Space – Page 21
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With Grasshopper airborne, the past beckons for SpaceX
One year ago, SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk stood up in Washington DC's National Press Club and formally declared his intention to build a fully reusable...
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NewsSpaceX launch to Space Station encounters difficulties
SpaceX today is investigating the failure of one of the nine Merlin 1C engines that power the Falcon 9 launch vehicle during the 7 October launch of a Dragon...
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NewsVIDEO: SpaceX launches first commercial mission to ISS
SpaceX has successfully launched the first commercial mission to the International Space Station (ISS), successfully launching a Dragon capsule loaded with 400kg (882lb) of supplies.
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NewsUnited Launch Alliance successfully launches Boeing GPS satellite
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched the a Boeing GPS IIF satellite from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. The ULA Delta IV rocket...
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NewsChina's next manned mission Shenzhou 10 to perform complex manuevers
China's next manned spaceflight is likely to make a "fly around" of the Tiangong 1 space station, says Ming Li of the China Academy of Space Technology....
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Virginia delivers Antares launch pad to Orbital Sciences
The State of Virginia has finished construction on the Wallops Island, Virginia launch pad for Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle. The pad has officially...
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Space companies progress on commercial crew grants, await third round
Contractors under NASA's commercial crew development (CCDev) programme have completed a number of technical milestones marking significant progress towards access to the International Space Station (ISS) and low Earth orbit (LEO).
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NewsVIDEO: Radar data highlights sea level threat
A new high-resolution dataset from multiple orbiting missions has shown the global sea level to have risen by an average of 3mm per year over the past 18 years.
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HAL completes structure of Indian Mars orbiter
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has delivered the Mars orbiter mission satellite structure to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). "The satellite...
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NewsESA to skim atmosphere in risky gravity measurement experiment
The European Space Agency is making a risky manoeuvre with one of its most sophisticated satellites, but by lowering GOCE's orbit deeper into the high-drag outer reaches of the atmosphere scientists hope to dramatically improve their already superlative measurement of the Earth's gravity field.
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NewsLockheed considers viability of resurrected Athena small satellite launcher programme
A decision is expected soon from Lockheed Martin regarding whether to continue to resurrect the Athena programme, a small satellite launcher discontinued in 2001.
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NewsFlight not guaranteed for Boeing's commercial crew capsule
Boeing may yet shelve future development of its CST-100 capsule, despite a recent award of more than $460 million from NASA's programme to transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
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NewsSpy satellite and hitchhiking Cubesats successfully launched
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched an Atlas V from Vandenburg AFB, California, after several weeks' delay. The Atlas lofted a reconnaissance...
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NewsNASA releases RFP for commercial crew certification
NASA has released a request for proposal (RFP) for the first phase of contracts to certify commercial crew vehicles, a compliment to the commercial crew...
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NewsVirgin Galactic finishes unpowered flight test
Virgin Galactic has largely finished subsonic and unpowered flight tests of SpaceShipTwo, the vehicle that will bring tourists into suborbital space for...
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NewsATK's Liberty launch vehicle faces uncertain future
After failing to win an award in the latest round of NASA's commercial crew vehicle development grants, ATK's Liberty launch vehicle remains on paper facing...
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Masten loses Xaero during test flight
Masten Space Systems' Xaero reusable testbed was destroyed during an 11 September test flight, the Mojave, California-based company has announced. "Our...
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NewsStratolaunch carrier aircraft passes preliminary design review
Stratolaunch has finished the preliminary design review (PDR) of its space launch system, which it claims will be the largest aircraft ever built. "The...
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ILA: Second-generation Galileo 'must launch from 2020'
As the European Space Agency makes final preparations for the 10 October launch of the second pair of Europe's Galileo navigation satellites to start a fast-track...
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NewsILA: DLR outlines vision of 'next generation' research
Germany's DLR aerospace research centre has outlined its vision of air and space technology development geared to "society's needs" for safe, clean and affordable...