All Space articles – Page 67
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India evaluates manned spacecraft capsule technologies
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing a 12-month project to report on the capsule technology needed...
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NewsVIDEO: China's lunar sample return, spacewalk and space station docking concepts revealed
Flightglobal has obtained a promotional video from Chinese aerospace prime contractor China Academy of Space Technology that shows computer generated video images of the country's first spacewalk, a lunar sample return rocket launching and...
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NASA requests private space station based research proposals
NASA has officially requested proposals from industry for International Space...
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Delta II dropped as NASA changes rocket purchasing
Despite price reductions offered by Boeing, NASA has decided to end its use of the Boeing...
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Surrey Satellite Technology wins US lunar orbiter study contract
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) has been awarded a study phase contract for a potential joint US-UK lunar orbiter...
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NewsBigelow Aerospace to launch habitable spacecraft as soon as possible
Commercial space complex entrepreneur Robert Bigelow announced on 13 August that his...
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All ON BOARD AIR MOOREA TWIN OTTER FEARED DEAD ACCIDENT All 20 people on board an Air Moorea de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 are feared dead...
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India successfully tests home grown cryogenic upper stage engine
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully ground tested for 8min its new regeneratively cooled 15,600lb-thrust...
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Indian government considers astronaut proposals
A detailed feasibility proposal for the first Indian manned spaceflight mission has been submitted for approval to the New Delhi government by its Indian...
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United Launch Alliance to wade in on commercial ISS supply
NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Demonstrations (COTS) phase one competitors, Rocketplane-Kistler...
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Astrium/Thales jointly win $1.66 billion deal for new telecoms constellation
A $1.66 billion telecommunications satellite constellation design, construction and management contract has been awarded to a joint team of EADS Astrium...
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PICTURE: First NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour launch in four years achieves orbit
NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched successfully from Kennedy...
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Success for Vinci rocket engine restart test
Arianespace has successfully carried out a re-ignition test of the new liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen-fuelled Vinci upper-stage engine for its Ariane 5 launcher....
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NewsNASA: new launch abort system design improves Orion's mass margin
Aerodynamic improvements to the launch abort system could let NASA increase the mass of its Orion...
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European Space Agency orbiter to monitor NASA Mars Phoenix landing
The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter is to monitor the 13min entry, descent...
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NASA plans 'Armageddon' spacecraft to blast asteroid
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has designed a nuclear-warhead-carrying spacecraft,...
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New Energia boss says NASA contracts unaffected as firm faces management crisis
Vitaly Lopota, newly appointed manager of Russian space manufacturer RKK Energia, has promised that the firm will carry out all its contracts relating to...
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Orion to see first umbilical EVA since 1974
NASA has chosen umbilical extra vehicular activity (EVA) as the space walk method for its Constellation...