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September 2013

Space Race 2013: Who’s Up, Who’s Down, Who’s Going Nowhere

September 29th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The space-travel industry is more competitive than ever — and just as in all industries, there will be winners and losers You could be forgiven for thinking that everyone but you is going into space. You could also be forgiven for thinking that no one at all is going into [...]

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Giant Leaps for Space Firms Orbital, SpaceX

September 29th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , , |

A successful launch and a separate in-orbit rendezvous on Sunday, both funded largely with corporate dollars, are accelerating what amounts to the privatization of NASA's current human spaceflight efforts. Orbital Sciences Corp. became the second commercial entity to send a spacecraft to the international space station, with its Cygnus cargo [...]

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Industry, FAA Look To Stay One Step Ahead of Congress with Draft Safety Document

September 27th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON — In an attempt to forestall congressional direction of the process, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation has produced a 50-page list of safety practices that could serve as the cornerstone for future commercial human spaceflight safety regulations. Formally known as “Draft Established Practices [...]

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Software, vehicle congestion delay Cygnus docking at Space Station

September 23rd, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , |

A slight glitch means docking is on hold until after new crew arrives on Soyuz. After an apparently flawless launch last week, Orbital Sciences' Cygnus capsule was supposed to have docked on the International Space Station over the weekend. It didn't happen. Apparently, some of the data being sent down [...]

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