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June 05, 2015

US space firm supports need to ease Russian rocket engines ban
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jun 05, 2015
The US space company United Launch Alliance (ULA) supports US Air Force secretary's view on the need to ease the ban on Russian rocket engines, ULA spokeswoman told Sputnik on Thursday. On Wednesday, US media reported that the Pentagon is in favor of easing the US ban on Russian-made space rocket engines, imposed over the crisis in Ukraine. In April, US Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James stated that the ban could pose an obstacle for US space launch capabilities. Commenting on the ULA sta ... read more

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US Navy accepts third LMC-Built MUOS comsat Following successful completion of on-orbit testing, the U.S. Navy accepted the third Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite. Launched January 20, MUOS-3 is the latest a ... more		Destination Mars? NASA's Flying Saucer May be the Ticket NASA will conduct a test of its revolutionary "flying saucer" technology on Tuesday, with the agency's scientists expecting to make a breakthrough for future missions to Mars. The test will see NASA ... more		NASA 'flying saucer' launch set for Friday Bad weather led the US space agency to postpone until Friday the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed, with the view of one day using it to land on Mars. ... more
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