All Space news – Page 23
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NewsSpace Launch System formally enters design phase
The Space Launch System (SLS), the super-heavy lift launch vehicle designed to launch crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), has passed a combination...
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NewsGenCorp to buy rocket manufacturer Rocketdyne
GenCorp, parent company of rocket engine builder Aerojet, announced the purchase of competitor Rocketdyne from Pratt & Whitney (P&W), for $550 million. The...
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NewsNASA to launch science missions with remaining Boeing Delta IIs
NASA has selected three payloads for launch aboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II, using three of the final five launch vehicles. The launcher...
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NewsSpaceX wins first NASA science payload launch contract
SpaceX has won an $82 million award to launch a NASA science payload aboard a Falcon 9, the first such contract awarded to a 'new space' company. The...
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NewsNASA selects four companies to study advanced SLS boosters
NASA has downselected four companies to work on advanced boosters for the Space Launch System (SLS), which will replace ex-Space Shuttle hardware to power...
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FARNBOROUGH: EADS Astrium models secure military satellite
EADS Astrium (OE13) showed a model of what it claims is the world's most sophisticated satellite for secure military communications. The company's Paradigm...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Virgin Galactic takes wraps off LauncherOne
Sir Richard Branson stole the show yesterday - swooping in by helicopter and all but renaming the event the Farnborough space show with a star-studded presentation...
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FARNBOROUGH: Reaction Engines reveals successful test results on SABRE engine pre-cooler
Reaction Engines (H4/C2) has announced successful stage one and two tests of a revolutionary pre-cooler of a new type of engine called SABRE, which could...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Disabled charity Aerobility seeks participants for round-the-world challenge
Disability takes to the global stage in August when London hosts the 2012 Paralympic Games, and for one charitable flying organisation this can only be a...
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FARNBOROUGH: Virgin out to steal the show with SpaceShipTwo display
If you're looking out for show stealers at Farnborough, Virgin Galactic (OE23) is likely to be one of the candidates.
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NewsOrion, headed for space, stops at Kennedy Space Center
The first Lockheed Martin Orion capsule scheduled for a ride to space has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. At present, the capsule...
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NewsESA marks a milestone year
The world's fastest-growing region looks to Europe to get its satellites into orbit
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NewsDARPA taps three to build smallsat launchers
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the advanced applied science arm of the US Department of Defense (DoD), has selected Lockheed Martin,...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Europe forges ahead in space
Solar studies are part of a panoply of projects in train at the European Space Agency, whose plans span launcher missions and deep space exploration
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NewsChinese Shenzhou capsule lands from space station docking, advertising accomplishment
The landing of the crewed Chinese Shenzhou-9 capsule after 13 days docked with space station Tiangong-1 marks a major checkpoint in the nation's space programme...
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NewsSpaceShipTwo returns to flight
SpaceShipTwo has returned to flight, having successfully completed a 26 June glide test. The Scaled Composites-built suborbital spacecraft has been grounded...
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NewsOrbital Sciences' Antares now eligible for NASA payloads
Orbital Sciences' Antares space launch vehicle is now eligible to carry NASA payloads under the current NASA launch services (NLS II) contract. US...
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NewsRocketdyne finishes Boeing CST-100 thruster testing
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has finished testing its orbital maneuvering and attitude control (OMAC) thrusters for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft. The...
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NewsVirgin Galactic to launch smallsats from WhiteKnightTwo
Virgin Galactic has announced reinvigorated plans to launch small satellites into orbit using its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft, a unique Scaled Composites-built...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Farnborough air show promises to be another success, despite its detractors
To its knockers, the Farnborough air show has become an anachronism. The event, they say, remains anchored in an era when British brands ruled the skies...