Space – Page 59
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Shuttle prepares for return without inspection boom
The crew of NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour is preparing for a return to Earth on 27 March without the 15m...
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Technology briefing
the future is Fractionated spacecraft MODULAR SPACE A project to demonstrate that a large, monolithic satellite can be replaced by smaller, networked...
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NewsEurope's cargo spaceship makes maiden flight towards space station
Europe's first expendable cargo spaceship for the International Space Station blasted off from its French Guiana spaceport on 9 March
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Briefing 11 March
Lufthansa private fleet to have nine jets including two CRJ200s business jets Lufthansa is to operate nine of its own business aircraft this year,...
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Italy and US agree: European manned spaceflight is needed
Italian and US space agencies have agreed that an autonomous European space access capability with human crews is a necessity for the proposed global lunar...
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India funds preparatory manned spaceflight work
India's first manned mission, expected to be launched in 2014, has been allocated an initial 1,250 million rupees ($31 million) under the government's 2008-9...
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DARPA pushes limits of unmanned aircraft capability to extremes
NASA work on high-altitude umanned aircraft with endurance measured in months laid the groundwork for DARPA's bold goal of five years aloft UNMANNED...
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News briefing
SAUDI ARABIA, UAE ADVANCE TANKER DEALS INFLIGHT REFUELLING The United Arab Emirates has signed a contract with EADS for its anticipated purchase of...
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NASA rebutts Ares I 'myths'
Ares programme manager Steve Cook has debunked what he calls the "Ares myths" that critics have persistently assumed about the Moon mission launcher since...
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SpaceX blames workload for Falcon 9 rocket delay
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is blaming the overwhelming amount of work involved in developing its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for a six-month...
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NASA employs video game company for Constellation programme
Maryland based-computer game company Vision Videogames is working on a 3D visualisation software package for NASA's...
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NASA adds power and height to Ares V rocket
NASA's Ares V cargo launch vehicle (CLV) , named after its five first-stage...
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New Orion CEV requirements force contract renegotiation
NASA and its Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) prime contractor Lockheed Martin are restructuring the design,...
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NewsSpaceX Falcon 9 maiden flight delayed by six months to late Q1 2009
Space Exploration Technologies is blaming the overwhelming amount of work related to the development of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for a maiden flight delay of six months...
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Ten teams enter Google Lunar X Prize Moon landing competition
Ten teams have registered for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize to land a privately funded robotic rover on the Moon. They are: the Aeronautics and Cosmonautics...
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Business in brief
business briefs AAR eyes expansion of composites work Components Aviation aftermarket supplier AAR is planning a four-fold expansion of its composites...
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Comment - Space wars
The US Navy's shootdown of a failed spy satellite provided the USA with the chance to demonstrate its missile defence capabilities. But it could also herald a new Cold War
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News in brief
CHC Helicopter in C$3.7bn private equity buyout rotorcraft Private equity firm First Reserve is to buy CHC Helicopter, the world's largest helicopter...
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NASA picks Orbital for ISS cargo services
Facing retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2010, NASA has made a second attempt to ensure that competitive commercial providers are available to transport...