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October 07, 2014

"Dream Chaser" Chases Its Dream
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 07, 2014
"Dream Chaser" is the name given to a possible future reusable crewed suborbital and orbital lifting-body spaceplane. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been working toward development of the vehicle for some time. In its latest embodiment the Dream Chaser is designed to carry up to seven people to and from low-earth orbit. In order to achieve orbit, the vehicle must employ a launch vehicle. Current interfaces are designed to match the Atlas V. Thus, liftoffs will be vertical, but returns w ... read more

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				NASA's Orion Spacecraft, Rocket Move Closer to First Flight NASA's new Orion spacecraft and the Delta IV Heavy rocket that will carry it into space are at their penultimate stops in Florida on their path to a December flight test. Orion was moved Sunda ... more		Titan's Swirling Polar Cloud Is Cold And Toxic Scientists analysing data from the mission found that this giant polar vortex contains frozen particles of the toxic compound hydrogen cyanide. "The discovery suggests that the atmosphere of T ... more

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Mars Rover Technology Adapted to Detect Gas Leaks In collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E) announced that it is testing state-of-the-art technology adapted from NASA ... more		Solving the mystery of the 'man in the moon' New data obtained by NASA's GRAIL mission reveals that the Procellarum region on the near side of the moon - a giant basin often referred to as the "man in the moon" - likely arose not from a massiv ... more		Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement		Virgin Galactic could soon begin trips to space Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson says his company might soon be ready to take civilians into space. ... more
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China's first space lab in operation for over 1000 days

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