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NASA reviews TPS nose cap damage to STS-135/Atlantis
Read more →: NASA reviews TPS nose cap damage to STS-135/AtlantisWith the Space Shuttle Program now officially a part of NASA’s past, the agency is continuing the process…
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SpaceX ready to compete in the EELV launch market via Air Force agreement
Read more →: SpaceX ready to compete in the EELV launch market via Air Force agreementOften cited as a highly contentious issue by SpaceX head Elon Musk, the stranglehold on the US Air…
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Chinese Space Experts Awarded with Honors at IAC
Read more →: Chinese Space Experts Awarded with Honors at IACBEIJING, Oct. 12 (China Space News) — Chinese aerospace expert Liu Jiyuan was given the Von Karman Award,…
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Lawmakers told shuttle restart questions are years too late
Read more →: Lawmakers told shuttle restart questions are years too lateDuring Wednesday’s Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing – which focused on the Russian investigation into their recent Soyuz…
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Tiangong-1 to be Prepared for Space Docking
Read more →: Tiangong-1 to be Prepared for Space DockingBEIJING, Oct. 12 (China Space News) — Tiangong-1 space module has finished its 118 circles around the Earth…
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PSLV launches Megha-Tropiques atmospheric research satellite for India
Read more →: PSLV launches Megha-Tropiques atmospheric research satellite for IndiaIndia’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has made its twentieth launch Wednesday morning, carrying the Megha-Tropiques atmospheric research satellite…
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ISS managers prepare for possible de-crew – launches to resume soon
Read more →: ISS managers prepare for possible de-crew – launches to resume soonInternational Space Station (ISS) Program managers are continuing with precautionary preparations for station operations without the presence of…
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NASA managers “serious” about ATV role as Orion Service Module
Read more →: NASA managers “serious” about ATV role as Orion Service ModuleOrion managers are becoming more interested in the idea of the European Space Agency (ESA) taking over a…
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Chinese Rocket Sends French Telecom Satellite into Space
Read more →: Chinese Rocket Sends French Telecom Satellite into SpaceXICHANG, Sichuan, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — China’s Long March-3B rocket carrier sent a French-made telecom satellite into orbit…
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China build on global market with Long March 3B/E launch of Eutelsat-W3C
Read more →: China build on global market with Long March 3B/E launch of Eutelsat-W3CAfter the TG-1 TinGong-1 launch success, China took another step in the international satellite market with the successful…
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ISS partners prepare to welcome SpaceX and Orbital in a busy 2012
Read more →: ISS partners prepare to welcome SpaceX and Orbital in a busy 2012Negotiations between the numerous International Space Station (ISS) partners are starting to result in an exciting 2012 manifest,…
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Zenit 3SLB launches successfully with Intelsat-18 satellite
Read more →: Zenit 3SLB launches successfully with Intelsat-18 satelliteThe Sea Launch company’s Land Launch division have followed up their return to flight of their oceanic adventures…