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University of Leicester scientists funded to design concepts for NASA microgravity
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Sep 18, 2008 |
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Two University of Leicester scientists have recently been awarded 10,000 to design concepts for scientific experiments which would fly on the upcoming new generation of manned suborbital spacecraft, such as ...
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Canada plans its first spaceport
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Aug 19, 2006 |
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Canada is reportedly planning to build its first spaceport, which will launch supplies to the International Space Station and even send tourists into space.
NASA's Centennial Challenges Collaborates With Foundation
Oct 12, 2005 |
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NASA announced its intent to collaborate with the X Prize Foundation on two planned Centennial Challenges Prize competitions.
Virgin Galactic readies maiden suborbital flight
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Dec 06, 2009 |
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British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars.
SpaceShipOne goes on display in Washington
Oct 06, 2005 |
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SpaceShipOne, the first privately built and piloted vehicle to reach space, has gone on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
HEX2 a success: 4-rocket aurora experiment launches from Poker Flat
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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An experiment called HEX2 that consisted of four NASA suborbital sounding rockets, launched from Poker Flat Research Range during an aurora display over northern Alaska this morning. Each rocket emitted vapor trails in an ...
Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship
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(AP) -- A spacecraft designed to rocket wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011 was unveiled Monday in what backers of the venture hope will signal a new era in aviation history.
Rocket test will carry Purdue experiment
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Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers are designing and building an experiment that will operate during a test flight of a new type of reusable rocket to be launched by aerospace company Blue Origin LLC.
Clemson rocket launches test Alaskan auroras
Mar 16, 2007 |
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It may have been 40 degrees below zero at the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska, but aurora and weather came together one recent winter night in a perfect match for Clemson University researchers and students ...
Space tourism from Sweden to start in 2012
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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Short tourist flights into space are expected to begin launching from northern Sweden in 2012, one of the companies involved in the project said Wednesday.
Superconductor magnet spacecraft heat shield being developed
Nov 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European space agencies and an aerospace giant are developing a new re-entry heat shield that will use superconductor magnets to generate a magnetic field strong enough to deflect the superhot ...
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