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Space agencies welcome new entrants developing satellites for tracking greenhouse gases

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As a growing number of organizations propose satellites to monitor greenhouse gases, national space agencies who already operate such spacecraft welcome those new entrants — as long as they’re willing to share their results.

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California legislators move forward bill to create California Aerospace Commission

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California Assembly Appropriations Committee backs plan to create a California Aerospace and Aviation Commission to recommend action the governor and state legislature could take to retain jobs and encourage the industry's growth.

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Lawmakers advance plan for California Aerospace and Aviation Commission

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California lawmakers discuss plans to create a California Aerospace and Aviation Commission to retain jobs and encourage the industry's growth.

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California eyes launch income regulation, not a new tax

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California is expected to approve a regulation, supported by SpaceX, that spells out how the state will determine the amount of income tax launch companies will be required to pay.

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Sierra Nevada To Close California Propulsion Facility

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SNC is in the process of closing a California facility that has worked on hybrid propulsion systems.

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California House Members Urge Launch Competition

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A large, bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers from California has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to broaden competition in its national security launch program and to move away from a Russian-made rocket engine sooner rather than later.

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Tax Break a ‘Small Step’ for California’s Space Industry

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The bill exempts hardware and related items developed by space companies in the state from local property taxes.

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Earth Science & Climate Monitoring | NASA Lends a Hand in Parched California

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When researchers at JPL began measuring snow levels in a Sierra Nevada river basin, operators of the reservoir below showed little interest in their plans because they already obtained detailed data on the snowpack from pillows designed to measure the weight of snow and tubes plunged into the snow at regular intervals.

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Musk Says SpaceX Being “Extremely Paranoid” as It Readies for Falcon 9’s California Debut

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The flight would be Falcon 9’s first from a newly refurbished launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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SpaceX Capsule Arrives at California Port after Station Cargo Run

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About two days after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, the commercially operated Dragon space capsule laden with 760 kilograms of return cargo from the international space station arrived at port in San Pedro, Calif.

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California Details Shuttle Endeavour’s Road Trip Itinerary

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HOUSTON — Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final flight plan — and road trip map — were revealed Aug. 8, previewing the cross-country, and cross-county, routes the retired NASA orbiter will follow before landing at the California Science Center for display.

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Virgin Galactic Now Hiring in California, New Mexico

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Virgin Galactic and the Spaceship Company — Virgin’s joint venture with Scaled Composites to build the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane and its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft — announced April 30 they are seeking to fill a combined 18 positions.

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California Judge Rules Ballot Can List Hernandez as ‘Astronaut’

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Former NASA spaceflyer Jose Hernandez, who is running in California for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives this year, can call himself an astronaut on the ballot, a judge ruled March 29.

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The Spaceship Company Gets $290K from California for Energy-efficient Hangar

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The Spaceship Company (TSC), the Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites joint venture building Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane, received a $290,000 incentive check from Southern California Edison for designing a final integration, assembly and test hangar — FAITH, for short — in Mojave, Calif., that exceeds the state’s energy-efficiency standards, according to a March 12 press release.

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California Space Authority Disbands [Pacific Coast Business Times]

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The California Space Authority, the nonprofit corporation whose mission was to promote the state's space industry, is no more, according to the Pacific Coast Business Times. The group's board of directors voted unanimously June 6 to dissolve the organization.

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Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director, California Space Authority

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As the state of California grapples with a $20 billion budget shortfall and Northrop Grumman Corp. prepares to move its headquarters from Los Angeles to Washington, the California Space Authority (CSA) faces the daunting task of trying to retain and expand space enterprise in the state that once housed most of the dominant players in the aerospace industry. While the job is not easy, the 11-member team that makes up Sacramento-based CSA continues to champion every accomplishment made by California’s space enterprise, which includes commercial, civil and national security space programs in industry, government and academia.

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