US to launch anew secretive space plane
The United States is planning a new launch of its tiny, pilotless military space plane on Tuesday as part of a futuristic Air Force program that has fueled speculation over its mission.
The United States is planning a new launch of its tiny, pilotless military space plane on Tuesday as part of a futuristic Air Force program that has fueled speculation over its mission.
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2012
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(Phys.org)—At NASA facilities around the country, engineers are developing America's first exploration-class rocket since the Saturn V launched astronauts to the moon. The Space Launch System (SLS) will provide an entirely ...
Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2012
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South Korean space officials suspended a crucial rocket launch Thursday, after a technical problem halted the countdown just 17 minutes before the scheduled blast-off.
Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is undergoing renovations to accommodate future launch vehicles. A project of Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 9, 2012
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(Phys.org)—NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. is using a method called selective laser melting, or SLM, to create intricate metal parts for America's next heavy-lift rocket. Using this state-of-the-art ...
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2012
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NASA is exploring options for larger payload fairings to enhance the cargo carrying capabilities of its Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket, now in development, to carry cargo, crewed spacecraft and science payloads. ...
Space Exploration
Nov 2, 2012
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Radical changes, possibly the biggest to ever hit Windows PCs, are going to dramatically alter the status quo of computing a week from Friday.
Software
Oct 22, 2012
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(Phys.org)—America's next heavy-lift rocket needs a strong and reliable engine to launch humans beyond low Earth orbit. That's why engineers with NASA's Space Launch System program, managed at the Marshall Space Flight ...
Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2012
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With the launch of its Surface tablet computer, Microsoft is becoming a genuine "frenemy"—part friend, part enemy—to its longtime manufacturing partners.
Business
Oct 17, 2012
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Microsoft says its first tablet computer, the Surface, will start at $499 when it goes on sale Oct. 26.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 16, 2012
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