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Editorial: An Extended Grace Period for Commercial Spaceflight
Congress did the right thing in extending by 33 months the period during which aspiring U.S. space tourism companies will be exempt from certain government-imposed safety requirements.
Posted inCivil
Obama Signs Bill Extending Commercial Spaceflight Grace Period
U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Transportation Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658) into law Feb. 14, extending through September 2015 a regulatory grace period for firms vying to launch paying passengers into suborbital space.
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Private Spaceflight ‘Learning Curve’ Extension Approved
WASHINGTON — U.S. firms aspiring to launch paying passengers into suborbital space and beyond have been given an additional 33 months to start flying before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is free to set safety rules for spacefarers.
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NASA, Archivists Work to Record Space Shuttles’ History
HOUSTON — While the Smithsonian Institute gets ready to receive the retired Space Shuttle Discovery for display this spring, NASA, together with archivists spread across four states, is preparing to preserve the historic orbiter and its sister ships digitally and on paper.
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Smartphone-powered Cubesats To Fly on Antares Maiden Launch
WASHINGTON — Three experimental satellites powered by consumer smartphones will hitch a ride to space on Orbital Science Corp.’s Antares medium-lift rocket when that vehicle makes its maiden flight from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia later this year.
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Goddard Center Director Robert Strain Announces Departure from Agency
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Director Robert Strain announced he will leave the agency on March 4, 2012, to take a position in private industry. Strain was named Director of […]
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NASA Spaceport Breaks Ground for Shuttle Atlantis Display
HOUSTON — The final astronaut to lead a space shuttle mission returned to his launch and landing site in Florida Jan. 18 to help break the ground for his spacecraft’s future public display.
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Eddie Kato, Chief Executive, Thales Alenia Space North America Inc.
Thales Alenia Space North America Inc. (TASNA), an arm of the Franco-Italian space hardware manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, is still a small operation focused on providing U.S.-based marketing and technical services, primarily on behalf of its parent company.
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L.A. Goes in to Space: Spacecraft Technology Expo 2012 in Los Angeles
Global Exhibition for the Next Generation at the L.A. Convention Center May 8,9,10 Smarter Shows (www.smartershows.com) launches Spacecraft Technology Expo 2012 – a new global exhibition dedicated to spacecraft manufacture […]
