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NASA Launches Trajectory Browser to Map Interplanetary Missions

By Merryl Azriel on March 7, 2013

NASA's Trajectory Browser allows users to determine viable launch windows for various celestial targets (Credits: NASA). The Mission Design... Read more →

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Europe Steps Up to Develop Space-Surveillance Network

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 7, 2013

GRAVES bistatic radar is Europe’s most sophisticated space-scanning asset, owned by the French Defense Ministry (Credits: Onera). On February... Read more →

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Armadillo Aerospace Releases STIG Update

By Merryl Azriel on March 6, 2013

Flight of Stig-B II (Credits: Armadillo Aerospace). "It’s been some time since we did an update on our progress," begins Armadillo Aerospace's... Read more →

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China Plans Next Manned Mission for Summer 2013

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 6, 2013

Diagram of the docking between Shenzou-9 and Tiangong-1 in June 2012 (Credits: Xinhua ). China announced that it will launch a new manned space... Read more →

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Another ‘Successful Failure’ for SpaceX

By moonandback on March 6, 2013

Dragon separates from Falcon 9 during March 1 launch (Credits: SpaceX). On its last trip to the International Space Station (ISS), the SpaceX... Read more →

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Solar Max Appears to Fizzle; Scientists Predict Double Peak

By Merryl Azriel on March 5, 2013

This solar flare, recorded by NASA's TRACE satellite in July 2012, shows more activity than we've seen from the Sun lately (Credits:... Read more →