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Latest on Virginia funding for Wallops Island spaceport

jack Kennedy has an update on Virginia state legislation dealing with infrastructure funding for the commercial spaceport ope... Similar stories ...
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Bone density study on ISS with mice

Last year the results of an ISS experiment were published that showed that osteoporosis medication could help to ameliorate b... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: L�pez-Alegr�a defends commercial crew & cargo; Commercial crew poster

Former NASA astronaut Michael L�pez-Alegr�a makes all the right points in an excellent defense of the commercial cargo and cr... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: ISS & space debris; NASA astrophysics told to diet

Space junk is becoming increasingly bothersome for ISS operations: Near-misses between space station and debris on the rise -... Similar stories ...
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Tim Pickens: need "to make space cool for the general public"

Tim Pickens of Dynetics and the Rocket City Space Pioneers will talk next week at Space Access'12 about changes they plan to ... Similar stories ...
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John Mankins and his NIAC SBSP proposal

Leonard David reports on John Mankins proposed SPS-ALPHA solar power satellite concept, which he presented at the NIAC sympos... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: A X-15 for your office; The Gemini ride to the Moon

Scott Lowther knows someone who makes pricey but very impressive looking 1/15 scale replicas of the X-15: Who wants a big X-1... Similar stories ...
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Venus and the Sisters

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The Lurio Report: Teachers in Space, Biz plan contest, NSRC pt. 2,& more

A new issue of The Lurio Report has been released. Here is the TOC: Teachers - Apply. RAeS Event. Suborbital Researchers M... Similar stories ...
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Talk on paraffin-based fuels for hybrid rockets

The next free weekly symposium at the SETI Institute Headquarters on 189 Bernardo Ave in Mountain View will have the followin... Similar stories ...
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Space Access'12 - program update, pre-reg ends tonight

An update on the Space Access'12 meeting: SA '12 starts in less than a week. Two more late program additions: ... Similar stories ...
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Astrowright Spaceflight Consulting LLC

A reader points me to a the blog Astrowright, which in turn is a part of Astrowright Spaceflight Consulting LLC. The firm is ... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Plane Crazy & Scaled Careers; Cal. state govt. shows interest in New Space

Mojave Air & Space Port will hold one its famous Plane Crazy events on the 21st and Scaled Composites will host an open house... Similar stories ...
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Video of CST-100 parachute test

Via Spaceports blog comes the video below of the CST-100 parachute drop test. There are also a couple of photos at Boeing spa... Similar stories ...
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Huge Astronomy Archive and Exploding Star Named for Maryland Senator

The designation was assigned by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md. Similar stories ...
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The Urban Astronomer posted a news story on their blog

Vernal Equinox, Full Moon, Passover and Easter

As Spring arrives, so do the religious festivals of Passover and Easter. These two festivals change date each year, happening... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: CST-100 drop test plans; Brian Shiro, pt. 3

This report on the CST-100 parachute drop test discusses Boeing's plans for more tests: Boeing CCDev Entrant Has Parachute Dr... Similar stories ...
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Moon: Day 14 - “Northwestern Libration.”

I am able to observe the Moon as it is nearly full this morning at 5:10-20am, before it becomes obscured by clouds.  It is th... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Spaceport boosts NM; A Russian commercial spaceport;

An editorial discusses the benefits brought by Spaceport America to the Las Cruces, New Mexico area: Our View: Spaceport Amer... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Trashing homesteading; Starving innovation; NASA's not boring

The space homesteading proposal receives the sort of serious analysis for which the Mail Online is known: Legal loophole coul... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Science mission program fears; Mikulski is a real star

Representatives of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) discuss threats, such as high launch costs, to their programs: Wh... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Smallsats on F9; Entrepreneurs post-NASA ; Privatizing Hubble

Here's a list of smallsats/cubesats that plan to fly on a Falcon 9 sometime in the coming year or two: SpaceX: General Falcon... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Progress with Boeing's CST-100; Bigelow-NASA contract rumor; Boeing-Space Adventures deal

Leonard David talks with John Mulholland, VP and program manager for Boeing Commercial programs, about the CST-100 crew modul... Similar stories ...
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Lockheed's Athena bet +USAF buys a Minotaur I

This article explains why Lockheed-Martin is making a big investment in the Kodiak Island spaceport for launching its Athena... Similar stories ...
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Zodiacal Light Panorama

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Another Morpheus engine test

Project Morpheus had a tethered engine test of the lander today. Don't see any official photos or video yet but here are some... Similar stories ...
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Over 80 Photography Links For True Addicts

As we head into the Easter long weekend, the Toads are pleased to share this weeks list of tutorials, great photography and i... Similar stories ...
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Huge Astronomy Archive and Exploding Star Named for Maryland Senator

The designation was assigned by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md. Similar stories ...
Space Science
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Gwynne Shotwell of SpaceX on "Hotel Mars"

Gwynne Shotwell of SpaceX was the latest guest during David Livingston's weekly segment on the John Batchelor radio show: The... Similar stories ...
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Project PoGo at San Diego Space Society

The San Diego Space Society is starting a project to develop a cubesat style payload for reusable suborbital space flights: P... Similar stories ...
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NASA Flight Oppportunities at the UP Aerospace launch

Karolyn Ronzano of NASA Flight Opportunities program posts about the UP Aerospace launch today, which carried a small instrum... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Heading "Out there"; Brian Shiro, pt. 2

A rebuttal to the call by the NASA Advisory Council for the agency to specify a single particular destination: NASA�s Star Tr... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Paradigm space travel shift; SpaceX rocket man; Rep. Palazzo & public-private space

Michael Belfiore writes about the significance of the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon mission to the ISS: A paradigm shift fo... Similar stories ...
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CASIS tries to get on track; Ohio delegation wants to derail it

CASIS is the non-profit organization in Florida selected by NASA to run the ISS National Lab science activities. There has be... Similar stories ...
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FISO: Human rating the Atlas & Delta launch vehicles

The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presenta... Similar stories ...
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10th rocket launch from Spaceport America conducted by UP Aerospace

An announcement from Spaceport America and UP Aerospace: UP Aerospace Conducts Tenth Launch from Spaceport America Spac... Similar stories ...
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Telescopes and galaxy hunting

Cool, dry Canadian air has moved into our area and that’s good news for my astronomy. I’ve had a string of clear nights to us... Similar stories ...
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Homesteading final frontier - webcast

The webcast has started of the briefing on Capitol Hill about the Homesteading the Final Frontier study (See earlier post he... Similar stories ...
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Space Astronomy Archive and Distant Supernova Are Named in Honor Of U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski

Get larger image formats One of the world's largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information about my... Similar stories ...
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Black Sky Training staff grows

Black Sky Training, a subsidiary of the Orbital Commerce Project, released this statement today: Black Sky Training is pr... Similar stories ...
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Southern Skywatch April 2012 Edition Up

Evening sky looking west as seen from Adelaide at 6:30 pm local time on April 25 showing Venu... Similar stories ...
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Morning Aurora.

This was more of a discovery when I began the newspaper route: an aurora arc whitish-gray first seen across my north at 3:15a... Similar stories ...
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Images for 3455 New Photographs Added 3/27/2012

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UP Aerospace mission

A reader reminds me that UP Aerospace is scheduled to launch a SpaceLoft XL sounding rocket from Spaceport America on Thursda... Similar stories ...
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Homesteading the final frontier - D.C. briefing

Rand Simberg and the Competitive Enterprise Institute will host a briefing on Thursday morning on Capitol Hill about the Hom... Similar stories ...
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Centaurus A

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Moon: Day 13 - “Before Cardanus & Krafft”

I was just able to observe the Moon briefly this morning shortly after 5:00am, when it was some 12 days & 20 hrs old.  Then, ... Similar stories ...
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Monthly Stargazing Calendar for April 2012

On April 15 the planet Saturn will be at Opposition. The ringed giant will be at its closest approach to the Earth and its fa... Similar stories ...
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Selling Your Photographs Through Stock Libraries: A Primer

Before the advent of digital photography, there was no micro and macro in stock photography, royalty free was a little used t... Similar stories ...
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NASA Announcement of Flight Opportunities #4

NASA's Flight Opportunities program has released its fourth call for proposals for payloads for parabolic flights, high altit... Similar stories ...
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NASA technology licensing

Patent agent Andrew Rush discusses NASA patents and the way the agency licenses them to commercial users: Licensing NASA Deve... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: 60 Minutes Space Coast show aftermath; Military space changes

Jeff Foust reports on the political repercussions of the recent CBS 60 Minutes segment about job losses on the Space Coast fo... Similar stories ...
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Dispelling the myth of robotic efficiency

As he has before (e.g. here), Dr. Ian Crawford (Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London) challenges the ... Similar stories ...
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Briefs:NRC space meeting; ISS Salmonella research update

Marcia Smith is posting notes from the NRC Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board in Washington DC: (spcplcyonline) on Twitt... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: CS Tycho electronics; Morpheus engine test

Copenhagen Suborbitals offers a peek at the design of the electronics and radio communication for their Tycho capsule: /-- R... Similar stories ...
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More about an Alabama spaceport

Here's a TV news report about a study into the feasibility of a Alabama commercial spaceport: Time for a Spaceport in Alabama... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Bolden big on private space; Astrobotic update

Nice to see that Charles Bolden has become such an enthusiastic believer in commercial space development: Moon to be private ... Similar stories ...
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Big Astronomy Demands Prompt Growth for European Observatory

The new facilities will be environmentally friendly and will make use of natural light. Similar stories ...
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Brian Shiro of Astronatuts4Hire

Moonandback interviews Brian Shiro "about the Astronauts4Hire program and what it takes to become an astronaut for hire": Int... Similar stories ...
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Unreasonable fuel tanks

Paul Breed reports on testing of a plastic (PET) tank for peroxide fuel: /-- Tank progress... - Unreasonable Rocket - Mar.29... Similar stories ...
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NASTAR Center restructures space training course

An announcement from The National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center: Training for the Future of Spaceflight... Similar stories ...
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Robert Lancaster takes the reins of Texas Space Alliance

An announcement from the Texas Space Alliance: Retired Air Force Officer to Lead Texas Space Alliance Organization Gearin... Similar stories ...
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Spotting scope size

A lot of birders, myself included, own and use several binoculars and, in fact, we tend to accumulate binoculars. Sometimes w... Similar stories ...
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Images for 795 New Photographs Added 3/29/2012

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18 New Photographs Cataloged 3/29/2012

After images are added to the database they are cataloged to provide metadata. Note that the number of records returned by t... Similar stories ...
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Space.com posted a news story on their blog

Big Astronomy Demands Prompt Growth for European Observatory

The new facilities will be environmentally friendly and will make use of natural light. Similar stories ...
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GOP conflicted about NASA & commercial space

An article about the contradictions and confusion in the Republican Party over space policy: GOP elders conflicted about futu... Similar stories ...
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M46 and M47: Star Clusters Young and Old

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Delta IV launch at VAFB

Anthony Galv�n sent the following photo and message about the launch today at Vandenberg of a Falcon IV with a spysat aboard:... Similar stories ...
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Boeing parachute drop test of CST-100 a success

An announcement from Boeing: Boeing Successfully Completes Parachute Drop Test of Crew Space Transportation Spacecraft 1... Similar stories ...
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5 Essential Considerations for Sharpening Your Street Photography

Street photography tells a story in ways that other types of photography can’t. They are spontaneous, interesting, and ... Similar stories ...
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The moon is full this week

A quick check with our local weather forecast shows that we have a near full moon, tonight, so time to pickup the small refra... Similar stories ...
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The Space Review this week

The new issue of The Space Review begins with Jeff Foust reporting on comments by Steve Squyres and others at the recent Godd... Similar stories ...
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Aurora Aerospace Training Center

Beverly Rother informs me that she is now authorized to sell spaceflight training packages with Aurora Aerospace in Tampa, FL... Similar stories ...
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Reaction Engines update: Pre-cooler testing begun

A reader notes that Reaction Engines says in their March 2012 Update that they have begun tests of the crucial pre-cooler sys... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: The Kistler-Redstone connection; More about NASTAR training

An unexpected connection between the Kistler K-1 reusable launch vehicle and the Redstone rocket: Historical note: From Redst... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: New space property approach; Licensing intellectual property

Jeff Foust writes about the Homesteading the Final Frontier proposal mentioned here yesterday: A new approach for property ri... Similar stories ...
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Astronauts for Hire - the book

Erik Seedhouse of Astronauts4Hire has written a new book: "Astronauts for Hire" Book Available Now - Astronauts4Hire Tam... Similar stories ...
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The Sky This Week - Thursday April 5 to Thursday April 12

The Full Moon is Saturday April 7. Venus is easily visible in the western evening sky close to the Pleiades clus... Similar stories ...
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Moon: Day 11 - “Marius Comes Forth.”

I am able to examine the Moon when it is receding into the western sky this morning shortly after 4:00am CDT, when it is 11 d... Similar stories ...
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20 New Photographs Cataloged 3/28/2012

After images are added to the database they are cataloged to provide metadata. Note that the number of records returned by t... Similar stories ...
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Images for 2172 New Photographs Added 3/28/2012

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Venus and the Pleaides, Tuesday April 3 2012

Venus near the Pleiades cluster on Tuesday, April 3 as seen from Adelaide at 7 pm local time. Images taken with a Canon IXUS ... Similar stories ...
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Carnival of Space #243 is here.

Carnival of Space #243 is now up at The Venus Transit. There's atomic metallic hydrogen, magnetic tornados on the Sun, lots o... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Alabam spaceport proposed; A Moon plan for 1994 & today; Space law roundup;

Yet another state wants a spaceport: Lawmakers voice support for spaceport in Alabama - Huntsville Times (via spacetoday.net)... Similar stories ...
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Tungurahua Erupts

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27 Effective Photographic Uses of Symmetry

Mastering composition in photography can be a tricky subject. You have the various rules and guidelines handed down through t... Similar stories ...
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NASA's Deep Space Module study

More about a NASA study of a deep space habitat system based on ISS modules: Delving Deeper into NASA�s DSH configurations an... Similar stories ...
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Orbital Sciences hits 30

Congratulations to Orbital Sciences on their 30th birthday: Orbital Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Company's Founding - Orbit... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Unreasonable crowd-funding; Commercial crew - safely grounded?

Speaking of crowd-sourcing rocket projects, Paul Breed lays out a possible KickStarter project: More Thoughts on Crowd fundin... Similar stories ...
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How to Import Photographs into Lightroom

Before you can truly harness the power of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, the most essential thing you must know is how to import ... Similar stories ...
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NASA to hold briefing on SpaceX mission to ISS

An announcement from NASA: NASA To Hold Briefing Previewing SpaceX Mission To Space Station HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Spa... Similar stories ...
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More about support for commercial crew program

The Space News editorial and letter mentioned earlier are now available for free: /-- Editorial Milking Commercial Crew Is t... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: Morpheus to fly at KSC; Belfiore writes on Eric Anderson

NASA's Project Morpheus will do their free flight tests at the Shuttle runway at KSC: Look Out for Those Rocks!- Project Morp... Similar stories ...
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NASA Social for Falcon 9 Launch Attempt

A message from SpaceX: NASA, SpaceX Announce NASA Social for Falcon 9 Launch Attempt WASHINGTON -- NASA and Space Explo... Similar stories ...
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Hermes Project - motor test system fundraiser

Haven't heard about the Hermes Project project for awhile. Led by Morris Jarvis, the low budget project aims to develop a sub... Similar stories ...
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OCP and SAFE to promote safety in commercial human spaceflight

The Orbital Commerce Project and its subsidiary Black Sky Training announce a collaboration with the Society of Aviation and ... Similar stories ...
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Homesteading the Final Frontier

Rand Simberg and the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) have released an interesting study on how private property claims... Similar stories ...
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Briefs: ESA ATV plans; Luna 23 mystery solved

Europe ponders where to go next after the ATV project: Europe Nears Consensus On ATV Barter Element - Aviation WeekOne opport... Similar stories ...
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Space News against "Milking Commercial Crew" + other Space News items

The latest issue of Space News has an editorial arguing against possible plans in Congress to transfer a big chunk of commerc... Similar stories ...
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