Space – Page 54
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NASA to test plasma engine on space station
NASA expects to sign an agreement to test a new propulsion system on the International Space Station, according to the US space agency's administrator Michael...
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Virgin Galactic rolls out mothership
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft for its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle was rolled out of one of Scaled Composites' hangars at Mojave air...
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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo rocket motor options revealed
Paraffin and asphalt based-solid fuels for the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) rocket motor have been tested by Virgin Galactic's prime contractor Scaled Composites. Speaking...
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India's Moon probe rocket launch preparations begin
Assembly of the augmented version of the Indian Space Research Organisation Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has begun for the expected September launch of...
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NewsOSHKOSH 2008: NASA's Constellation rockets could be used commercially
NASA administrator Michael Griffin tells EAA Airventure audience, the space agency's Constellation programme's rockets could in future be used for commercial...
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NewsRutan: Fatigue 'is not an issue' for WhiteKnightTwo
Unveiling Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo on 28 July its prime contractor Scaled Composites denied that fatigue would be a problem...
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NewsVIDEO: Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo at Mojave air and space port
On 28 July Virgin Galactic's Scaled Composites designed White Knight II carrier aircraft was rolled out
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NewsNASA's Apollo lunar module ascent engine roars again
An Apollo lunar module ascent engine has been test fired after being in storage for decades to help technology development for NASA's new Moon programme...
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Russia's Federal Space Agency announces more ISS modules
While investigations continue into why two Russian Soyuz capsules' service...
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NewsESA aims for manned capsule by 2020
ESA's $475 million three-year Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Advanced Return Vehicle project could be the basis for a manned capsule operating by 2020...
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Spaceland dealing with weighty matters
Spaceland dealing with weighty matters
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Things are looking blacker for space exploration
Things are looking blacker for space exploration
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Aero Sekur Parachutes into Farnborough
Aero Sekur Parachutes into Farnborough
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NewsFlight's 100 Greatest revealed
After weeks of voting and thousands of votes, the results of Flight's 100 Greatest are now public