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XCOR, Southwest Research Institute Move Up Suborbital Payload Testing

By Joel Spark on March 2, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced Thursday that it had reached an agreement with XCOR to fly scientific payloads, and dedicated... Read more →

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Media Tours Iranian Space Center

By Merryl Azriel on March 1, 2012

A view of the Alborz Space Center west of Tehran (Credits: Reuters). In a move designed to showcase domestic technology capabilities and... Read more →

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NASA’s System Safety Handbook Vol 1

By Staff Writers on March 1, 2012

In November 2011, NASA published the first of a two volume System Safety Handbook.  "This volume provides a high level view of the concepts," says... Read more →

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Canada Commits to ISS Mission Extension

By Joel Spark on March 1, 2012

The Canadian government announced on February 29th that it would renew its commitment to the International Space Station through the mission... Read more →

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NASA Spacesuit Engineer Explains Upgrades

By Staff Writers on March 1, 2012

 NASA spacesuit engineer Amy Ross demonstrates improvements over the current spacesuit design in the video below, including swivelling joints and a... Read more →

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Virgin Galactic Prepares to Host Experiments

By Merryl Azriel on March 1, 2012

On February 27, Virgin Galactic announced that it had signed a contract with Nanoracks to outfit SpaceShip Two with experimental racks... Read more →