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SpaceX doesn’t mark the spot for NASA’s NanoSail-D spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-13 11:32:47
The NASA NanoSail-D solar-powered spacecraft will not get a chance to test its four solar sails because, on August 2, 2008, the first and second stages of its launch vehicle, Falcon 1, failed to separate, and the payload did not achieve Earth orbit.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-13 11:32:47
The NASA NanoSail-D solar-powered spacecraft will not get a chance to test its four solar sails because, on August 2, 2008, the first and second stages of its launch vehicle, Falcon 1, failed to separate, and the payload did not achieve Earth orbit.
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Musk's SpaceX Falcon rocket fails again
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-04 16:57:01
The third launch of the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon 1 rocket failed to reach orbit after the first stage failed to separate. "It was obviously a big disappointment not to reach orbit," said company founder Elon Musk.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-04 16:57:01
The third launch of the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon 1 rocket failed to reach orbit after the first stage failed to separate. "It was obviously a big disappointment not to reach orbit," said company founder Elon Musk.
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FAA official says space tourism risky, Virgin Galactic prez says not so
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-02 10:28:48
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned at the end of July 2008 that civil companies, such as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, who are pioneering the first sub-orbital flights as part of the fledgling space tourism industry have extraordinary risks in their endeavors. Virgin Galactic says it will be thousands of times safer than any previous human spaceflights.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-02 10:28:48
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned at the end of July 2008 that civil companies, such as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, who are pioneering the first sub-orbital flights as part of the fledgling space tourism industry have extraordinary risks in their endeavors. Virgin Galactic says it will be thousands of times safer than any previous human spaceflights.
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Spacecraft Jason 2 completes first surface maps of Earth’s oceans
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-31 12:51:55
According to the 7.30.2008 NASA news release, “Ocean surface topography mission/Jason 2 begins mapping oceans,” the internationally sponsored Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) featuring the Jason 2 oceanography satellite is well on its way to completing its mission of monitoring and analyzing global climate change.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-31 12:51:55
According to the 7.30.2008 NASA news release, “Ocean surface topography mission/Jason 2 begins mapping oceans,” the internationally sponsored Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) featuring the Jason 2 oceanography satellite is well on its way to completing its mission of monitoring and analyzing global climate change.
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Virgin Galactic shows off mothership “EVE”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-28 09:47:55
On Monday, July 28, 2008, Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveiled for the first time their new WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) carrier aircraft that will transport everyday space travelers inside SpaceShipTwo on suborbital space flights.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-28 09:47:55
On Monday, July 28, 2008, Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveiled for the first time their new WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) carrier aircraft that will transport everyday space travelers inside SpaceShipTwo on suborbital space flights.
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