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June 05, 2014

Airbus's SpacePlane demonstrator tested in South China Sea
Singapore (SPX) Jun 05, 2014
Held on 1-4 May, the tests of Airbus Defence and Space's SpacePlane demonstrator validated the dynamic flight conditions encountered in the end-of-flight phase following a return from space. The tests, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, took place 100 kilometers off the coast of Singapore and involved a fleet of seven ships. The quarter-scale demonstrator used in the tests was built in partnership with HOPE Technik and Airbus Group Innovations, the corporate network of re ... read more

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NASA Should Maintain Long-Term Focus on Mars as "Horizon Goal" Arguing for a continuation of the nation's human space exploration program, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council concludes that the expense of human spaceflight a ... more		NASA And Virgin Galactic Select Payloads For First Research Flight NASA and Virgin Galactic, the privately-funded spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi's aabar Investments PJS, have identified twelve innovative research payloads that w ... more		Lockheed system to help track orbiting space objects Advanced S-Band phased array radars are to be provided to the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin for the Space Fence program, the company announced. ... more
				NASA Invites Universities to Submit Innovative Technology Proposals NASA is seeking proposals from universities to advance the agency's plans for exploration to deep space and Mars. The Early Stage Innovations NASA Research Announcement calls for innovative space te ... more		Rover Corrects its Spacecraft Clock Opportunity is exploring south on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is conducting an in-situ (contact) science campaign in the northern part of the region of aluminum/hydroxyl clay mineral ... more

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Russia, US resume talks on new joint projects for ISS Russia and the US have resumed talks on new joint projects regarding the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian daily Izvestia writes on Wednesday, referring to Oleg Orlov, First Deputy Dire ... more		CU-Boulder payload selected for launch on Virgin Galactic spaceship A University of Colorado Boulder payload carrying a novel device designed to reduce the weight and cost of spacecraft fuel pumping systems has been manifested for launch on a suborbital space plane ... more				One docking ring to rule them all Connecting spacecraft in orbit will never be simple, but ESA is taking the next step to allow the next generation of vehicles of all types from around the world to link up with each other. The Inter ... more
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LDSD Testing for Large Payloads to Mars What will it take to land heavier spacecraft on Mars? How will engineers slow large payloads traveling at supersonic speeds in a thin Martian atmosphere? Can this be done? NASA's Wallops Flight Faci ... more		Citizen Scientists Contact Vintage Spacecraft A group of citizen scientists has successfully established communication with an inactive NASA spacecraft in an attempt to breathe new scientific life into a more than 35-year-old agency mission. ... more		'Godzilla' of Earths circles distant star Astronomers have spotted the "Godzilla" of all Earths, a huge rocky planet orbiting a star 560 light years away that is changing scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe. ... more		New printable robots could self-assemble when heated Printable robots - those that can be assembled from parts produced by 3-D printers - have long been a topic of research in the lab of Daniela Rus, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical ... more

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ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst arrives at ISS

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NASA faces identity crisis, funding battle

SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space

Earth's gravitational pull stretches moon surface

Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $11,794

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NASA Awards Simulation and Software Technology Contract for Engineering

May the Force (Shoes) Be With You

Three New Crew Members En Route to ISS

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