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Space News April 4, 2013

Feather Flight and Nitrous Vent Test Success

Pictured above: Vapor is seen billowing from Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) as part of the space vehicle’s in-flight nitrous venting test on April 3rd. During…

Space News March 29, 2013

New ISS crew took a faster route to the space station that took just six hours instead of 48 hours

BAIKONUR, March 29 (RIA Novosti) – The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft, carrying new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), docked with the station as…

Space News March 26, 2013

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science to Earth

A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully completed the company’s second cargo flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 26, with…

Space News March 23, 2013

Dragon Return from Space Station Postponed

The return of the US Dragon space freighter from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth has been postponed by one day due to poor…

Space News March 23, 2013

Russia Extends Space Cooperation With US

MOSCOW, March 23 (RIA Novosti) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree set to extend the U.S.-Russia agreement on cooperation in the use and…

Space News March 21, 2013

SpaceX’s Merlin 1D Engine Achieves Flight Qualification

Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification, a major milestone for the next generation Merlin engine. Through a 28 test qualification…

Military Aviation News, Space News March 18, 2013

U.S. Air Force Poised to Launch Nation’s Next Infrared Surveillance Satellite

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft on Tuesday,…

Space News March 11, 2013

Grasshopper Completes Highest Leap to Date

SpaceX On Thursday, March 7, 2013, SpaceX’s Grasshopper doubled its highest leap to date to rise 24 stories or 80.1 meters (262.8 feet), hovering for…

Space News March 5, 2013

MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Completes On-orbit Testing

Spacecraft built by Boeing subcontractor Orbital Sciences Corporation is 1st of 3 satellites EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 5, 2013 — The MEXSAT Bicentenario satellite, built…

Space News March 3, 2013

SPACEX ACHIEVES FIFTH CONSECUTIVE FALCON 9 LAUNCH DURING SECOND OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION

Dragon spacecraft heads toward International Space Station Hawthorne, Calif. – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to…

Space News February 25, 2013

Canadian Asteroid-Hunting Satellite Launched into Space

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on Monday launched a suitcase sized satellite into space aboard an Indian rocket that will search for large asteroids that…

Space News February 22, 2013

Russian Progress Freighter Resets Space Station Orbit

MOSCOW, February 22 (RIA Novosti) – The engines of a Russian Progress M-17M space freighter were fired on Friday to readjust the orbit of the…

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