Monthly Archive for November, 2007Page 2 of 10

“We’re going to kill some people,� says FAA

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The FAA says it will not apply strict safety standards to the new tourism industry.
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SpaceDev Completes First Milestone under NASA COTS Program

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SpaceDev, Inc. recently completed its first milestone under the Space Act Agreement that it signed with NASA in June 2007. This significant first milestone is to define the outer mold line (OML) of the SpaceDev Dream Chaser space vehicle.
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Spaceship Mockup

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NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has built a boilerplate mockup of the agency’s new Orion spacecraft, designed to take humans back to the moon.
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Masten Space Systems – Slow but Steady

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A November 6 update on Masten Space Systems progress in developing its rocket engine.
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NASA funding problem threatens Orion’s March 2015 launch target

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NASA’s March 2015 target launch date for its proposed Space Shuttle replacement, the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV), could be in doubt if the agency’s difficult budgetary situation continues beyond December.
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The O Prize

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Air & Space Magazine has an excerpt from Michael Belfiore’s book, Rocketeers, which chronicles developments at Rocketplane Global in Oklahoma.
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Two women spacecraft commanders: the meaning of the meeting

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Last week featured the first meeting in orbit between a female shuttle commander and female station commander. James Oberg looks at this historic moment.
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The Space Review: Hard start, tough finish

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Armadillo Aerospace came within seconds of winning part of the Lunar Lander Challenge at the X Prize Cup this weekend, but like last year failed to come away with any prize money. Jeff Foust recaps the trials and tribulations the team encountered during the two-day event in New Mexico.
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Rocketplane reset

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Jeff Foust looks at what is new about Rocketplane Global’s latest design for its suborbital tourism vehicle.
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Hillary Clinton' space policy and the Earth sciences

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Taylor Dinerman explores Hillary’s Clinton’s approach to earth sciences and what it might means if she is elected president next year.
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