Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) congratulates Virgin Galactic on another successful piloted test flight of SpaceShipTwo (SS2) and is proud to announce that its hybrid rocket engines have once again powered […]
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NASA Celebrates Latest Moon Mission at Richmond International Raceway
NASA education specialists and teachers from across Virginia will engage the public about the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission and science, technology, engineering and math – or […]
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Commentary | The ‘X’ Factor
The flights of the DC-X and DC-XA were barrier-shattering and mind-opening to the space community.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary | Don’t Let Bright Forecasts Grow Dim
As a student at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, I am majoring in meteorology, and it has become not just the path to a career, it has become my passion.
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$6 million University of Colorado Instrument to Fly on Sept. 6 NASA Mission to Moon
A $6 million University of Colorado Boulder instrument designed to study the behavior of lunar dust will be riding on a NASA mission to the moon now slated for launch […]
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NASA Invites Media to Ames Science Night, Featuring the LADEE Mission
Media are invited to attend NASA Ames Science Night, featuring the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission, a showcase of science for the public hosted from 5 to […]
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NASA’s NEXT Step for Cubesats Is a Dedicated Launcher
NASA is trying simultaneously to launch cubesats without relying on ride-along arrangements, accelerate development of a new space rocket and build a framework for buying such rockets on a commercial basis, should its latest cubesat launch experiment prove successful.
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NASA Goddard Plays Major Role in NASA Lunar Mission
Ames manages the 100-day mission—-which will attempt to confirm whether dust caused a mysterious glow on the lunar horizon astronauts observed during several Apollo missions—and Goddard plays a variety of key roles in […]
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Small Satellites & Small Launchers | Rocket Builders Scramble To Capture Growing Microsat Market
The increasing popularity of miniature satellites among government agencies, universities and commercial firms is prompting rocket builders to redouble their efforts to develop a variety of launch vehicles to address this market.
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NASA Rocket Launch Scheduled August 13 From Wallops Flight Facility
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA -A NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket carrying experiments developed by university students from across the nation is scheduled for launch August 13 from the Wallops Flight […]
