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		<title>Stratolaunch Progress Report in Photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Stratolaunch project is moving along at the Mojave Air and Space Port. Two 747-422s are being stripped for parts to build the mammoth rocket launching platform, which will be the biggest aircraft in the world. Meanwhile, the first of two hangars is nearing completion at the other end of the spaceport. And, as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Opinion: All’s Not Well in Spaceport America&#8217;s Progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By William I. Buhler Board Member T or C Space Center, Inc.  Contrary to the report on Spaceport progress by Spaceport Authority Executive Director Christine Anderson in Monday’s Albuquerque Journal, please consider the following: The original scope of the Spaceport called for a runway 10,000 feet long. For safety reasons, officials from Virgin Galactic have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/20/guest-opinion-all%e2%80%99s-not-well-in-spaceport-americas-progress/</link>
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		<title>Killer Asteroids: A Lot More Than We Thought</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (NASA PR) &#8212; Observations from NASA&#8217;s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system&#8217;s population of potentially hazardous asteroids. The results reveal new information about their total numbers, origins and the possible dangers they may pose. Potentially hazardous asteroids, or PHAs, are a subset of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/20/killer-asteroids-a-lot-more-than-we-thought/</link>
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		<title>SpaceX Identifies Falcon 9 Problem, Hopes for Tuesday Launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An update from SpaceX: &#8220;Today’s launch was aborted when the flight computer detected slightly high pressure in the engine 5 combustion chamber. We have discovered root cause and repairs are underway. &#8220;During rigorous inspections of the engine, SpaceX engineers discovered a faulty check valve on the Merlin engine.  We are now in the process of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/19/spacex-identifies-falcon-9-problem-could-launch-on-tuesday/</link>
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		<title>Citizen Scientists Seek Microbes at the Edge of Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN MATEO, Calif. (Citizens in Space PR) – A NASA-inspired competition is challenging citizen scientists to build hardware for collecting microorganisms at the edge of space. Citizen scientists can win cash prizes up to $10,000 in the High Altitude Astrobiology Challenge, announced Saturday by Citizens in Space, a project of the United States Rocket Academy. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/19/citizen-scientists-seek-microbes-at-the-edge-of-space/</link>
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		<title>CASIS Unveils New Website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. (CASIS PR) – Today, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research on the International Space Station (ISS), announced the unveiling of a new website (www.iss-casis.org) that will serve as a portal for researchers, businesses, educators and students to discover the unique opportunities available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/19/casis-unveils-new-website/</link>
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		<title>Video: Post-Scrub Launch Press Conference</title>
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		<title>Industry Groups Applaud House Bill Supporting Satellite Export Reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Commercial Spaceflight Federation, Aerospace Industries Association and the Satellite Industry Association are all praising the passage this week of a House bill that will loosen the nation&#8217;s restrictive laws on satellite exports. Washington D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation lauds the passage of H.R. 4310 today, the National Defense Authorization Act, with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/19/industry-groups-applaud-house-bill-supporting-satellite-export-reform/</link>
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		<title>Falcon 9 Suffers Abort Just Prior to Liftoff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Falcon 9 rocket began the initiation sequence for launch and then cutoff at the last second. Smoke appeared at the base of the rocket before the flight was terminated at 4:55 a.m. EDT. There was an abort on Engine No. 5 due to excessively high chamber pressure. The computer apparently saw a parameter it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/19/falcon-9-suffers-abort-just-prior-to-liftoff/</link>
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		<title>House Passes Measure to Support DOD-Private Space Cooperation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington (Bill Posey PR) - Today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill introduced by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) as an Amendment to H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act, that enables the Department of Defense (DoD) to work with Space Florida and commercial companies to improve space launch infrastructure to better meet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/18/house-passes-measure-to-support-dod-private-space-cooperation/</link>
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		<title>Mojave Airport Could Have High-Speed Fiber Optic Services in July</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Douglas Messier Parabolic Arc Managing Editor Tenants at the Mojave Air &#38; Space Port could have high-speed, fiber optic services by July if a required approval is given within the next few weeks, the CEO of Race Communications said on Tuesday. Raul Alcaraz said the only major impediment is getting approval from Union Pacific [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/18/mojave-airport-could-have-high-speed-fiber-optic-services-in-july/</link>
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		<title>NASA TV Schedule for SpaceX Dragon Mission to ISS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NASA TV Coverage SpaceX Dragon Demonstration Mission to ISS Watch NASA TV May 18, Friday 1 p.m. – SpaceX/Falcon 9 Dragon Pre-Launch Briefing – KSC (All Channels) May 19, Saturday 3:30 a.m. – SpaceX/Falcon 9 Dragon Launch Coverage Begins (Launch scheduled at 4:55 a.m. EDT) – KSC (All Channels) 5:10 a.m. – Update from Mission [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/18/nasa-tv-schedule-for-spacex-dragon-mission-to-iss/</link>
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		<title>The Latest Lurio Report &#8212; Table of Contents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lurio Report FOR PRICING &#38; SUBSCRIPTIONS: &#60;http://www.thelurioreport.com/subscribe.html&#62; SpaceX Launch Day, Motorcycle Tests XCOR Rocket Pump, Altius Update From ‘Space Access’ and After Vol. 7, No. 7, May 18, 2012 Contents: Quick Updates:&#160; SpaceX Launch Date and Commercial Flights Setting May 19 Joint Marketing With Bigelow Are Some Waiting for a Failure? Dear Acquaintances, -  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/18/the-latest-lurio-report-table-of-contents/</link>
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		<title>Student Experiments to Fly Aboard Dragon Spacecraft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (NASA PR) &#8212; When SpaceX&#8217;s Dragon capsule launches in spring 2012, a very special payload will be on board: 15 student experiments from the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. The big deal is that those experiments from &#8220;SSEP Mission 1 to ISS&#8221; will be part of space history. Dragon will become the first commercial vehicle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/18/student-experiments-to-fly-aboard-dragon-spacecraft/</link>
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		<title>Virgin Galactic Pilot Flies WhiteKnightTwo on 80th Flight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WhiteKnightTwo was out flying solo on Wednesday from the Mojave Air &#38; Space Port. Virgin Galactic posted the above photo on its public Google+ page today with the following caption describing the aircraft&#8217;s 80th flight: &#8220;One of our pilots, Keith Colmer, got to fly WhiteKnightTwo. Keith&#8217;s flown a wide range of commercial, military, and general [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/17/virgin-galactic-pilot-flies-whiteknighttwo-on-80th-flight/</link>
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