All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 49
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NASA assesses ISS supply options
European Space Agency in talks to offer further Automated Transfer Vehicle flights after Space Shuttle retirement
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Space tourism with Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo set for 2009 lift-off with up to 50 flights in year one
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) suborbital rocket glider may begin commercial operations in 2009, says the space tourism provider's chief pilot Stephen Johnson. The Scaled Composites-designed vehicle will have inclined pilot seats, but no fly-by-wire, he says in an exclusive first interview with Flight International.
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Starchaser catches ESA tourism deal
UK rocket developer Starchaser Industries has been awarded a €150,000 European Space Agency contract to assess its Thunderstar booster and Starchaser capsule
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Ares I booster shortened
Changes to crew launch vehicle rocket and fuel tanks made in first design analysis
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Europe aims for environmentally-friendly all-electric fuel cell flight by 2009 as part of €4.5m Sixth Framework research drive
A 1h flight of a fuel cell-powered, electrically propelled two-seat aircraft by the fourth quarter of 2009 is one of the goals of a three-year, €4.5 million ($5.93 million) European Union research project.