Space – Page 44
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NewsHas the countdown to Ariane 6 begun?
Flightglobal can now reveal details of the European Space Agency's decision timetable to replace its Ariane 5 rocket with its next generation launcher...
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The long walk back to the Moon
Forty years after mankind's giant leap and 37 years after the final Apollo landing, a return to the Moon seems a long way away...
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'One small step for Man...'
NASA The first occasion on which man has set foot on a body other than Earth NASA This fuzzy image from the live television coverage captures...
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Lunar Module cutaway
CUTAWAY FRANK MUNGER LUNAR MODULE LM-5 "EAGLE" KEY 1Docking hatch LM/CM 2Docking drogue (removeable for access) 3Cabin assembly 4Mid-section...
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Return to the Moon
The USA's lunar ambitions were surprisingly revived under George Bush, but will President Obama continue funding? Work for Constellation is continuing while the review is under way and the plan is still to reach the Moon by 2020
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Opinion
Comment: we come in peace
The 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's triumphant Moon mission is a much justified celebration, but are we marking a great moment from our past or one step on a great journey forwards?
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NewsNASA drops Ares V from launch services contract
NASA has dropped the Ares V and Altair lunar lander from its ground launch services contract citing their distant in-service dates
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VIDEO: First Briton in space awarded astronaut pin
The first Briton in space Helen Sharman has been awarded the first of the British Interplanetary Society's ...
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NewsSpaceShip Two rocket motor testing revealed
Virgin Galactic is testing a range of fuels for its SpaceShip Two rocket motor with an eye on "whole life issues"...
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VIDEO: Take a guided tour on board the Breitling Super Connie
The Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation operated by Basle-based Swiss Super Constellation Flyers Association (SCFA) was a key attraction at this year’s Paris air show.
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Will son of Shuttle-C replace NASA's Ares?
NASA's Moon rockets of choice face oblivion under President Obama's first budget, so will a new spin on an old idea win...
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From Shuttle to HLV: a 30-year journey
The Space Shuttle-derived Heavy Lift Vehicle is the merely the latest concept that uses the Shuttle external tank and solid rocket boosters to orbit robotic...
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More WhiteKnight Two testing details after Oshkosh
Details of future WhiteKnight Two testing and an evaluation of its Pratt & Whitney Canada 308A engines should emerge after July's Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE PICTURES: WhiteKnight Two at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport
Flightglobal has obtained exclusive pictures of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two mothership Eve at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport...
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NewsActuator forces WhiteKnight Two diversion from spaceport ceremony
An actuator alarm led Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two mothership prototype Eve's pilots to land at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport today, diverting the aircraft...
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Galileo still bedevilled despite progress
Despite launch contract signings and production award announcements declared at the Paris air show the Galileo satellite navigation system is still a programme...
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Israeli industry overshadows UAV Paris first
While appropriate that a European unmanned air vehicle should fly for the first time at the Paris air show on its 100th anniversary, the reality for the UAV industry is that Israel's dominance was clear.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Soyuz 2-1b launch end of 2010
Next year will see the maiden flights of two types of Samara Space Center Soyuz rockets from the new...