All Space articles – Page 100
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SpaceShipTwo mothership based on Globalflyer
Mojave-based Scaled Composites' SpaceShipTwo's (SS2) carrier aircraft, White Knight 2, will have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 and use composite structure technology developed for the Virgin Atlantic Globalflyer.
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Virgin Galactic gets technology transfer approval
Suborbital tourism company Virgin Galactic has been given approval by the US government for technology transfer from Mojave, California-based SpaceShipOne (SS1)-developer Scaled Composites for the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) vehicle.
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NewsNasa's Mars orbiter successfully launched
Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) began its seven-month flight to Mars successfully on 12 August.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter set to launch
Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is set to launch today following a number of postponements.
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NewsThe new frontier
The Russian space industry is finally having its budget boosted. Its heritage, increasing opportunism and low costs could usher in a new period of growth
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Arianespace hit by payload delay
First Ariane 5 launch since February due this week as satellite hold-up pushes back uprated ECA lift-off to October
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Discovery re-entry called off for today
Due to low clouds at the Kennedy Space Center landing site, Mission Control Houston has waved off both landing opportunities for Space Shuttle Discovery today.
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Discovery module to undock from Space Station
The International Space Station crew will return the Raffaello Module to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay later this morning. The hatches between Raffaello and the International Space Station were closed at 6:42 GMT this morning.
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Discovery spacewalkers to make repairs to heat shield.
As Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station (ISS) crews spend their fifth day together, Nasa is planning for a spacewalk that would be unmatched in the history of space travel.
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