Space – Page 74
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NewsNew Mexico abandons legislated spaceport funding criteria
New Mexico’s legislature has abandoned its three criteria for releasing $100 million of construction funding for the proposed $198 million spaceport
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Inventor Roger Shawyer plans to test EmDrive in space
Microwave propulsion system could be in satelite in 2009
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NewsUK company first to be named as Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo supplier
The UK materials provider, Advanced Composites Group, is the first supplier for Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and White Knight 2 to be announced.
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NewsNew Mexico unveils $198 million cost estimate for Spaceport America
New Mexico's Spaceport America cost estimate is $198 million, according to a report by the US design and engineering firm hired by the state's Spaceport Authority
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NewsVideo: SpaceX Falcon 1 launch video
SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket reached 322km on its second demonstration launch before a second stage roll control failure led it to de-orbit prematurely
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NewsSpace Exploration Technologies begins engine testing for Falcon 9 heavy-lift launcher
Space Exploration Technologies has begun engine testing for its Falcon 9 heavy-lift launch vehicle even as it works to get its first Falcon 1 booster flying.
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Qualification process to test ESA's ATV
NASA International Space Station safety concerns and commercial cargo supply issues to be resolved by review
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NewsSoftware glitch hinders Orbital Express demonstration
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Orbital Express prototype satellite servicing vehicle suffered a guidance failure after its 8 March launch.
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NewsNASA chief warns of further Orion maiden flight delays
Without a fully funded fiscal year 2008 budget for its exploration systems programme NASA chief Michael Griffin expects the US to have no human spaceflight capability for more than four and a half years from 2010.
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International Space Station module Node 2 renamed Harmony
The Italian built US International Space Station module Node 2 has been renamed Harmony in a US school competition.
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NewsCryosat-2 mechanical integration begins
Integration has begun at EADS Astrium for the European Space Agency’s Cryosat-2, replacing the original Cryosat spacecraft lost during its launch in October 2005
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NewsSpaceX unveils new Dragon capsule details
Space Exploration Technologies has released new detail about its cargo and crew carrying Dragon capsule following its internal prelimninary design review completed earlier this month.