News tagged with space rocket
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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 28, 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.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 29, 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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 28, 2012 |
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