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Rand Simberg’s “Space Policy Explained, Part 5″
Rand Simberg’s witty, acerbic video series “Space Policy Explained” has a new chapter.
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Commentary
Teachers in Space: The Next Generation
by edward wright
Much is being made of Wang Yaping, who is described as “China’s first teacher in space.” The Chinese space program is all about public relations and scoring “firsts.” Yet, no one seems to ask if this claim is accurate.
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News
Mystery of Yuri Gagarin’s Death Solved
Declassified Soviet Accident Report Reveals Truth by merryl azriel Yuri Gagarin became the first man
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Sub orbit
Small Satellites Soar in High-Altitude Demonstration
Mission Deemed Success Despite Parachute Snafu by anna heiney / NASA’s Kennedy Space Center MOJAVE,
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Planetary
Fast Winds of Venus are Getting Faster
Enormous Increase is Unprecedented, Not Understood BERLIN-ADLERSHOF, Germany — The most detailed record of cloud
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Planetary
NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
Variety of Partnerships Utilized to Find Remaining Dangers WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA announced Tuesday a
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News
Gender Equity Space Pioneers Sally Ride and Valentina Tereshkova
Pioneers Changed the Course of Human Space Exploration by cody knipfer / NASA History Office
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Video
Jeff Feige – Spacesuit Dev | The Moonandback Interview Documentary Project
In part 2 of his interview with Moonandback, Jeff Feige talks about Orbital Outfitters’ product
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Sub orbit
Swiss Space Systems and Thales Alenia Form New Partnership
Plan for Suborbital Space Passenger System LE BOURGET, Switzerland — Swiss Space Systems (S3), the
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News
NASA Selects 2013 Astronaut Candidate Class (Video)
Four Men and Four Women Chosen For Intense Training Regimen HOUSTON, Texas — After an
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Sub orbit
Space Expedition Corp. Makes Executive Additions
SXC Adds a New CEO and New CCO AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Space Expedition Corporation
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Sub orbit
Virgin Galactic Signs Up 600th Passenger for SpaceShipTwo
Richard Branson Makes Announcement Hailing “The Next Generation of Women in Space” LONDON, U.K. —
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Sub orbit
Accepting the Risk of Death in Spaceflight
by merryl azriel Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen have been developing Copenhagen Suborbitals, the open
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Video
Jeff Feige – Outlook for Outfitters | The Moonandback Interview Documentary Project
Jeff Feige, CEO of the spacesuit company, Orbital Outfitters talks with Moonandback about the company,
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Commentary
What is Innovation?
by michael belfiore At the GE Look Ahead Executing Innovation conference in Toronto last month,
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Video
A Watchmaker’s Space Commercial
Here’s a very cool Luminox watch commercial featuring the XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceplane.
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News
Kennedy’s Enthusiasm Predates Technology | This Week In Space History
by michael shinabery President John Kennedy promised the Congress in 1961 that “before this decade
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Environment
A Helping Hand from Above for The Gambia
Remarkable Progress Seen as Combo of Satellites Provide Data FRASCATI, Italy — Satellites are being
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Orbit
Sierra Nevada Starts Next Phase of Dream Chaser’s Tests
Testing Main Hybrid Rocket Motor that Will Power Dream Chaser by t.j. aulds SPARKS, Nev.
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