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XCOR, Southwest Research Institute Move Up Suborbital Payload Testing

An artist's impression of the Lynx Mark I suborbital vehicle (Credits: XCOR).

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced Thursday that it had reached an agreement with XCOR to fly scientific payloads, and dedicated Institute astronauts to operate them, during the upcoming Lynx Mark I suborbital test flights. The flights will test the capabilities of the Lynx in terms of microgravity quality and duration prior to it beginning commercial services. “We are very excited to advance [...]

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