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Europe's Arianespace inks new deals at US conference
European satellite launch operator Arianespace announced at a satellite expo in Washington Tuesday that it had signed two new contracts this week for launches in the coming years.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2012 |
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NASA's smaller programs could be at risk
The cost of NASA's two flagship programs - a new space telescope and its next rocket - is poised to devour much of the agency's shrinking budget in coming years, putting at risk everything from efforts to develop futuristic ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Sea Launch conducts satellite launch for Intelsat
(AP) — A rocket carrying an Intelsat satellite has successfully lifted off from the oceangoing Sea Launch platform on the equator.
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Soviet find of water on the Moon in the 1970s ignored by the West
(Phys.org) -- In August 1976 Luna 24 landed on the moon and returned to Earth with samples of rocks, which were found to contain water, but this finding was ignored by scientists in the West.
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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NASA completes Dream Chaser flight test milestone
(Phys.org) -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems successfully completed a "captive carry test" of its full-scale Dream Chaser orbital crew vehicle Tuesday, marking a new milestone in the company's ...
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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Wii U, sequels take another swing at E3
(AP) — Is the Wii U right for you?
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Bright future for solar power in space
Solar power gathered in space could be set to provide the renewable energy of the future thanks to innovative research being carried out by engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2012 |
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NASA preparing to launch NuSTAR, its newest X-ray eyes
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, is being prepared for the final journey to its launch pad on Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. The mission will study everything ...
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May 30, 2012 |
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SpaceX signs 1st customer for big new rocket
(AP) — Space Exploration Technologies says it has signed its first commercial contract for a new rocket that will be more powerful than the one that launched the company's Dragon capsule to the International Space Station ...
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May 29, 2012 |
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Iran delays launch of observation satellite
Iran announced Tuesday it has delayed the launch of an experimental observation satellite that was supposed to have happened a week ago, saying it would now take place sometime within the next 10 months.
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May 29, 2012 |
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Kazakhstan blocks Russian satellite launches: reports
Kazakhstan, which hosts Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome, is blocking three upcoming Russian satellite launches because of a dispute over the drop zone for rocket debris, reports said on Monday.
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May 28, 2012 |
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J-2X engine continues to set standards
(Phys.org) -- Testing of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine continues to set standards. Last fall, the engine attained 100 percent power in just its fourth test and became the fastest U.S. rocket engine ...
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May 28, 2012 |
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