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Sarah Brightman to Begin Training in January for Flight to ISS
Dec 15, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Britain's popular soprano singer Sarah Brightman will begin training for her journey to the International Space Station in January next year, a Central Command ...
Estimated Cost of 3 NASA Exploration Programs to Exceed $21 Billion: GAO
Dec 15, 2014 (Sputnik)
Elizabeth Wojt - A trio of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) human exploration programs will cost over $21 billion, the US Government Accou...
New generation of Star Tracker from Terma
Dec 14, 2014 (SPX)
Terma has supplied four of a series of 13 new generation Star Camera units to satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. with an option for an addi...
France's Accor in strategic alliance with China's Huazhu
Dec 14, 2014 (AFP)
French hotel group Accor and China's Huazhu on Sunday signed a deal to join forces in China, the world's largest travel market, as well as in Mongolia and Taiwa...
From Myth to Legend: Orion Test a Success
Dec 14, 2014 (SPX)
Astronauts have not yet set foot on Mars, but they are a step closer after the first test flight of Orion, NASA's new long-haul human spacecraft. Orion is being...
NASA parodies 'All about that Bass' to promote space exploration
Dec 12, 2014 (UPI)
As has become a recent tradition, the students at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas parodied a hit song to highlight NASA's work in space exploratio...
Lessons learned from Orion's first test flight
Dec 11, 2014 (SPX)
With the successful flight test of NASA's Orion spacecraft on Dec. 5, a new space era for has started for America and its aerospace industry. Companies engaged ...
NASA Exploration Programs Face Cost, Technical, Scheduling Issues
Dec 11, 2014 (Sputnik)
There is a number of problems with a trio of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) programs to continue human space exploration beyond low-Eart...
FinalFlight to Scatter Ashes in the Stratosphere over Australia
Dec 10, 2014 (SPX)
FinalFlight is a new service that offers families the chance to scatter a loved one's ashes in the upper atmosphere, about one third the way to space. This uniq...
Research firm tapped for science and technology watch program
Dec 09, 2014 (UPI)
Britain's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory has commissioned a research organization identify technologies to enhance future army capabilities. During t...
NASA's New Orion Spacecraft Completes First Spaceflight Test
Dec 09, 2014 (SPX)
NASA marked a major milestone Friday on its journey to Mars as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, traveling farther than any spacecraft d...
UTC Aerospace Systems provides critical control systems for Orion
Dec 08, 2014 (SPX)
UTC Aerospace Systems' employees helped build NASA's Orion spacecraft, which completed its Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida....
Orion Flight 'Milestone' in Obama's Space Policy: White House
Dec 08, 2014 (Sputnik)
The successful test flight of the Orion spacecraft marks a milestone in US President Barack Obama's space policy, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said ...
Milestone to Mars: Orion Takes Flight
Dec 05, 2014 (SPX)
NASA marked a major milestone Friday on its journey to Mars as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, traveling farther than any spacecraft d...
NASA's Orion pushes boundaries of human spaceflight
Dec 05, 2014 (AFP)
A new US space capsule, Orion, circled the Earth twice before plunging into the ocean Friday in a flawless test flight that opened a new chapter in human deep s...
Orion flight marks 'milestone' for US space program: NASA
Dec 05, 2014 (AFP)
The US space agency's Orion capsule circled the Earth twice before plunging into the ocean Friday in a flawless test flight that NASA called a "significant mile...
NASA's Orion capsule blasts off on first test flight
Dec 05, 2014 (AFP)
The US space agency's Orion capsule blasted off Friday on its first journey into orbit, in a key test flight before carrying people to deep space destinations l...
Lockheed Martin-built Orion takes first steps on deep space journey
Dec 05, 2014 (SPX)
The Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft gently splashed down into the waters of the Pacific Ocean at 11:29 a.m. EST this afternoon, completing the first test...
Orion test sets stage for ESA service module
Dec 05, 2014 (ESA)
Today's flight and splashdown of NASA's first Orion spacecraft paves the way for future human exploration beyond low orbit powered by ESA's European Service Mod...
Orion launch is trial by fire for Apollo-era heat shield
Dec 05, 2014 (AFP)
NASA's Orion vehicle aims to carry humans farther into space than ever before, but its protective heat shield is basically the same as that used for the Apollo ...
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