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China moves ahead with manned space docking
China has announced plans for its first manned space docking, and says it will launch the mission as early as this month.
SpaceX rockets into space on a Trial Run to the Space Station. [Video]
California’s SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station – the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company. The firm’s Falcon rocket, topped by an unmanned Dragon freight capsule, lifted clear of its … Continue reading
Historic SpaceX launch Aborted with just seconds left before Launch.
In the final seconds before liftoff, SpaceX aborted its planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket—slated to carry the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station (ISS)
Tech Billionaires Plan Mission to Mine Asteroids
There’s gold in them there hills. You know, those ones floating around in space. Asteroids contain many tons of precious metals, making them irresistible to scientists, aerospace engineers, futurists, fiction writers … and tech billionaires.
Russian Official Suggests Weapon Caused Spacecraft Failure
Mr. Popovkin’s remarks in the newspaper Izvestia were the first high-level suggestion of nefarious interference. A retired commander of Russia’s missile warning system had speculated in November that strong radar signals from installations in Alaska might have damaged the spacecraft.
X-37B spaceplane likely ‘spying on China’ or maybe NOT!
The US classified spaceplane is likely spying on China according to Spaceflight Magazine’s editor Dr. David Baker.
Russian Probe expected to start Reentry Mid January 2012
Image courtesy of MSNBC & Ralf Vandebergh Russian military space forces informed Russian news agencies on Wednesday, fragments of Russia’s stranded Mars probe Phobos-Grunt could fall to Earth on January 15.
The Private space race gets new entrant
Paul Allen and Burt Rutan reuniting, in a new project called Stratolaunch. Breaking ground soon on the New Hanger in the Mojave Desert that will house the largest aircraft ever flown. The hangers construction will be close to Scaled Composites … Continue reading
NASA Announces Launch Date and Milestones for Spacex Flight
NASA Announces Launch Date and Milestones for Spacex Flight. In what will be a milestone in space exploration as well NASA has set a date for the First Commercial vehicle to dock with the International Space Station.
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