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A Visual History of Spacewalks Fifty years ago, on June 3, 1965, Ed White performed America’s first spacewalk—giving the country a much-needed space boost and a well-loved space hero. The half-century of extravehicular activity (EVA) that has followed is the legacy of White and the other early pioneers. Here is a look at some of the high points.
Space Source: TIME Magazine
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U.S. Air Force certifies SpaceX for national security launches WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said it has certified privately held SpaceX to launch U.S. military and spy satellites, ending a monopoly held by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, since its creation in 2006.
Space Source: Reuters
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Space Source: TIME Magazine
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Bringing rocket science to design Jessica Banks was an astrophysicist at NASA; then she started RockPaperRobot and innovated the design of furniture and homes by incorporating advanced physics.
Space Source: CBSNews
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Friday, May 22, 2015, 11:49am Rating: | Views: 1551 | Comments: 0
Lockheed-Boeing rocket venture needs commercial orders to survive United Launch Alliance, a 50-50 joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, on Thursday said it would go out of business unless it won commercial and civil satellite launch orders to offset an expected slump in U.S. military and spy launches.
Space Source: Reuters
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Friday, May 22, 2015, 11:49am Rating: | Views: 1407 | Comments: 0
Space Source: New Scientist
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 8:20am Rating: | Views: 1248 | Comments: 0
U.S. Air Force kicks off first satellite launch tender in over decade The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday kicked off its first major satellite launch competition in over a decade, issuing a draft request for proposals for the launch of a next-generation Global Positioning System satellite.
Space Source: Reuters
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Thursday, May 14, 2015, 9:58am Rating: | Views: 1475 | Comments: 0
Space Source: CBSNews
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 8:03am Rating: | Views: 1454 | Comments: 0
Space agency targets 'tick disease' The European Space Agency gives financial backing to a Scottish project to use an app to map tick hotspots and tackle Lyme disease.
Space Source: BBC News
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 8:03am Rating: | Views: 1547 | Comments: 0
Aerojet Rocketdyne, others look at keeping Atlas 5 rocket in use Aerojet Rocketdyne and two other firms on Monday said they are exploring options to obtain data rights to the Atlas 5 launch vehicle and to swap its Russian-built engine with the AR1 engine that Aerojet Rocketdyne is developing.
Space Source: Reuters
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 8:10am Rating: | Views: 1458 | Comments: 0
Space Source: ABC News
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Friday, May 08, 2015, 8:29am Rating: | Views: 1446 | Comments: 0
SpaceX puts Dragon passenger spaceship through test run A Space Exploration Technologies' passenger spaceship made a quick debut test flight on Wednesday, shooting itself off a Florida launch pad to demonstrate a key emergency escape system.
Space Source: Reuters
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Thursday, May 07, 2015, 9:44am Rating: | Views: 1465 | Comments: 0
Spacecraft 'to fall back on Friday' A Russian spacecraft that has been out of control since launching last week will fall back to Earth and burn up on Friday, scientists say.
Space Source: BBC News
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Tuesday, May 05, 2015, 10:39am Rating: | Views: 1541 | Comments: 0
Out-of-control space cargo ship falling towards Earth A Russian spacecraft carrying much-needed supplies failed to complete its mission, and now it's spiraling back toward Earth. The head of Russia's space program admits this failure is a big concern. Elaine Quijano reports.
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Thursday, Apr 30, 2015, 8:45am Rating: | Views: 1675 | Comments: 0
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin tests sub-orbital spacecraft In dramatic, partially successful test flight, Amazon founder's company launched craft to altitude of 58 miles; company intends to compete for space tourism business
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