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Details of SpaceX Falcon-9 Landing Attempt at Cape Canaveral Sunday Night
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in News, Air Force, Propulsion, United Launch Alliance, Craig Covault, Military Space, Atlas V, USA, ULA, satellite, Department of DefenseRD-180 Engine Procurement Ban Overturned, Revealing Sharp Space Policy Differences
In a major military space policy shift, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will be allowed to procure more Russian RD-180 engines for the Atlas-V rocket, clearing the way for ULA competition with Spacex for military spacecraft launches. The budget action has set off one of most bitter congressional fights in decades involving the U.S. space program […] More
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in Space, Science, Propulsion, STEMRaytheon’s US Student Rocketry Team Wins International Rocketry Challenge and Encourages Youth in STEM
Team America took home the gold after winning first place in the International Rocketry Challenge at the 2015 Paris Air Show. The U.S. team, called the RCS Engineers, from Russellville, Ala., consists of seven students from Russellville City Schools ranging in ages from 13 to 17 years old. The diverse group of aspiring engineers beat teams from the […] More
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in News, NASA, Space, Propulsion, Space Launch System, USA, Technology, SLSNASA and Aerojet Fire Up Stennis With Full Duration SLS Engine Test Fire #3
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne fired up their RS-25 development engine for the second time in as many weeks today, sending a thunderous roar across Stennis Space Center as the engine successfully carried out its third test fire for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS); the colossal 320-foot tall rocket which will launch astronauts to destinations farther from home […] More
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LightSail A Success: Planetary Society Reviews Data and Plans for 2016 Mission
It’s not a true space mission without a little bit of drama, and The Planetary Society had just that. Unforeseen software glitches, spacecraft falling silent, and periods of no contact with Earth had The Planetary Society and their fans sitting on the edge of their seats. The LightSail mission team and supporters spent 19 days […] More
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in News, Air Force, Space, Propulsion, Craig Covault, Military Space, Department of Defense, Aerojet, TechnologyNew Oxygen Preburner Firings a Major Step Toward Rekindling US Hydrocarbon Rocket Engine Leadership
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and its rocket engine contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) have achieved a major milestone toward a new U.S. state-of-the-art capability to develop powerful next generation hydrocarbon rocket engines. The achievement involves completion of the first in a series of hot-fire tests on a sub-scale oxygen-rich pre-burner, built by ARJD for the USAF’s […] More
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in AmericaSpace, Spaceflight, Air Force, Space, Cocoa Beach, Propulsion, Education, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS, X-37B, Falcon 9, Mike Killian, Atlas V, Space Exploration, USA, astronomy, Earth, STEM, Space Coast, Technology, Exploration, Solar System, Research, Flight Test, Air Force OTV, 45th Space Wing, astrophysics, AFSPC-5The Planetary Society and LightSail Inspire Public Engagement in Space Exploration
The Planetary Society’s LightSail spacecraft soared into the sky aboard Wednesday’s (May 20) Atlas-V launch from Cape Canaveral. The solar-sailing prototype is testing out an extraordinary method of propulsion that involves using the Sun’s energy to move through space. This means of space travel is called “solar sailing” and was envisioned by the Society’s late […] More
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in News, Spaceflight, Space, Propulsion, Space Tourism, Space Florida, suborbital, Commercial Space, Technology, Flight TestXCOR’s Lynx Spaceplane Meets Development Milestone Leading Up to First Test Flight
XCOR Aerospace proudly announced continued progress on its Lynx spaceplane, a suborbital spacecraft designed to take humans and payloads to the edge of space. The Lynx strakes, a major portion of the Lynx aerodynamic shell, were successfully bonded to the fuselage of the Lynx Mark I spacecraft on April 30, marking a major milestone for […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Moon, Orion, Mars, Space, Science, Marshall Space Flight Center, Orbital Sciences, Propulsion, SLS, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space Launch System, Mars Exploration Rovers, Space Exploration, USA, Space Exploration Vehicle, satellite, Commercial Space, Bigelow Aerospace, Solar System, Research, SLS, habitability, CubeSats, EM-1, Asteroid Redirect (ARM), Orbital ATKNASA Partners With Commercial Industry to Advance Deep Space Exploration Capabilities
This week, NASA announced the selection of 12 partnerships within the commercial industry to help develop the exploration capabilities needed to pioneer humans to deep space destinations. Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships, or NextSTEP, will work alongside NASA to advance concept studies and technology development projects in three key areas: advanced propulsion, habitation, and small […] More
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Asteroids are getting a lot of attention, today in particular, because asteroid 2014 YB35 will be coming within 0.03 Astronomical Units (AU) of Earth. There is no reason to be alarmed, as this is a natural occurrence within our Solar System, and NASA is hard at work discovering these Near Earth Objects, or NEOs. Since […] More
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Reusable Rocket Systems Eyed For ULA’s Next Generation Launchers
Reusable rocket elements will likely be part of the Next Generation Launch System (NGLS) being unveiled by United Launch Alliance (ULA) at the 31st National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs April 13-16. The NGLS will mark the first major challenge to SpaceX’s reusable Falcon rocket development and could involve the downrange recovery and reuse of engines […] More
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in News, Tech, AmericaSpace, Moon, India, Space, Science, Robotics, Propulsion, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, Space Exploration, USA, press release, Google Lunar X PRIZE, STEM, Commercial Space, Japan, Technology, lunar mining, Research, Lunar Rover, News ReleaseMoon Bound Google Lunar XPRIZE Awards $5.25 Million in Milestone Prizes
A total of $5.25 million in Milestone Prizes was awarded to five teams this week, on Monday, Jan. 26, after successfully demonstrating their robots in three categories necessary to completing a Google Lunar XPRIZE Mission. Teams were to test and analyze essential software and hardware of each robot, in the categories of imaging mobility and […] More
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ATK Schedules First Full-Scale SLS Booster Qualification Motor Test Fire for March 2015
When NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lofts the agency’s Orion deep space crew capsule for the first time in 2018, it will mark the beginning of a new chapter in America’s human spaceflight efforts, aiming for destinations beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) by employing the largest and most powerful launch vehicle in history. The […] More
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