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August 28, 2014

NASA deep-space rocket, SLS, to launch in 2018
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2014
The US space agency's powerful deep-space rocket, known as the Space Launch System (SLS), aims to blast off for the first time in 2018, NASA said Wednesday. The SLS has been in development for three years already, and when finished it should propel spacecraft beyond Earth's orbit and eventually launch crew vehicles to Mars by the 2030s. NASA has now completed a thorough review of the project, signifying formal space agency commitment to the 70 metric ton version of the SLS at a cost of $7.021 bi ... read more

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Russia to develop scavenger to collect cosmic debris by 2025

CAE demonstrates interoperability of its C-130J trainers

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