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Boeing backs out of DARPA spaceplane program
Read more →: Boeing backs out of DARPA spaceplane programAfter receiving more than $150 million in U.S. military funding to design and develop a reusable winged…
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Atlas 5 for Solar Orbiter launch returns to assembly building for inspections
Read more →: Atlas 5 for Solar Orbiter launch returns to assembly building for inspectionsThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the Solar Orbiter mission rolled out to Cape Canaveral’s Complex…
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NASA invites public to vote on name for Mars 2020 rover
Read more →: NASA invites public to vote on name for Mars 2020 roverThe Mars 2020 rover is seen during a drive test in December at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in…
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Farewell, Phantom Express: Boeing is pulling out of DARPA space plane program
Read more →: Farewell, Phantom Express: Boeing is pulling out of DARPA space plane programAn artist’s conception shows Boeing’s Phantom Express XS-1 space plane in flight. (Boeing Illustration) The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced…
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NRO, the U.S. spy satellite agency, preps for first dedicated launch on foreign soil
Read more →: NRO, the U.S. spy satellite agency, preps for first dedicated launch on foreign soilThe payload shroud for Rocket Lab’s next mission — designed NROL-151 by the National Reconnaissance Office — is…
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Lego celebrates 20 years of the International Space Station with an out-of-this-world new model
Read more →: Lego celebrates 20 years of the International Space Station with an out-of-this-world new modelThe Lego International Space Station. (Lego Photo) Lego is aiming high again with a new model for space…
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After ownership change, Stratolaunch confirms that it’s still working on hypersonic vehicles
Read more →: After ownership change, Stratolaunch confirms that it’s still working on hypersonic vehiclesStratolaunch’s swept-wing hypersonic testbed would be propelled by a liquid-fueled rocket engine. (Stratolaunch Illustration) It’s been three months…
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NASA lists nine potential names suggested by kids for its next Mars rover: Vote for your favorite
Read more →: NASA lists nine potential names suggested by kids for its next Mars rover: Vote for your favoriteMore than 28,000 students submitted names for the rover that NASA plans to launch toward Mars in July.…
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CASC Reveals Space Plan for 2020
Read more →: CASC Reveals Space Plan for 2020BEIJING, Jan. 17 (China Space News) — China will smash its record for space launches in 2020. The…
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Live coverage: Next SpaceX launch expected no earlier than Monday
Read more →: Live coverage: Next SpaceX launch expected no earlier than MondayLive coverage of SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station…
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Photos: Crew Dragon returns to port after in-flight abort test
Read more →: Photos: Crew Dragon returns to port after in-flight abort testThe Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at Port Canaveral on Jan. 19, 2020, after SpaceX’s in-flight abort test. Credit:…
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SpaceX test-fires rocket for next Starlink mission; launch date under review
Read more →: SpaceX test-fires rocket for next Starlink mission; launch date under reviewNine Merlin engines on the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired for several seconds at…