 2014.
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ISS / International Space Station (program):
• Space station life extension approved by White House, 8 January 2014.
• NASA to buy more Soyuz seats for space station crews, 29 January 2014.
• Station exempt from policy blocking contact with Russia, 2 April 2014.
• Rogozin hurls salvo of attacks on U.S. space program, 13 May 2014.
• NASA's latest Soyuz seat procurement may be its last, 27 May 2014.
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ISS Expedition 36 (13 May - 10 September 2013):
• NASA vows to fix problems that led to spacesuit leak, 26 February 2014. 
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ISS Expedition 37 (10 September - 10 November 2013): 
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ISS Expedition 38 (10 November 2013 - 17 March 2014):
• Second spacewalk planned to install UrtheCast cameras, 16 January 2014.
• Cosmonauts begin spacewalk to install HD cameras, 27 January 2014.
• Camera problem persists after spacewalk setup, 27 January 2014.
• NASA teams deploy to Kazakhstan for Soyuz landing, 7 March 2014.
• Soyuz crew cleared for on-time landing in Kazakhstan, 10 March 2014.
• Soyuz crew lands after 166-day space station expedition, 11 March 2014.

ISS Expedition 39 (17 March - 14 May 2014):
• Wakata becomes Japan's first space station commander, 9 March 2014.
• Soyuz rocket ready to launch joint U.S.-Russian space crew, 25 March 2014 
• Soyuz rendezvous aborted after successful launch, 25 March 2014.
• Soyuz on trajectory to reach space station Thursday, 26 March 2014.
• Soyuz docks with International Space Station, 27 March 2014.
• NASA eyes June launch for next Cygnus cargo mission, 8 April 2014.
• NASA mulls 'black box' failure aboard space station, 11 April 2014.
• Preparations continue for launch to space station, 12 April 2014.
• NASA clears SpaceX for Monday cargo launch, 13 April 2014.
• Spacewalkers swap out failed computer on space station, 23 April 2014.
• Photos of last week's 260-mile-high spacewalk, 3 May 2014
• SpaceX supply ship unloaded by robots and astronauts, 5 May 2014

ISS Expedition 40 (14 May - 2014):
• Soyuz docks with International Space Station, 27 March 2014.
• Astronaut shares the thrill of his first week in space, 3 June 2014.
• Crew safe after reporting smoke inside space station, 10 June 2014.
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ITF-1 / Yui (27 February 2014):
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JCSAT 14 (2015):
• SpaceX snags deal to launch Japanese telecom satellite, 13 January 2014.

JPSS 1 (2017):
• Critical anomaly ends long-lived NOAA satellite mission, 11 June 2014.
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KazEOSat-1 (30 April 2014):
• Late-night Vega launch lofts Kazakh satellite into space, 29 April 2014
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KazSat 3 (28 April 2014):
•  Proton rocket deploys satellite duo into orbit, 28 April 2014.
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Kepler (7 March 2009):
• Scientists announce 715 new planets found in Kepler data, 26 February 2014. 
• Planet-hunting Kepler telescope back in action, 3 June 2014. 
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KickSat (April 2014)
• Crowd-funded stowaway to deploy 104 tiny satellites, 13 April 2014.
• Time is running out for tiny crowd-funded space mission, 5 May  2014.
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Kosmos 2492 / Yantar-4K2M-9 (6 May 2014):
• Russian spy satellite launched by Soyuz rocket, 6 May 2014.
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Kosmos 2493, Kosmos 2494 & Kosmos 2495 (Strela-3M, 23 May 2014)^P
• Three satellites rocket into orbit to link Russian forces, 24 May 2014.
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Kosmos 2496 (14 June 2014):
• Glonass navigation satellite launched by Soyuz rocket,14 June 2014.
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K-SAT 2 / Hayato 2 (27 February 2014):
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LADEE / Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (7 September 2013):
• NASA moon mission captures fleeting view of sister craft, 29 January.2014.
• LADEE star trackers record glimpse of the moon, 18 February 2014.
• Sporty sendoff planned for NASA's LADEE moon mission, 8 April 2014.
• LADEE ends mission with planned impact on the moon,  19 April 2014.
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Litsat 1 (28 February 2014):
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LituanicaSat-1 (28 February 2014):
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LOFT / Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (ESA project):
• Exoplanet probe leads pack of ESA mission candidates, 2 February 2014.
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LRO / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (18 June 2009):
• NASA moon mission captures fleeting view of sister craft, 29 January.2014.
• NASA spacecraft snaps view of Earthrise from the moon, 11 May 2014.
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Luch 5V (28 April 2014):
•  Proton rocket deploys satellite duo into orbit, 28 April 2014.
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M3M / Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (201):
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
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MarcoPolo-R (ESA project):
• Exoplanet probe leads pack of ESA mission candidates, 2 February 2014.
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Morpheus:
• Morpheus lander cruises through initial flight tests, 23 January 2014.
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Minotaur (U.S. launcher):
• Taurus rocket on the market with new name, upgrades, 24 February 2014.
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MRO / Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (12 August 2005):
• Fresh crater caught on camera aboard Mars orbiter, 6 February 2014.
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MUOS:
• MUOS launch sequence rearranged after test failure, 12 March 2014.
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NASA:
• President Obama signs $17.6 billion NASA budget, 17 January 2014.
• Proposed NASA budget keeps funding flat in 2015, 4 March 2014.
• Bolden downplays impact of Ukraine crisis on NASA, 4 March 2014.
• Tough choices ahead for NASA's planetary program, 18 March 2014.
• NASA's relationship with Russia mostly unchanged, 22 April 2014.
• Expert report casts doubt on NASA's pathway to Mars, 4 June 2014.
• NASA would get funding hike under congressional budgets, 5 June 2014.
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Navstar 69 (21 February 2014):
• Delta 4 rocket engine cleared for GPS launch on Feb. 20, 29 January 2014.
• GPS satellite mounted atop booster for Feb. 20 launch, 5 February 2014.
• Milestone launch of Delta 4 to carry GPS satellite, 18 February 2014.
• New GPS satellite put into orbit by Delta 4 rocket, 20 February 2014.
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Navstar 70 (USA 251) (17 May 2014):
• Mission Status Center.
• New GPS satellite headed to upgrade navigation network, 12 May 2014.
• New GPS satellite headed to upgrade navigation network, 16 May 2014.
• Launch Phto Gallery, Bionetics Services Gallery, Snapshots of the Launch, 17 May 2014.
• Rockets leap into the 21st century with GPS upgrade, 18 May 2014.

NOAA 16 (September 2000):
• Critical anomaly ends long-lived NOAA satellite mission, 11 June 2014.
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NROL-33 (USA 252) (22 May 2014)
•  Mission Status Center.
• Atlas 5 rocket set for launch amid cloud of controversy, 19 May 2014.
• Atlas 5 launches payload for intelligence community, 22 May 2014.
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NROL-35 (December 2014)
• ULA's common upper stage engine to fly this yea, 4 June 2014.
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NROL-67 (10 April 2014):
• Mission Status CEnter.
• United Launch Alliance preparing for its next Atlas 5, 7 February 2014.
• Hush-hush payload to ride Atlas 5 rocket into orbit, 23 March 2014.
• Florida launches grounded for up to three weeks, 30 March 2014.
• ULA, SpaceX reschedule launches after radar outage, 4 April 2014.
• Hush-hush payload rides Atlas 5 rocket into orbit, 10 April 2014.
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O3B (jUNE 2014): 
• O3b satellites next in Soyuz queue in French Guiana, 24 April 2014. 
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OCO-2 (July 2014):
• Climate change research craft delivered to Vandenberg, 30 Apilr 2014.
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'Ofeq 10 (9 April 2014):
• All-weather surveillance satellite put in orbit by Israel, 10 April 2014.
• NASA climate observatory moved to the launch pad, 14 June 2014.
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Opportunity (8 July 2003):
• Opportunity rover marks 10 years on the red planet, 24 January 2014.
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OPUSat (27 February 2014):
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Orbcomm FM45 to FM50 (July 2014):
• Mission Status Center
• Launch unlocks manifest for Orbcomm, AsiaSat, 21 April 2014.
• Next Falcon 9 launch delayed, 9 May 2014.
• SpaceX investigating Falcon 9 first stage helium leak, 21 May 2014.
• Payload problem prompts SpaceX launch delay, 13 June 2014.
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Orbital Science Corp:
• Orbital Sciences agrees to dismiss lawsuit against ULA, 20 March 2014.
• Orbital to merge with ATK aerospace and defense units, 29 April 2014.
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Orion (program);
• Schedule for full-up Orion test flight to be reassessed, 15 January 2014.
• ESA chief says Orion service module will be ready in 2017, 21 January 2014.
• NASA would get funding hike under congressional budgets, 5 June 2014.
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Orion EFT-1 (December 2014):
• Launch schedule shakeup delays Orion to December, 15 March 2014.
• Lockheed Martin nears end of first Orion launch campaign, 2 June 2014.
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Pegasus (U.S. launcher):
• Pegasus selected for launch of cyclone forecasting fleet, 1 April 2014.
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Philae (2 March 2004):
• Rosetta's comet chase is on, 20 January 2014.
• Rosetta's pioneering Philae comet lander reactivated, 1 April 2014.
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Plato / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (ESA project):
• Exoplanet probe leads pack of ESA mission candidates, 2 February 2014.
• Europe to build planet-hunting observatory, 22 February 2014.
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Progress M-22M (5 February 2014):
• Progress resupply ship reaches launch pad, 3 February 2014.
• Progress spacecraft blasts off on quick trip to space station, 5 February 2014.
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Progress M-23M (9 April 2014):
• Fresh cargo ship set for launch to space station, 8 April 2014.
• Progress begins six-hour journey to space station, 9 April 2014.
• Russian Progress cargo craft docks at space station, 9 April 2014.
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Proton (Russian launcher):
• Officials hope 2014 is a comeback year for Proton, 19 January 2014.
• Proton rocket boosts Turkish telecom satellite to orbit, 15 February 2014.
• Proton rocket blasts off with Russian Express satellites, 16 March 2014.
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
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PSLV (India's launcher): 
• Indian navigation satellite launched on PSLV, 4 April 2014.
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Rokot (Russian launcher):
• Three satellites rocket into orbit to link Russian forces, 24 may 2014.
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Rosetta (2 March 2004):
• ESA says Rosetta in good shape after 31-month snooze, 29 January 20143
• Rosetta's pioneering Philae comet lander reactivated, 1 April 2014.
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Sentinel 1A (4 April 2014):
• Europe's first Sentinel satellite shipped to Kourou, 24 February 2014.
• First Sentinel satellite in orbit after successful Soyuz launch, 4 April 2014.
• Rocketcams trace Soyuz launch from French Guiana, 6 April 2014.
• Photos from Thursday's launch of Sentinel 1A, 6 April 2014.
• Sentinel satellite's first day in space was unusually tense, 11 April 2014.
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SES-8 (2 December 2013):
• SpaceX-launched telecom payload enters service, 1 February 2014.
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ShindaiSat / Ginrei (27 February 2014):
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SJ-11-06 / Shijian 11-06 (31 March 2014):
• Long March rocket boosts Chinese satellite to orbit, 31 March 2014.
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Skybolt (2015):
• Morpheus lander cruises through initial flight tests, 23 January 2014.
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Skybox:
• Google buys startup Skybox Imaging for $500 million, 10 June 2014.

SkyCube 1 (28 February 2014):
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SLS / Space Launch System:
• NASA would get funding hike under congressional budgets, 5 June 2014.
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Solar Orbiter:
• Atlas 5 rocket selected for Solar Orbiter launch, 18 March 2014.
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SORCE / Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (25 January 2003):
• Critical climate sensor activated on military satellite, 9 February 2014. 
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Soyuz (Russian launcher):
• Progress resupply ship reaches launch pad, 3 February 2014.
• Progress spacecraft blasts off on quick trip to space station, 5 February 2014.
• Fresh Glonass navigation satellite launched by Russia, 23 March 2014.
• First Sentinel satellite in orbit after successful Soyuz launch, 4 April 2014.
• Rocketcams trace Soyuz launch from French Guiana, 6 April 2014.
• Photos from Thursday's launch of Sentinel 1A, 6 April 2014.
• Arianespace's Soyuz order to cover market until 2019, 7 April 2014.
• Fresh cargo ship set for launch to space station, 8 April 2014.
•  Egyptian reconnaissance satellite launched by Soyuz, 16 April 2014.`
• U.S.-German-Russian crew arrives at space station, 28 May 2014.
• Glonass navigation satellite launched by Soyuz rocket,14 June 2014.
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Soyuz TMA-11M (7 November 2013):
• International space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan, 13 May 2014.
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Soyuz lunar spaceflight:
• Russia eyes Soyuz upgrades for mission around the moon, 15 June 2014
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Soyuz TMA-12M (25 March 2014):
• Soyuz rocket ready to launch joint U.S.-Russian space crew, 25 March 2014 
• Mission Status Center.
• Soyuz rendezvous aborted after successful launch, 25 March 2014.
• Soyuz on trajectory to reach space station Thursday, 26 March 2014.
• Soyuz docks with International Space Station, 27 March 2014.
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Soyuz TMA-13M (28May 2014):
•  Mission Status Center.
• Soyuz Arruvesat Launch Pad, 27 May 2014.
• Astronaut taxi prepared for liftoff Wednesday, 27 May 2014.
• U.S.-German-Russian crew arrives at space station, 28 May 2014.

Space Fence radar facility:
• Lockheed Martin wins contract for Space Fence, 2 June  2014.
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SpaceShipTwo:
• SpaceShipTwo achieves highest flight to date, 11 January 2014.
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Space Shuttle: 
• Remembering Columbia, 1 February 2014.
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Spitzer Space Telescopes (25 August 2003): 
• Spitzer in the crosshairs of budget-constrained NASA, 19 May 2014.
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STARS-2 / Kukai 2 (27 February 2014):

STE-QUEST / Space-Time Explorer and Quantum Equivalence Principle Space Test (ESA project):
• Exoplanet probe leads pack of ESA mission candidates, 2 February 2014.

STPSat-3 (20 November 2013):
• Critical climate sensor activated on military satellite, 9 February 2014. 

Swiss Space Systems
• Swiss startup considering space launches from Florida, 16 March 2014.

SWOT / Surface Water and Ocean Topography (2020)
• NASA, CNES sign deal for ocean altimetry satellite, 4 May 2014.
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Taurus (U.S. launcher):
• Taurus rocket on the market with new name, upgrades, 24 February 2014.
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TDRS 12 / TDRS-L (24 January 2014):
• TDRS L readied for mid-January launch, 3 January 2014.
• NASA poised to launch modernized relay satellite, 21 January 2014.
• Atlas rocket puts up NASA communications spacecraft, 23 January 2014.
• Tracking and Data Relay Satellite arrives in orbit, 5 February 2014.
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Teikyosat-3 (27 February 2014):
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Thaicom 6 / AfriCom 1 (6 January 2014):
• SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch to next week, 2 January 2014.
• SpaceX ready to launch first Falcon 9 rocket of the year, 5 January 2014.
• SpaceX kicks off the year with launch of Thai satellite, 6 January 2014.
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Thaicom 8 (2016):
• Orbital, SpaceX gain repeat customer with Thaicom, 4 May 2014.
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Turksat 4A (14 February 2014):
• Proton rocket boosts Turkish telecom satellite to orbit, 15 February 2014.
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Turksat 4B (2014):
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
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UAP-SAT (28 February 2014):
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ULA / United Launch Alliance, see also Atlas V and Delta:
• SpaceX files suit over U.S. Air Force launch contracts, 25 April 2014.
• ULA defends Air Force's "block buy" rocket contract, 29 April 2014.
• Injunction bars ULA from buying Russian engines, 1 May 2014.
• Government asks to lift ban on buying Russian engine, 7 May 2014.
• Judge rules Russian engine purchases can continue, 8 May 2014.
• Rogozin hurls salvo of attacks on U.S. space program, 13 May 2014.
• Atlas 5 rocket set for launch amid cloud of controversy, 19 May 2014.
• With questions swirling, ULA hastens Delta 4 production, 19 May 2014.
• Stakeholders rally behind new U.S. rocket engine, 1 June 2014.
• ULA's common upper stage engine to fly this yea, 4 June 2014.
• ULA begins search for new American rocket engine, 16 June 2014.

United States-Russia tension over Ukraine (see also ULA):
• Bolden downplays impact of Ukraine crisis on NASA, 4 March 2014.
• Station exempt from policy blocking contact with Russia, 2 April 2014.
• NASA's relationship with Russia mostly unchanged, 22 April 2014.
• Satellite operators to proceed with launches from Russia, 12 May 2014.
• Rogozin hurls salvo of attacks on U.S. space program, 13 May 2014.
• Atlas 5 rocket set for launch amid cloud of controversy, 19 May 2014.
• With questions swirling, ULA hastens Delta 4 production, 19 May 2014.
• Stakeholders rally behind new U.S. rocket engine, 1 June 2014.
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Vega (European launcher):
• Late-night Vega launch lofts Kazakh satellite into space, 29 April 2014
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WorldView 3 (2014):
• DigitalGlobe cleared to sell sharpest images to all buyers, 11 June 2014.
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Yutu, Chinese lunar rover: see Chang'e 3.
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Zenith (Russian launcher):
• Sea Launch chief responds to talk of Russian takeover, 17 March 2014.
• Sea Launch mission for Eutelsat delayed, 7 April 2014.
• Rocket-carrying Odyssey platform sailing to launch site, 12 May 2014.