Space – Page 99
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SpaceShipThree poised to follow if SS2 succeeds
Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites to develop orbital version of tourist spacecraft
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NASA slammed in Return to Flight report
NASA management has been accused of arrogance and substandard engineering in the final report of the Return to Flight Task Group (RTFTG), which monitored NASA's implementation of the Columbia accident investigation board (CAIB) recommendations.
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Two weeks before next shuttle launch date confirmed
Although March is the new notional target date for the next Space Shuttle mission, STS 121, it could be two weeks before NASA planners decide if that is realistic or not, NASA said on 18 August
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Virgin Galactic gets technology transfer approval
Suborbital tourism company Virgin Galactic has been given approval by the US government for technology transfer from Mojave, California-based SpaceShipOne (SS1)-developer Scaled Composites for the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) vehicle.
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SpaceShipTwo mothership based on Globalflyer
Mojave-based Scaled Composites' SpaceShipTwo's (SS2) carrier aircraft, White Knight 2, will have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 and use composite structure technology developed for the Virgin Atlantic Globalflyer.
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NewsNasa's Mars orbiter successfully launched
Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) began its seven-month flight to Mars successfully on 12 August.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter set to launch
Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is set to launch today following a number of postponements.
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NewsThe new frontier
The Russian space industry is finally having its budget boosted. Its heritage, increasing opportunism and low costs could usher in a new period of growth
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Arianespace hit by payload delay
First Ariane 5 launch since February due this week as satellite hold-up pushes back uprated ECA lift-off to October