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Fuel Pipe to Blame for Proton Launch Failure
Aug 13, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Monday's failed satellite launch was caused by a fault in a fuel pipe, Kommersant daily reported on Thursday, citing a source in the government inquiry. The sou...
Medvedev to Name and Shame Failed Satellite Launch Officials
Aug 13, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he will name officials responsible for Monday's failed satellite launch next week. "I would like to hold...
NASA's Morpheus test lander crashes and burns
Aug 09, 2012 (AFP)
NASA's experimental moon lander crashed and burst into flames seconds after takeoff Thursday due to a hardware fault, the US space agency said, prompting an inv...
NASA cash boosts efforts for shuttle successor
Aug 04, 2012 (AFP)
Three aerospace firms have scored a total of $1.1 billion in NASA contracts to compete to build the next spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Spa...
NASA's Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review, Moves to Preliminary Design
Jul 27, 2012 (SPX)
The rocket that will launch humans farther into space than ever before passed a major NASA review Wednesday. The Space Launch System (SLS) Program completed a c...
A Summer of Records for Engine Testing
Jul 27, 2012 (SPX)
As Olympic athletes converge on London with dreams of winning gold in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, NASA is also setting records while testing the J-2X powerpa...
United Technologies to sell Rocketdyne unit to GenCorp
Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)
United Technologies has reached agreement to sell its Rocketdyne unit, currently part of Pratt and Whitney, to GenCorp Inc. for $550 million. The transaction is...
NASA Tests Hypersonic Inflatable Heat Shield
Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)
A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA's Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth's atmosphere while travelling at hype...
Taiwan to get new powerful rocket system: report
Jul 22, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan is scheduled to take delivery next month of a powerful multiple-launch rocket system aimed at neutralising former rival China's amphibious landing capabi...
NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Booster Proposals
Jul 20, 2012 (SPX)
NASA has selected six proposals to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS). The awardees...
J-2X Engine With Nozzle Extension Goes the Distance
Jul 17, 2012 (SPX)
NASA engineers conducted a 550-second test of the new J-2X rocket engine at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on July 13. The J-2X engine will power the upper...
Cella Energy Signs Fuel Source Deal with Kennedy Space Center
Jul 13, 2012 (SPX)
A new approach to an established fuel will be the focus of research, development and maybe production with the help of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. C...
HI-C Sounding Rocket Mission Has Finest Mirrors Ever Made
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
On July 11, NASA scientists will launch into space the highest resolution solar telescope ever to observe the solar corona, the million degree outer solar atmos...
XCOR Aerospace And Midland Development Corp Announce New Commercial Spaceflight Research Center
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
The Midland Development Corporation and XCOR Aerospace have jointly announced the establishment of XCOR's new Commercial Space Research and Development Center H...
Rocketdyne Completes CCDev 2 Hot Fire Testing on Thruster for NASA Commercial Crew Program
Jun 28, 2012 (SPX)
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne has completed a series of hot-fire tests on a service module thruster for Boeing's Commercial Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacec...
Thruster Tests Completed for Boeing's CST-100
Jun 28, 2012 (SPX)
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne has successfully completed a series of tests on a thruster destined for Boeing's Commercial Space Transportation spacecraft, design...
Through the atmosphere with sharp edges
Jun 27, 2012 (SPX)
After a 10-minute flight, the sharp-edged SHEFEX II spacecraft landed safely west of Spitsbergen. Researchers from the German Aerospace Center launched the seve...
NASA Space Launch System Core Stage Moves From Concept to Design
Jun 26, 2012 (SPX)
The nation's space exploration program is taking a critical step forward with a successful major technical review of the core stage of the Space Launch System (...
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lands at Vandenberg
Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), the Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. (PDT) June 16. OTV-2, whi...
2nd Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight
Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing reports the successful de-orbit and landing of the second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. The X-37B la...
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