Tag: IAC 2016
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Russia’s S7 Group to take over Sea Launch
File photo of the Sea Launch Commander control ship and the Odyssey launch platform with a Zenit 3SL rocket awaiting liftoff. Credit: Sea Launch The owners of a Russian airline hope to revive the Sea Launch program, a major player in the commercial launch business for a decade, after purchasing the company’s ships and ground…
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Russia’s S7 Group to take over Sea Launch
File photo of the Sea Launch Commander control ship and the Odyssey launch platform with a Zenit 3SL rocket awaiting liftoff. Credit: Sea Launch The owners of a Russian airline hope to revive the Sea Launch program, a major player in the commercial launch business for a decade, after purchasing the company’s ships and ground…
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China developing mission to return samples from far side of the moon
Illustration of the far side of the moon, with Earth in the background. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio If China’s lunar exploration program goes according to plan, scientists could send a robotic lander to pick up samples from the far side of the moon and return them to Earth by the early 2020s, a top…
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Russian space station crews to be smaller next year
A Soyuz crew ferry craft (left) and a Progress supply ship (right) are docked with the International Space Station in this view captured during a night pass over Europe. The Strait of Gibraltar is visible in the background. Credit: NASA Russia’s space agency has decided to cut the size of its crew complement on the…
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk announces vision for colonizing Mars
Elon Musk presents his Mars colonization vision at the International Astronautical Congress on Tuesday in Guadalajara, Mexico. Credit: Tim Dodd/Spaceflight Now/www.timdoddphotography.com SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk on Tuesday outlined an ambition to send humans to Mars with methane-fueled reusable spaceships and the largest rocket ever built, an effort he said will likely require government support…