Monthly Archive for June, 2007Page 2 of 18

Second Prototype Space Hotel Successful Communication

Bigelow Aerospace’s Genesis 2 space station prototype has expanded as planned and is in communication with the ground.
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The First Private Expedition to the Moon

If you’ve got $100 million to burn, you can ride a Soyuz around the moon courtesy of Space Adventures.
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Bigelow Announcement on Launch of Genesis 2

Details of Bigelow Aerospace’s launch of Genesis 2.
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Bigelow’s Second Orbital Module Launches Into Space

Bigelow’s space station prototype Genesis 2 is successfully launched from Russia.
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TransVision 2007 ZERO-G Flight With Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis

TransVision 2007, a global conference on grand challenges, will host a weightless flight with Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G®, www.gozerog.com).
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Development contracts signed for future European launchers

This week, ESA signed two key contracts with NGL Prime S.p.A. of Italy, one for the definition of launcher system concepts for the European Next Generation Launcher and the other for the development of a European Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV).
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Up, Up and Way Up

West Oehmig, Tenn. travel agency is offering a $150,000 suborbital taste of the final frontier aboard Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo.
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Europeans Looking to Next Generation Launcher for 2020

Europe is looking to upgrade its launch systems within 13 years.
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Virgin Galactic Spaceliner: Engine, G-load News in the Offing?

Virgin COO Alex Tai says a “major supplier arrangement� will be announced soon, possibly the engine supplier for the White Knight 2 carrier plane.
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Unreasonable Rocket: Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge 2007

A profile of nreasonable Rocket, an entrant in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge 2007.
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