All Space news – Page 26
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NewsATK announces capsule for Liberty launch vehicle
ATK has announced the development of a unique capsule for the Liberty launch vehicle (LV) as part of its bid for NASA's commercial crew integrated capability...
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NewsSpaceX completes Dragon layout concept trials
SpaceX has finished the seventh major funding milestone under NASA's second commercial crew development programme (CCDev II), the crew accommodation concept...
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NewsDelta second stage chosen as SLS interim
Boeing's Delta cryogenic second stage (DCSS) has been selected as the interim upper stage for the first two flights of the Space Launch System (SLS), according...
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NewsSpaceX aims to fly reusable testbed before 2013
Grasshopper, a testbed for reusable technologies, is expected to make a first flight before the end of 2012.
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NewsSpaceflight Inc unveils the Sherpa in-space tug
Spaceflight Inc. has unveiled its Sherpa in-space tug vehicle to inject hosted payloads into different orbits. Two versions of Sherpa will be built....
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NewsSpaceX aims for 19 May launch
SpaceX has confirmed a 19 May launch date and 22 May backup from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, after cancelling 7 May and 10 May launch dates over...
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NewsHawaii lawmakers approve funds for spaceport application
Hawaii is one step closer to having a spaceport after the state legislature approved funding for the relevant applications to the US Federal Aviation Administration...
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NewsAfter 24h delay, a successful military satellite launch
United Launch Alliance has successfully launched the second advanced extremely high frequency (AEHF-2) satellite for the US military on 4 May from Kennedy...
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NewsSpaceX launch to space station slips further
The scheduled launch date for SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, meant to launch the company's Dragon spacecraft to become the first commercial craft to dock with...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Global challenges require domestic solutions for space sustainability
Though many nations recognise the need to coordinate to solve collective problems in space, there is little consensus on how to approach them, say international...
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NewsCommercial crew development teams complete wind tunnel tests
Two of the four teams contracted under the second phase of NASA's commercial crew development (CCDev) have completed wind tunnel tests of their designs. This triggers payments to both teams under the milestone-based deals.
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NewsSpaceX test fires engine
SpaceX has delayed an important engine test on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), just one week before the rocket is due to launch the...
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NewsOrbital Sciences development costs increase
Documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that Orbital Sciences' development costs for the Antares rocket are estimated...
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NewsCommercial space companies complete wind tunnel testing
Two of the four teams given awards under the second phase of commercial crew development (CCDev II) have announced completing wind tunnel testing. Both teams...
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NewsCongress to appropriate $500m for commercial crew
Congress will likely appropriate around $500 million for NASA's commercial crew programme, well short of the $830 million in the Obama administration's FY2013...
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NewsSpaceX launch to space station delayed
SpaceX has delayed the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule, the first privately-owned capsule to the International Space Station (ISS), for...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mars planning as tough as an actual mission
NASA's long-term opportunities to explore the Red Planet are budget-constrained, so the ageny is planning carefully
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NewsESA: Russia stepping in to save ExoMars plan
Russia is stepping in to save a long-standing European Space Agency plan for a two-legged mission to Mars launching in 2016 and 2018 that had looked to be doomed because of NASA budget problems.
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NewsIndustry group resurrects 6,000kN F-1 engine for NASA proposal
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Dynetics have announced a resurrected F-1 engine as their entry into the advanced booster engineering demonstration and/or...
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NewsUS Air Force orders Minotaur 1 launch for ORS-3
The US rocket and satellite manufacturer, Orbital Sciences Corporationm, announced that the US Air Force has exercised an option order for a Minotaur I launch for the ORS-3 “Enabler” mission for the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office of the Department of Defense.