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Space News September 29, 2014

Chinese Company to Create High-Altitude Space Balloon

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) – A private company in Beijing is planning to build a high-altitude balloon to take people 40 kilometers (25 miles)…

Space News September 28, 2014

China Successfully Orbits Experimental Satellite

China has launched a new experimental satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi desert on Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The…

Space News September 26, 2014

Russia Launches First Female Astronaut to ISS In 17 Years

BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN), September 26 (RIA Novosti) — Russia’s manned Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station after reports said it had…

Space News September 23, 2014

ESA spaceplane on its way

The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is ready to fly and left the Netherlands today for the launch site in French Guiana. In preparation for its arrival,…

Space News September 19, 2014

SpaceX aims to step up launch rate with next mission for NASA

(Reuters) – A cargo version of the spaceship being developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologies is slated to launch early Saturday from Cape Canaveral…

Space News September 16, 2014

Boeing CST-100 Selected as Next American Spacecraft

Boeing will receive an award of $4.2 billion from NASA to build and fly the United States’ next passenger spacecraft. Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100…

Space News September 15, 2014

‘J’ marks the spot for Rosetta’s lander

Rosetta’s lander Philae will target Site J, an intriguing region on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko that offers unique scientific potential, with hints of activity nearby, and minimum…

Space News September 15, 2014

Adventurous Chinese Eager to Travel to Space as Tourists

MOSCOW, September 15 (RIA Novosti) – The Chinese market has reacted enthusiastically to the prospect of flights to outer space on Lynx spacecraft, currently…

Space News September 11, 2014

Space Station Expedition 40 Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

Three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth Wednesday after 169 days of science and technology research in space, including a…

Space News September 10, 2014

Boeing Receives First Order for 502 Phoenix Small Satellite

Hyperspectral Payload will be first in the commercial industry Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received its first commercial order for the 502 Phoenix small satellite from…

Space News August 27, 2014

NASA Completes Key Review of World’s Most Powerful Rocket in Support of Journey to Mars

NASA officials Wednesday announced they have completed a rigorous review of the Space Launch System (SLS) — the heavy-lift, exploration class rocket under development to…

Space News August 26, 2014

Boeing Continues Progress on Improved Space Station Docking System

NASA Docking System Block-1 on track for 2016 delivery HOUSTON, Aug. 26, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will begin manufacturing a new docking system for…

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