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SpaceX Announces Independent Safety Advisory Panel for Commercial Crew

By Staff Writers on March 30, 2012

Rendition of the spaceborn Dragon capsule (Credits: SpaceX). The following press release was published by SpaceX on March 29, 2012. Source:... Read more →

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NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Institute

By Staff Writers on March 30, 2012

Source: NASA. MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Ames Research Center will host a virtual institute to solicit and foster innovative ideas that... Read more →

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ATV Successfully Docks with ISS

By Staff Writers on March 29, 2012

Source: ESA ESA’s ATV Edoardo Amaldi has completed the first stage of its docking with the Russian Zvezda module of the International... Read more →

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Stephen Hawking Receives Robert A Heinlein Memorial Award

By Staff Writers on March 29, 2012

Stephen Hawking being presented by his daughter Lucy Hawking at the lecture he gave for NASA's 50th anniversary (Credits: NASA/Paul Alers). The... Read more →

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Russia is Developing a Nuclear Space Engine by 2017

By Andrea Gini on March 29, 2012

Artist's conception of a nuclear thermal rocket for interplanetary missions (Credits: Pat Rawlings for NASA) According to press agency RIA... Read more →

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Missed Opportunity Shines Light on Satellite Repurposing

By Merryl Azriel on March 29, 2012

Russia deorbited the Express-AM4 communication satellite on March 25, despite pleas by startup company Polar Broadband Systems Ltd. to allow the... Read more →