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  ESA Validates SABRE Engine Technology

  Posted by Amy Svitak 5:18 PM on Nov 29, 2012

  The European Space Agency (ESA) is negotiating a contract with Reaction Engines Ltd. (REL) that could advance cutting-edge propulsion technology the UK-based company is developing ... Read More >>

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  Falcon 9 RUD?

  Posted by Amy Svitak 4:32 AM on Nov 26, 2012

  SpaceX is still investigating the anomaly that led to the loss of one of nine Falcon 9 rocket engines during the company's first commercial resupply services (CRS) mission to the I... Read More >>

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  Don't Go Ballistic

  Posted by Michael Bruno 4:05 PM on Nov 23, 2012

  In what amounts to a memo from the Office of Sanity, the FAA is withdrawing a previously published direct final rule that would have allowed launch operators that conduct certain a... Read More >>

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  Study Suggests Earth, Mars Share Primordial Water Source, Chondritic Meteorites

  Posted by Mark Carreau 11:11 AM on Nov 23, 2012

  In their earliest eras, the Earth, Mars and the solar system's other rocky planets drew water from the same source, chondritic meteorites -- not usually credited comets, sugge... Read More >>

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  Germany the Victor in Launcher Debate

  Posted by Amy Svitak 5:55 AM on Nov 21, 2012

  The French put up a good fight, but it looks like Germany has won the battle over Europe's future launch vehicle development: The European Space Agency (ESA) and its industrial con... Read More >>

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  UK To Invest in Orion Service Module

  Posted by Amy Svitak 5:11 AM on Nov 21, 2012

  Britain has committed €20 million ($26 million) to help pay for Europe's continued participation in the ISS. Flush with cash from an unprecedented 25% boost to its overall ES... Read More >>

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  Taurus XL Mishap Inquiry Could Affect Antares

  Posted by Amy Svitak 4:36 AM on Nov 20, 2012

  NASA says it may have discovered the root cause of two consecutive launch failures of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Taurus XL rocket, a manufacturing defect that could affect ... Read More >>

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  Three ISS Crew Descend into Wintry Kazakhstan Aboard Soyuz Capsule

  Posted by Mark Carreau 9:00 PM on Nov 18, 2012

  A Soyuz capsule carrying Russian, U.S. and Japanese astronauts descended safely onto the frigid plains of northern Kazakhstan late Sunday, bringing their four month tour of du... Read More >>

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  Dragon's "Radiation-Tolerant" Design

  Posted by Amy Svitak 4:55 PM on Nov 18, 2012

  Last week, NASA revealed that SpaceX's first commercial resupply mission to the ISS experienced a number of anomalies in addition to the shutdown of a Falcon 9 first-stage engine, ... Read More >>

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  French, Canadian Astronomers Find Nearby Homeless Planet

  Posted by Mark Carreau 3:36 PM on Nov 14, 2012

  A collaboration between French and Canadian astronomers announced the detection of a young, free floating Jupiter-class planet on Wednesday, a discovery that further suggests world... Read More >>

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