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SLS finally announced by NASA – Forward path taking shape
Read more →: SLS finally announced by NASA – Forward path taking shapeAfter several years of trade studies and political arguments, NASA administrator Charlie Bolden finally gave the Space Launch…
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58 Space-breeding Bases Set up in China
Read more →: 58 Space-breeding Bases Set up in ChinaBEIJING, Sep. 13 (China Space News) — China has succeeded in cultivating over 70 new crop strains of…
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ATK breathe life into Liberty via unfunded NASA Space Act Agreement
Read more →: ATK breathe life into Liberty via unfunded NASA Space Act AgreementThe company made famous in the space flight industry for their giant Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) have put…
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The search for life on Mars – MOD involved in mission sims via PLRP
Read more →: The search for life on Mars – MOD involved in mission sims via PLRPNASA’s Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) are continuing to expand their involvement in exploration training and simulation by working…
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NASA fanfare for Orion progress as welds begins on the OFT-1 vehicle
Read more →: NASA fanfare for Orion progress as welds begins on the OFT-1 vehicleAlthough the space program finds itself lacking long-term direction, managers have marked a major milestone for their next…
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4th CSA-IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technology Held in Shanghai
Read more →: 4th CSA-IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technology Held in ShanghaiBEIJING, Sep. 9 (China Space News) — Jointly organized by the Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA) and the…
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ATK and NASA ground test their SLS-bound five segment motor
Read more →: ATK and NASA ground test their SLS-bound five segment motorNASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) have conducted a full-scale test of a five-segment solid rocket motor –…
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Protecting Apollo sites from future visiting vehicles under NASA evaluation
Read more →: Protecting Apollo sites from future visiting vehicles under NASA evaluationAs NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) produced the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12,…
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Malfunction at Devices Connection Blamed for Orbiter Launch Failure
Read more →: Malfunction at Devices Connection Blamed for Orbiter Launch FailureBEIJING, Sep. 6. (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said Monday that malfunction at…
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Voyager 1’s great escape: The search for interstellar space
Read more →: Voyager 1’s great escape: The search for interstellar spaceLike its sister probe Voyager 2, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been an instrumental force in our continued…
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Canada’s Dextre Completes Marathon Week of Robotics Ops on ISS
Read more →: Canada’s Dextre Completes Marathon Week of Robotics Ops on ISSCanada’s Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM), more commonly known as “Dextre” or the “Canada Hand”, has completed a…
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Twin GRAIL satellites ready for NASA lunar launch
Read more →: Twin GRAIL satellites ready for NASA lunar launchWith less than one week to go before the launch of the twin GRAIL lunar satellites from the…