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$28 billion of Sat launches projected
Read more →: $28 billion of Sat launches projectedThe Teal Group Corporation – an analysis of trends within the aerospace/defense market – has announced it projects…
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New STS manifest changes NET dates
Read more →: New STS manifest changes NET datesDiscovery’s new No Earlier Than (NET) launch date for STS-121 is now May 10, while Atlantis has been…
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Methane inclusion preferred
Read more →: Methane inclusion preferredAs first reported on this website, NASA is considering changing the baseline LOX/methane engine for the Crew Exploration…
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Budget proposal hurts aeronautics – AIA
Read more →: Budget proposal hurts aeronautics – AIAAerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO John Douglass believes NASA’s budget proposal of nearly $17 billion shows…
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Japanese swap Atlas for Proton
Read more →: Japanese swap Atlas for ProtonThe Japanese JSAT Corporation have annonced a new deal with ILS (International Launch Services) for the launch of…
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Orbiters may save themselves
Read more →: Orbiters may save themselvesA new modification kit may be installed into all three of NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters, enabling them to…
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Russia aiming for ISS spaceport
Read more →: Russia aiming for ISS spaceportEnergia head Nikolai Sevastyanov wants the International Space Station (ISS) to become an international spaceport – while increasing…
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Hail Columbia
Read more →: Hail ColumbiaThree years ago today saw the loss of the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia and her crew during re-entry…
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ESAS originally favoured 5-Seg SRB
Read more →: ESAS originally favoured 5-Seg SRBThe SRB-derived launch vehicle for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) recently changed from a four-segment SRB, with one…
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Lockheed CEV win vital for MAF
Read more →: Lockheed CEV win vital for MAFDirectors at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) believe a successful Lockheed Martin Phase II bid for the development…
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Challenger’s legacy
Read more →: Challenger’s legacyNASA administrator Mike Griffin placed an important positive surrounding the loss of Challenger and her crew 20 years…
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ET work – positive progression
Read more →: ET work – positive progressionNASA managers have been meeting on Thursday – during their weekly PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) summit –…