Space – Page 98
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Arianespace to sponsor X Prize Cup
European satellite launching company Arianespace has announced it will sponsor the X Prize Cup planned for 2006.
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Arianespace to launch Thaicom 5
Thai satellite communications company Shin Satellite and Arianespace have signed a launch contract for the Thaicom 5 satellite.
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Good and bad news for US space
Industrialists forecast continued growth in business, but warn of offshore threat country’s US dominance of sector
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Raytheon ready to test Penguin lunar concept
Robotic vehicle to ‘hop’ from spot to spot in exploring Moon’s south polar region
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Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launcher takes shape
An Ariane 5 vehicle is being readied in preparation for Arianespace's next mission on September 29.
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Space station rescue plan flawed after STS 115
Plans to use the International Space Station (ISS) as a safe haven should crew from a space shuttle mission need rescuing will be rendered unviable after the expected March 2006 Space Shuttle Discovery mission, STS 115
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Tests on methane rocket engine a success
XCOR Aerospace has completed its first series of tests on a 50-pound thrust rocket engine fuelled by methane and liquid oxygen.
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James Webb Space Telescope marks program milestone
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team have completed the initial step in manufacturing all the primary mirrors for the next-generation space observatory's telescope - an important program milestone.