What happens to the formation of crystals in an environment with both increased radiation and microgravity? This December, Sydney Waynick, 17, Steven Prascius, 17, and Hunter Montrose, 17, seniors […]
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Zero Gravity Corporation Completes Microgravity Research Mission
Arlington, Virginia — November 27, 2013 — Zero Gravity Corporation(R) (ZERO-G(R)) has successfully completed the latest ZERO-G(R) Weightless Lab microgravity research flight. On November 17, ZERO-G clients tested equipment for […]
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Sounding Rocket to Peek at Atmosphere of Venus
A week after launching a new orbiter to investigate the upper atmosphere of Mars, NASA is sending a sounding rocket to probe the atmosphere of Venus. The Mars Atmosphere and […]
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ULA, RD-Amross Headed to Court in December to Defend RD-180 Exclusivity
ULA and RD-Amross want a federal judge to throw out an Orbital antitrust lawsuit.
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Teal Group Identifies 3,164 Space Payloads Proposed For Launch To 2032 – Estimated Value Of More Than $235 Billion
Coinciding with the SATCON Satellite Communications Conference & Expo held here November 13-14 at the Javits Convention Center, Teal Group space analysts have identified 3,164 space payloads proposed to be […]
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VIDEO | Firefly Mission To Study Lightning
After multiple delays related to carving out a place for itself in a crowded orbital neighborhood, Ukraine’s civil-military telecommunications satellite is scheduled for launch in April aboard a Zenit rocket.
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NASA Helps Launch Student-Built Satellites as Part of CubeSat Launch Initiative
NASA is beginning to receive confirmation 11 small cubesat research satellites, including the first developed by high school students, that were launched into space Tuesday night from the Virginia coast […]
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Climate Scientists Can Breathe Easier Following Minotaur Launch of Air Force Experimental Satellite
When NASA’s Glory spacecraft plunged into the Pacific Ocean in 2011, scientists were concerned they would have no way to prevent a lengthy gap in their observations of solar energy, the primary driver of Earth’s climate.
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Minotaur 1 Rocket Launched
Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), one of the world’s leading space technology companies, announced that it successfully launched a Minotaur I rocket in support of the Department of Defense Operationally […]
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NASA Hails Success of Commercial Space Program Private Space Station Resupply Underway, Plans Readied for Astronauts
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Wednesday hailed the success of the agency’s public-private partnership with American companies to resupply the International Space Station and announced the next phase of contracting with […]
