All Space articles – Page 51
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FAA aims to extend its space tourism rules worldwide
Development of personal spaceflight safety oversight should be part of a United Nations process separate from existing international aviation organisations,...
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NASA faces Moon plan 30-month delay and $7 billion cost hike says report
The maiden flight of NASA's Ares I crew launch vehicle and its Orion crew exploration vehicle could be delayed until after September 2017, along...
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Endeavour awaits 14 November launch
NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour is expected to be launched...
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Land Launch aims for second lift-off
The international joint venture Land Launch is preparing for its second flight...
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India plans astronaut training centre by 2012
An astronaut training centre larger than 40.5Ha (100 acres), on the outskirts of Bangalore, is to be completed by 2012 in preparation for India's proposed...
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India plans for X-ray spacecraft 2009 launch
India's first dedicated astronomy research satellite, Astrosat , designed to observe the universe using...
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This Week briefing
EADS is slowing down production of the Airbus Military A400M transport, as it grapples with ongoing...
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London-New York via space
Could suborbital flight be a substitute for intercontinental supersonic transport?
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Italian Space Agency plans its relaunch
Italy is a prime mover in European space programmes, but its national ambitions could be affected by ESA budget needs
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Congress told: make NTSB official space accident investigator
A commercial human spaceflight safety report for Congress has recommended that new legislation should be passed to put the US government's National...
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Gulfstream fly-by-wireless trials to continue
Gulfstream says it will continue testing a fly-by-wireless system on its G550 advanced flight controls aircraft until...
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ESA's BepiColombo mission's costs balloon
The cost estimates for the joint European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) double-spacecraft BepiColombo...
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Armadillo wins NASA lunar lander challenge
Texas based-rocket developer Armadillo Aerospace has won the $350,000 Northrop...
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EASA's space tourism approach requires certification
The European Aviation Safety Agency has unveiled its proposed regulatory approach for suborbital aircraft at a space...
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India begins Chandrayaan-2 work
Following the successful launch of India's first lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 on 22 October the...
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Picture: Endeavour makes pad move ahead of ISS launch
Space shuttle Endeavour was moved from Launch Pad 39B to Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center this week in preparation for the STS-126 mission to the International...
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This Weeks briefings
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala has secured its second partnership deal with a major European aerospace...
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CSTS service module design updated
The service module of the proposed Crew Space Transportation System (CSTS) had its design modified during October, while in Bremen there were further discussions about the project's workshare.
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Final firing test of Japan's H-IIB first stage set for February
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries expects to conduct the captive firing test of Japan's new H-IIB...
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Congress demands US rocket engine report
A report on the US industry's ability to develop rocket engines must be supplied to the US Congress by 15 January. The demand for the report is contained...