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Controlling Rocket Body Reentry Risks

By Staff Writers on May 8, 2012

Large launch vehicle orbital stages, like this Atlas V Centaur stage, can pose human casualty risks exceeding widely accepted norms (Credits:... Read more →

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United Launch Alliance Celebrates 60th Launch

By Staff Writers on May 7, 2012

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated its 60th launch and 30th Atlas V mission with its May 4 launch of the US Air Force satellite Advanced... Read more →

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Aerojet AJ26 Engine Completes Hot-Fire Test

By Staff Writers on May 7, 2012

Rendition of the Antares launch vehicle (Credits: Orbital Sciences Corporation) Source: Aerojet SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 4, 2012 (GLOBE... Read more →

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Boeing CST-100 Completes Landing Test

By Merryl Azriel on May 7, 2012

On May 2, The Boeing Company completed parachute drop testing of its Crew Space Transportation or CST-100 capsule. The reusable capsule is being... Read more →

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ISS Collision Avoidance

By Staff Writers on May 7, 2012

Source: Orbital Debris Quarterly. This image of the International Space Station with the docked Europe's ATV Johannes Kepler and Space Shuttle... Read more →

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Buzz Aldrin Presents Stephen Colbert with Space Pioneer Award

By Staff Writers on May 4, 2012

In an on-air presentation by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the National Space Society (NSS)presented satirist Stephen Colbert with the 2012... Read more →