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Atlas V launches at the third attempt with RBSP spacecraft
Read more →: Atlas V launches at the third attempt with RBSP spacecraftThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) finally launched their Atlas V, carrying a pair of NASA spacecraft – called…
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XCOR Aerospace’s multi-talented Lynx spaceplane set for KSC
Read more →: XCOR Aerospace’s multi-talented Lynx spaceplane set for KSCXCOR Aerospace – who are believed to be close to arranging a deal to set up a base…
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A New Wild West: Imagining a future with Space Elevators
Read more →: A New Wild West: Imagining a future with Space ElevatorsWhen I walked into the small conference room on the second floor of the Museum of Flight this…
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Neil Armstrong has passed away, but his legacy will live on
Read more →: Neil Armstrong has passed away, but his legacy will live onThe first man to step foot on the Moon, Neil Armstrong has passed away at the age of…
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Space elevators: 5 questions for conference chair Bryan Laubscher
Read more →: Space elevators: 5 questions for conference chair Bryan Laubscher(Credit: Science Photo Library) The Space Elevator Conference is in town this weekend. Intrigued by the concept, we…
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Fengyun-2F Meteorological Satellite Transferred to CMA
Read more →: Fengyun-2F Meteorological Satellite Transferred to CMABEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — China’s forecasts of severe weather conditions are set to be improved after the…
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Angry Birds join Curiosity on Mars, with help from NASA
Read more →: Angry Birds join Curiosity on Mars, with help from NASATurns out there is life on Mars, at least in the world of Angry Birds. Rovio Entertainment, those…
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Going up? Space Elevator dreams will be alive in Seattle this weekend
Read more →: Going up? Space Elevator dreams will be alive in Seattle this weekendArtist’s rendering of a space elevator. (By Kenn Man, via Museum of Flight.) Space elevators may not be…
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ASAP discuss plans to deorbit the ISS via the use of two Progress ships
Read more →: ASAP discuss plans to deorbit the ISS via the use of two Progress shipsManagers with the International Space Station Program have discussed their End Of Life (EOL) plans for the orbital…
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CGWIC to Send Spanish Rover to Moon in 2014
Read more →: CGWIC to Send Spanish Rover to Moon in 2014MADRID, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) will send a Spanish rover to the…
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Russian cosmonaut duo complete a highly successful spacewalk on ISS
Read more →: Russian cosmonaut duo complete a highly successful spacewalk on ISSTwo Russian cosmonauts stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, performing a highly successful Extra Vehicular Activity…
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Sea Launch Zenit-3SL lofts Intelsat 21 to GEO transfer orbit
Read more →: Sea Launch Zenit-3SL lofts Intelsat 21 to GEO transfer orbitThe Sea Launch company have successfully launched their Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform in the Pacific…