NASA picks four astronauts to fly first commercial spaceflights
NASA has selected four veteran astronauts to lead the way back into orbit from U.S. soil.
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SpaceX rocket explosion unlikely to slow launches for long
SpaceX's rocket explosion last week may only briefly slow the company's ambitious launch schedule at Cape Canaveral, Fla., but it could also give a boost to its competitors, experts say.
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Jul 6, 2015
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NASA's reliance on outsourcing launches causes a dilemma for the space agency
The spectacular failure of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last week underscores a growing problem for NASA: its reliance on private companies and Russia in order to launch many of its crucial missions.
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Jul 3, 2015
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Searchers comb Alaska glacier for GIs killed in 1950s crash
Scientists and volunteers tethered in safety gear and ice cleats painstakingly scoured the frozen dirt and ice to see if a glacier had given up any more of its dead before they are swept into a lake and lost to history.
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Jun 24, 2015
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SpaceX cleared for US military launches
The US Air Force has certified private company SpaceX to launch military satellites, opening the doors to a lucrative market previously held solely by a Lockheed and Boeing joint venture.
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May 27, 2015
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NASA's CubeSat initiative aids in testing of technology for solar sails in space
With help from NASA, a small research satellite to test technology for in-space solar propulsion launched into space Wednesday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, as part of the agency's ...
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May 21, 2015
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Video reveals dramatic Spacex falcon rocket barge landing and launch
A new high resolution video from SpaceX shows just how close the landing attempt of their Falcon 9 first stage on an ocean floating barge came to succeeding following the rockets launch on Tuesday afternoon, April 14, from ...
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Apr 20, 2015
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Image: Experimental wing tests electric propulsion technologies
Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech) project researchers at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center are performing ground testing of a 31-foot-span, carbon composite wing section with 18 electric motors.
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Apr 6, 2015
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ESA experts assess risk from exploded satellite
After studying the recent explosive break-up of a US satellite, ESA space debris experts have concluded this event does not increase the collision risk to nearby ESA missions in any meaningful way.
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Mar 5, 2015
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Image: Giant filament seen on the sun
A dark, snaking line across the lower half of the sun in this Feb. 10, 2015 image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows a filament of solar material hovering above the sun's surface. SDO shows colder material ...
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Feb 12, 2015
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