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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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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SpaceX Signs Agreement for Potential Military Launches
Air Force to Evaluate New Falcon 9 Launch System by matteo emanuelli The U.S. Air
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China Successfully Launches New Manned Mission (Video)
by matteo emanuelli China has successfully launched Shenzou-10, its fifth manned spacecraft, toward the Tiangong-1
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Boeing Completes New CCiCap Spacecraft, Rocket Milestones
Commercial Crew Spacecraft, Rocket Pass Wind Tunnel Test HOUSTON — The Boeing Company of Houston,
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U.S. Company to Send 3D Printer to ISS in 2014
by matteo emanuelli The Los Angeles based company Made in Space have manufactured a 3D
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NASA-Built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System Ready for Flight
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Nanosatellites now have their own mass transit to catch rides to
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Building a Home in Space | This Week In Space History
The drawing was simple, almost crude, but direct. And it would change space history. On
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Skylab 40th Anniversary, Part 1
by greg kennedy 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Skylab, America’s first space station.
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Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley
EDWARDS, Calif. — Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at
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Dream Chaser Spaceplane Completes Major Safety Review
Sierra Nevada’s Commercial Crew Vehicle Passes NASA Milestone – Free Flight Test Scheduled for Later
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Commentary
Teachers in Space: The Next Generation
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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Wednesday 19 June 2013