
Going Up! Elevator to Space Just Became Real
A Canadian company has earned a US patent on a free-standing, inflatable 12-mile-high elevator that may revolutionize the future of space travel, and may even provide new opportunities for tourism. ... more
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RS-25 Engines: Meeting the Need for Speed
Rocket engines are among the most amazing machines ever invented. That's mainly because they have to do one of the most extreme jobs ever conceived - spaceflight - starting with escaping Earth's dee ... more
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NASA Earth science faces rollback as Mission to Planet Earth era winds down
OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management
Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras
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Orion Begins Critical Design Review Milestone
NASA's Orion Program kicked off its critical design review at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston the week of Aug. 3, a major program milestone that will ensure the spacecraft's design is r ... more
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Countdown to Deep Space Continues with Latest RS-25 Test
NASA's countdown to deep space continued today with a 535-second test of its Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engine to collect engine performance data at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay ... more
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Arianespace integrates EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 for Ariane 5 launch
The fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 for liftoff in 2015 is now complete as Arianespace sustains the mission cadence with its full launcher family, which also includes the medium-weight Soyuz and light-li ... more
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Russia to Send First Ever Robot-Cosmonaut to ISS
A team of experts at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Space Research Institute are working on the prototype of a robot cosmonaut to help ISS crews during spacewalks.
Russia is a world leader w ... more
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China Tests New Rocket
It looks like the Chinese are going to the dark side of the moon, as their scientists have successfully tested the power system of a Long March-5 carrier rocket on Monday that will serve the Chang'e ... more
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