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March 16, 2016

Space travel rules needed within 5 years: UN
Montreal (AFP) March 15, 2016
The UN aviation agency called Tuesday for regulations on space travel to be enacted within five years in order to bolster a burgeoning space tourism and transportation sector. The International Civil Aviation Organization "recognizes that sub-orbital and outer space flights will foster new tourism and transport markets, and that investments in related research and development remain at a very healthy level," ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said. "Personally, as an engineer, I am ver ... read more

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Euro-Russian Mission to Mars'a Response to Foolish Political Sanctions' The launch of the first joint ESA-Roscosmos mission to the Red Planet serves partly as a response to the "stupid political" anti-Russian sanctions, according to Alexey Novikov, spokesman for the Rus ... more		US Air Force awards ULA and XCOR contract for upper stage propulsion United Launch Alliance (ULA) has awarded XCOR Aerospace with a new contract through the United States Air Force to develop an upper stage propulsion system for Vulcan, ULA's next-generation launch s ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		NASA Prepares to Fly - First RS-25 Flight Engine Test Set for March It is business as usual as NASA engineers prepare for an upcoming RS-25 rocket engine test at Stennis Space Center. They are well-versed on all of the pre-test work to be done, having conducted a ve ... more
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Canada gives computers to Syrian refugees

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