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World View pivots from stratospheric tourism to ‘Stratollites’ lofted by balloons
Read more →: World View pivots from stratospheric tourism to ‘Stratollites’ lofted by balloonsWorld View is working on balloon-and-parafoil systems that could carry payloads into the stratosphere, as shown in this…
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NASA picks Firmamentum to build a 3-D printer/recycler for use in space
Read more →: NASA picks Firmamentum to build a 3-D printer/recycler for use in spaceTUI/Firmamentum’s Positrusion device turns 3-D-printed items back into plastic filament. The recycler would be paired with a 3-D…
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China to launch new carrier rocket June 25-29
Read more →: China to launch new carrier rocket June 25-29China plans to launch its new generation Long March-7 carrier rocket between Saturday and Wednesday from a new…
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China Releases White Paper on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
Read more →: China Releases White Paper on BeiDou Navigation Satellite SystemBEIJING, June 21 (China Space News) — The Chinese government on Thursday released a white paper elaborating on…
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India’s PSLV-XL launches with Cartosat-2C and 19 satellites
Read more →: India’s PSLV-XL launches with Cartosat-2C and 19 satellitesAn Indian (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL) has deployed twenty satellites – including its primary passenger the…
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Photos: PSLV climbs away from Indian spaceport
Read more →: Photos: PSLV climbs away from Indian spaceportFiring into orbit from a barrier island on India’s east coast, a 145-foot-tall (44-meter) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle…
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Sierra Nevada Corp. moves ahead on NASA milestones for Dream Chaser spaceship
Read more →: Sierra Nevada Corp. moves ahead on NASA milestones for Dream Chaser spaceshipTechnicians at a Sierra Nevada Corp. facility in Colorado inspect the Dream Chaser engineering test article, or ETA,…
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One last task for doomed cargo ship
Read more →: One last task for doomed cargo shipSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Cygnus spaceship departed the space station June 14. Credit: NASA/Tim…
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India’s PSLV blasts off with 20 satellites
Read more →: India’s PSLV blasts off with 20 satellitesUpdated after launch. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 0356 GMT Wednesday (11:56 p.m. EDT Tuesday),…
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Former NASA space station manager makes plans for commercial outpost
Read more →: Former NASA space station manager makes plans for commercial outpostAn artist’s conception shows the potential configuration for a commercial space station. (Credit: Axiom Space via YouTube) Former space…
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Preview: Atlas 5 launching MUOS 5 for mobile forces across all branches of U.S. military
Read more →: Preview: Atlas 5 launching MUOS 5 for mobile forces across all branches of U.S. militaryMUOS 5 in the factory. Credit: Lockheed Martin CAPE CANAVERAL — For the fifth time in four years,…
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos wins Heinlein Prize for space commercialization at Blue Origin
Read more →: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos wins Heinlein Prize for space commercialization at Blue OriginAmazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is the founder of Blue Origin. (Credit: Blue Origin) Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos,…