The SpaceShipTwo spacecraft VSS Enterprise, which the space tourism company Virgin Galactic has been flying on test flights attached to a huge mothership, could make its first drop flights this fall over California’s Mojave Desert for glide and landing tests, according to a company official.
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Letter From Former NASA Astronauts in Support of Commercial Crew Transport
The Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Senate Appropriations Committee Dear Senator Mikulski: The 2011 budget request for NASA has generated much debate […]
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USA Announces Round of Layoffs
WASHINGTON — Space shuttle operator United Space Alliance (USA) has announced plans to lay off 15 percent of its 8,100-strong work force effective Oct. 1 in anticipation of the orbiter fleet’s retirement next year.
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As Job Losses Mount, Republicans Ratchet Up Criticism of NASA Plan
Space shuttle operator United Space Alliance (USA) will cut 15 percent of its 8,100-strong work force effective Oct. 1 in the latest round of layoffs related to the orbiter fleet’s impending retirement and plans to cancel a follow-on program that aimed at returning astronauts to the Moon.
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NASA, Air Force Collaborate on Low-cost Space Avionics
WASHINGTON — NASA and the U.S. Air Force are working together on a small flight demonstration platform that they hope will lead to an advanced but low-cost avionics suite for small satellites and rockets whose launches can be tracked and safely managed with minimal use of ground-based infrastructure.
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NASA Announces Systems Engineering Competition Winners
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., are the 1st place winners of NASA’s systems engineering paper competition. The winning paper, “Cathode/Anode Satellite Thruster […]
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University Students And Professors Ready To “Rock On” With NASA
WASHINGTON — University students and professors from across the country and Puerto Rico will converge on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia this month to learn how to build small […]
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New National Telescope at La Silla: TRAPPIST to Scout the Sky and Uncover Exoplanets and Comets
A new robotic telescope has had first light at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, in Chile. TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems […]
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Spaceport America Awards Contract for Perimeter Fence
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority said May 25 that it has awarded a $937,000 contract to Valley Fence Company of Albuquerque, N.M., to construct perimeter fencing and access gates at Spaceport America.
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Masten Space Systems Achieves First-Ever VTVL Midair Engine Relight Milestone on Path to Space
Masten Space Systems, based at the Mojave Spaceport in California, demonstrated yesterday the ability to successfully re-light the engine of a VTVL (vertical-takeoff vertical-landing) vehicle in midair. This marks the […]
