News tagged with space travel
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SpaceX shows off its blackened 'Dragon' craft
Bearing brown and black scorch marks from its fiery tour in orbit in December, the Dragon spacecraft built by US company SpaceX went on display in the US capital on Thursday.
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Feb 10, 2011 |
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Branson launching digital magazine for iPad
British tycoon Richard Branson on Tuesday will unveil a digital magazine tailored for viewing on Apple's popular iPad tablet computers, according to press conference invitations.
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Virgin to launch space tourism in 18 months: Branson
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that Virgin Galactic is on track to offer commercial space travel within 18 months, and that space hotels are next on the drawing board.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2010 |
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K-state researchers explore physiological effects of space travel
The final frontier may be no further than Manhattan, Kan., as a team of Kansas State University researchers launches a project funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Stanford researchers tapped to help make rules for commercial space travel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Before business skyrockets to space, the FAA has to make sure it's safe to get there.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2010 |
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IKAROS unfurls first ever solar sail in space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Japan's IKAROS has rolled out its solar sail, the first ever deployed in space. JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, achieved the feat by rotating the craft rapidly and spinning the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Bad weather postpones Japan rocket launch
Japan on Tuesday postponed the launch of a rocket due to deploy a Venus probe and an experimental "space yacht" propelled by solar particles, because of bad weather at the launch site.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2010 |
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Astronauts dock at International Space Station
A Russian rocket carrying three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States docked at the International Space Station Wednesday, the Russian flight control centre said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars
(AP) -- Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Gravitational Space Corridors Could Slash Space Travel Costs (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying space travel possibilities have proposed that gravitational space corridors could be used by spacecraft, in much the same way as ships use ocean currents. Taking advantage ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Space tourism port to be sited in Abu Dhabi
Tourists will be able to journey to outer space via Abu Dhabi as part of a deal by a local investment group to take a stake in the world's first commercial space travel operator, the two companies said on ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Space companies eye HI as potential new frontier
(AP) -- Tourists coming to Hawaii for high-end getaways could someday be launched from the sand to the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights. Hawaii could even be the first state where space travelers ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2009 |
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Fluid Dynamics Research to Make Peeing in Space More Comfortable and Sanitary (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering students at UC San Diego are studying the fluid dynamics of water in order to build a more comfortable and sanitary urine collection device for space travel.
Jun 02, 2009 |
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More 'Star Trek' than 'Snuggie': Student design to protect lunar outpost from dangerous radiation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien creatures are the least of NASA's worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions - with space radiation at the top of the list. Now, a group ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2009 |
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NASA faces deadline for tough decisions on shuttle
(AP) -- NASA is facing a critical deadline to make its biggest decision in a generation: whether to go forward with plans to retire the space shuttle fleet and replace it with a new mode of space travel. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2009 |
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