SpaceX encore: 2nd private space station shipment (Update)
A private company is headed back to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Oct 4, 2012
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Antares commercial rocket reaches new Atlantic coast launch pad
At long last, Orbital Sciences Corporation has rolled their new commercially developed Antares medium class rocket to the nation's newest spaceport – the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at Wallops Island,Va – and ...
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2012
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American resupply missions to the space station progressing
(Phys.org)—Orbital Sciences Corporation Monday rolled the first stage of its Antares rocket to the launch pad of the nation's newest spaceport - the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Va. - while in Florida, ...
Space Exploration
Oct 2, 2012
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NASA Orion splashdown tests ensure safe landings for astronauts
(Phys.org)—The 18,000-pound test article that mimics the size and weight of NASA's Orion spacecraft crew module recently completed a final series of water impact tests in the Hydro Impact Basin at the agency's Langley Research ...
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2012
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A canopy of confidence: Orion's parachutes
(Phys.org)—They were perhaps some of the most visible images of the end of each Apollo mission: Giant orange and white parachutes unfurled high above the spacecraft, gently descending toward the ocean. As NASA continues ...
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2012
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New NASA space technology app educates users at hypersonic speeds
Want to try your hand at landing an inflatable spacecraft? All you need is a smart phone, a computer or a tablet.
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2012
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US military to test hypersonic vehicle over Pacific: X-51A to reach Mach 6
The US military plans to launch a hypersonic unmanned vehicle in a test flight Tuesday over the Pacific, with the X-51A due to reach mind-boggling speeds of Mach 6, a spokesman said.
Engineering
Aug 14, 2012
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Scientists plot driving routes for new Mars rover (Update)
NASA's newest rover Curiosity has yet to make its first move on Mars, but scientists said Tuesday they are already mapping out possible driving routes to a Martian mountain.
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2012
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NASA's 'green' planetary test lander crashes
Earlier this week NASA safely landed a robotic rover on Mars 350 million miles (563 million kilometers) away. But on Thursday here on Earth, a test model planetary lander crashed and burned at Kennedy Space Center in the ...
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2012
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Russia tests faster space docking route
An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in a record time, officials said Thursday, taking just under six hours from launch to complete the journey.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2012
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