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Draper Lab’s GENIE Free-Flight Test With Masten’s Xombie

Using the GENIE (Guidance Embedded Navigator Integration Environment) System, Draper Laboratory raised Masten Space Systems’
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February 13th, 2012
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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Announces Formation Of The Suborbital Coalition

Washington D.C. — As the commercial spaceflight industry prepares for its first commercial launches, the
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February 11th, 2012
Bruce Webbon of NASA–Ames, the payload manager for the CRuSR developmental test flights, watches the mounting of a payload rack onto a Masten Space Systems Xaero. - Image credit: NASA

NASA Seeks Game Changing Technology Payloads For Suborbital Research Flights

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA is seeking proposals for small technology payloads that could fly on
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February 11th, 2012
View of the Rio Grande River valley from 239,000 ft (~50 mi) aboard Armadillo Aerospace’s STIG-A III rocket . - Image credit: Armadillo Aerospace

Armadillo Aerospace Launches 3rd STIG-A At Spaceport America

Upham, NM – New Mexico Spaceport Authority officials announced today a launch of a “STIG-A”
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February 2nd, 2012
XCOR CEO Jeff Greason with Lynx rocket engine. - Image credit: Michael Belfiore.

XCOR Plans Lynx Suborbital Spaceplane’s First Flight In 2012

by michael belfiore MOJAVE, Calif. — On a recent visit to Mojave Air & Spaceport,
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February 1st, 2012
XCOR's Lynx suborbital vehicle. - Image credit: XCOR Aerospace

One Week Left To Win A Suborbital Space Flight On The Lynx

MOJAVE, Calif — XCOR Aerospace and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announce the final week
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January 30th, 2012
Armadillo Aerospace's STIG-A rocket launches from Spaceport America on December 4, 2011. - Image credit: Armadillo Aerospace

Armadillo Launches Their Third STIG-A Rocket From Spaceport America

Upham, NM – New Mexico Spaceport Authority officials have announced a launch of a “STIG-A”
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January 29th, 2012
The Lynx spaceplane with experiment pod fuselage. - Image credit: XCOR Aerospace

XCOR’s Lynx Spaceplane To Take Wing This Year

MOJAVE, Calif. — The long anticipated XCOR Lynx Spaceplane will fly later this year, according
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January 11th, 2012
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Space Florida Announces Sub-Orbital Flight Incentive Program

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Space Florida, the State’s aerospace economic development organization, has announced
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January 11th, 2012
Armadillo Aerospace's Super-Mod (l) and Masten Space Systems' Xaero (r) - Image credits: Armadillo, Masten

Growing List of Flights In The Flight Opportunities Program

The number of participating companies and the frequency of flights continues to grow for NASA’s
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December 23rd, 2011
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Moonandback Interview With Diane Dimeff, part 1 – eSpace

eSpace Executive Director Diane Dimeff talks with MM about the organization, its incubation mission, and
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Aerial view of Wallops Island launch site (includes artist concept of rocket on pad). - Image credit: Orbital Sciences

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2012 A Big Year For Orbital’s Cygnus And Antares

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Frank Culbertson, Orbital’s Senior Vice President and head of its human space
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Moonandback Interview With John Gedmark, part 2 – Leveraging Rocket-Powered Spaceships

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Advisor John Gedmark talks with MM about the challenges for the space
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This shows the largest of the newly detected graben found in highlands of the lunar farside. - Image credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University/Smithsonian Institution

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NASA Spacecraft Reveals Recent Geological Activity On The Moon (Video)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show the moon’s
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The 1987 Soviet publication “Salyut-Mir” gave a description of the Mir program. - Image credit: Novosti Press

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Soviets Lead ‘Peaceful Exploration Of Space’ | This Week In Space History

by michael shinabery Three weeks after NASA’s space shuttle Challenger exploded, the Soviet Union “opened
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Moonandback Interview With John Gedmark, part 1 – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation

CSF Advisor John Gedmark talks with MM about the composition, history and purpose of the
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Global map of forest height produced from NASA's ICESAT/GLAS, MODIS and TRMM sensors. The map will advance our understanding of Earth's forest habitats and their role in Earth's carbon cycle. - Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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NASA Map Sees Earth’s Trees In A New Light

PASADENA, Calif. — A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 3 – A Great Compliment

International Space University VP of North American Operations Steve Brody talks with MM about the
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 2 – The ISU Experience

Steve Brody talks about International Space University’s founders, ISU’s Summer Program and its locations, the
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 1 – The International Space University

Steve Brody, Vice President of North American Operations at the International Space University talks with
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A CubeSat, such as the one in this illustration, is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions of 10×10×10 centimetres(i.e., a volume of exactly one litre), weighing no more than one kilogram, and typically using commercial off-the-shelf electronics components. - Image credit: SEDS VIT

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NASA Announces Third Round Of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has selected 33 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard
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Teachers experience moments of weightlessness last week. - Image credit: NASA

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Teachers Fly Experiments on NASA Reduced Gravity Flights

HOUSTON, Texas — More than 70 teachers had an opportunity to experience what it feels
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Moonandback Interview With Dr. George Nield, part 2 – Commercial Space Transportation

Dr. Nield talks with MM about the emerging commercial space industry and about how suborbital
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