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November 20, 2013

NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Achieves Milestone in Safety Review
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2013
Engineers and safety specialists from NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) met in late October to review the safety of the Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket being developed to launch humans into low-Earth orbit later this decade. The detailed overview of safety practices the company is implementing was a major milestone for SpaceX under a funded Space Act Agreement with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). SpaceX is one of NASA's commercial partners working to develop a new ... read more

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Shanghai-built lunar rover set for lunar landing

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