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XCOR Announces ATK as Lynx Mark I Wing Detailed Design And Build Contractor
Nov 15, 2012 (SPX)
XCOR Aerospace has issued the initial phase of a two-phase contract to ATK's Aerospace Structures Division [NYSE:ATK] for the detailed design and manufacture of...
S.Korea postpones rocket launch: official
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea has postponed a key satellite launch until the last week of November because of delays in the arrival of rocket parts from Russia, a senior official...
S. Korean space launch faces further delay
Nov 13, 2012 (UPI)
South Korea's third try to launch its first space satellite may again be put off due to a delay in getting a Russian replacement part, officials said Wednesday....
S.Korea urges Russia to send rocket parts swiftly
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea has urged Russia to send rocket parts as soon as possible so it can go ahead with an already-delayed satellite launch this month, an official said T...
X-48 Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Makes 100th Test Flight
Nov 08, 2012 (SPX)
The Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body subscale research aircraft made its 100th flight in late October at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force ...
NASA's Space Launch System Using Futuristic Technology to Build the Next Generation of Rockets
Nov 07, 2012 (SPX)
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. is using a method called selective laser melting, or SLM, to create intricate metal parts for America's ...
SLS Industry Day at Michoud Assembly Facility
Nov 05, 2012 (SPX)
Todd May, Space Launch System Program manager, updates the progress of the rocket program to business representatives during "SLS Industry Day at MAF" on Oct. 2...
NASA Seeks Options for SLS Cargo Payload Fairings and Adapters
Nov 05, 2012 (SPX)
NASA is exploring options for larger payload fairings to enhance the cargo carrying capabilities of its Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket, now in deve...
Orbiting Gas Stations for Satellites
Oct 31, 2012 (SPX)
One of the things that makes space applications so expensive is the fact that we cannot service satellites once they get to orbit. The moment a satellite leaves...
ORBITEC's Rocket Engine Soars Above the Mojave Desert
Oct 29, 2012 (SPX)
Orbital Technologies has successfully flight-tested its new rocket engine and technologies in Mojave, CA. ORBITEC integrated its Vortex Liquid Rocket Engine int...
S. Korea suspends rocket launch
Oct 26, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea suspended its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit by at least three days Friday, after a helium leak was detected in the rocket just hours ...
First Space Launch System 'Pathfinder' Hardware Nearing Completion
Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)
Engineers using a state-of-the-art vertical welding tool at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., move a "pathfinder" version of the adapter des...
Blue Origin Completes Pad Escape Test
Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)
NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test Oct. 19 at the company's West Texas launch site in Van Horn, fir...
Space Launch System Providing Engine 'Brains' With an Upgrade
Oct 18, 2012 (SPX)
America's next heavy-lift rocket needs a strong and reliable engine to launch humans beyond low Earth orbit. That's why engineers with NASA's Space Launch Syste...
Blue Origin Tests Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber
Oct 17, 2012 (SPX)
NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen,...
J-2X Engine Offers A Powerful Line Up
Oct 17, 2012 (SPX)
Two J-2X engines and a power pack, developed for NASA by Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, sit side-by-side at John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as work c...
India testfires Mars mission engine
Oct 11, 2012 (XNA)
India has testfired its Mars mission engine for the first time, local media reported Tuesday. The Mars mission engine, known as the liquid apogee motor (LAM), w...
ATK Awarded $50 Million Contract for NASA's Advanced Concept Booster Development for SLS
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
ATK (ATK) has announced that NASA has awarded the company a $50 million contract to complete engineering development and risk reduction tests as part of the Adv...
ATK and NASA Showcase Cost-Saving Upgrades for Space Launch System Solid Rocket Boosters
Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)
ATK (ATK) and NASA held an event to highlight progress made in manufacturing the first ground test motor and cost-saving process upgrades for manufacturing the ...
Rotors seen as method of spacecraft return
Oct 04, 2012 (UPI)
Researchers at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will try out a rotor system that could be used in place of parachutes on returning spacecraft, NASA said. The...
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