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US State Department Rejects Proposed Space Code of Conduct

By Joel Spark on January 12, 2012

On January 12th it was revealed at a Washington DC press conference that the US State Department would not endorse a Space Code of Conduct for... Read more →

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Boeing Begins Solar Electric Propulsion Study

By Staff Writers on January 12, 2012

Artist's rendition of a solar electric propulsion system being studied by Boeing. (Credits: Boeing). Boeing has begun work on a NASA contract to... Read more →

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Updated Phobos-Grunt Prediction Calls for Ocean Reentry Location

By Merryl Azriel on January 12, 2012

STK models predicts Phosbo-Grunt reentry over the Atlantic Ocean (Credits: celestrak.com). Based on the latest Phobos-Grunt telemetry data, the... Read more →

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Roscosmos Hints at American Interference with Phobos Grunt

By Joel Spark on January 11, 2012

In a statement given to Russian newspaper Izvestia, Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin hinted that American interference could have caused the... Read more →

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Commercial Spaceflight Companies Take Different Approaches to Seat Egress Safety

By Merryl Azriel on January 11, 2012

An artist's rendition of passengers free floating in SpaceShip Two (Credits: Virgin Galactic). Commercial Spaceflight operators such as Virgin... Read more →

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Photograph Captures ISS Crossing the Moon

By Staff Writers on January 10, 2012

On January 4, the ISS was seen transitting the moon as observed from  the Houston area in the United States. Several photographs were captured,... Read more →