All Space articles – Page 94
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NewsSpace: The Guidebook
With the release of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed rules on commercial human spaceflight those hoping to be final frontier tourists can now find out what they need for the right stuff.
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NewsVega fires up on third-stage test
The Zefiro 9 third stage of the European Space Agency’s new Vega small launch vehicle, designed to carry 1.5t to low-Earth orbit, was successfully test fired for the first time in December last.
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Ariane 5 launches Indian and European satellites
The Ariane 5 successfully lifted off from Europe's Spaceport on Wednesday, deploying India's INSAT-4A telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
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Virgin space base plan allows for bigger ships in future
Extra-large runway to be built in New Mexico hints at SpaceShipTwo successors
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ESA boosts science, delays Kliper
Only three member states stump up cash for Russia’s manned spacecraft project as attention turns to ISS
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Europe’s joint vision for space hits budget barrier
Uncertainty over funding may cause several months’ delay for EU/ESA programme
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Glitches delay SpaceX maiden flight to December
The maiden flight of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) 570kg (1,254lb) to low Earth orbit Falcon 1 launcher has been delayed to mid-December following liquid oxygen (LOX) tank and computer problems.
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New orbital rocket launch put back a day
The US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) has bumped the maiden flight of SpaceX Falcon 1, the first privately developed, liquid fueled rocket to reach orbit, from its official launch date today at 21:00 GMT to tomorrow at the same time.