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Interstellar: Dramatic awe, with a science-fiction flaw
Read more →: Interstellar: Dramatic awe, with a science-fiction flawSure, Interstellar is smart spectacle. But is it good science fiction? In short: Interstellar tries hard. Maybe a…
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Delta 4 passes countdown rehearsal before Orion launch
Read more →: Delta 4 passes countdown rehearsal before Orion launchThe Delta 4-Heavy rocket set to launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft undergoes a countdown rehearsal at Cape Canaveral on…
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Engine turbopump eyed in Antares launch failure
Read more →: Engine turbopump eyed in Antares launch failureFile photo of an AJ26 engine being prepared for ground testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.…
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Engineers recommend changes to Orion heat shield
Read more →: Engineers recommend changes to Orion heat shieldThe Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test 1 — set for launch Dec. 4 — is seen…
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Soil moisture mapper fueled for January launch
Read more →: Soil moisture mapper fueled for January launchArtist’s concept of the SMAP spacecraft in orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s innovative soil moisture mapper, a new environmental…
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NTSB provides timeline of SpaceShipTwo mishap
Read more →: NTSB provides timeline of SpaceShipTwo mishapNTSB investigators visit Virgin Galactic’s hangar in Mojave, Calif. Credit: NTSB Just 13 seconds after Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo…
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Station astronaut calls private spaceflight ‘next breakthrough’
Read more →: Station astronaut calls private spaceflight ‘next breakthrough’NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Space station astronaut Reid Wiseman, preparing to…
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Virgin Galactic rocket plane deployed braking system prematurely
Read more →: Virgin Galactic rocket plane deployed braking system prematurelyNTSB acting chairman Christopher Hart describes SpaceShipTwo’s feathering system in a media briefing Sunday. Credit: NTSB Virgin Galactic’s…
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Branson vows to press ahead, NTSB investigation begins
Read more →: Branson vows to press ahead, NTSB investigation beginsSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Updated at 12:10 AM EDT, 11/02/14: Adding NTSB news…
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SpaceShipTwo crash inquiry could take a year
Read more →: SpaceShipTwo crash inquiry could take a yearActing chairman of the NTSB Christopher Hart surveys the SpaceShipTwo crash site with Virgin Galactic pilot Todd Ericson.…
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VIDEO: NTSB news conference on start of SpaceShipTwo investigation
Read more →: VIDEO: NTSB news conference on start of SpaceShipTwo investigationThe NTSB’s Acting Chairman Christopher Hart holds a news conference Saturday evening to discuss the start of the…
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Chinese Unmanned Lunar Orbiter Returns Home
Read more →: Chinese Unmanned Lunar Orbiter Returns HomeBEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — Return capsule of China’s test lunar orbiter landed successfully early Saturday morning in…