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Commercial Crew Development Progress Report

By Andrea Gini on October 25, 2011

CCDev milestone progress as of Oct. 21, 2011 - (Credits: NASA). Source NASA: Over the last two months, NASA’s industrypartners demonstrated... Read more →

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DARPA’s PHOENIX: Scavenging Defunct GEO Satellites

By Staff Writers on October 24, 2011

Artist's impression of a PHOENIX servicing satellite (Credits: DARPA). Source DARPA:  DARPA’s Phoenix program seeks to develop technologies... Read more →

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SpaceShipTwo “Dropped Like a Rock” During Test Flight Stall

By Andrea Gini on October 24, 2011

Virgin Galactic's first feathered test glide, performed on May 4, 2011 (Credits: Virgin Galactic). An interesting article by Leonard David on... Read more →

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ROSAT Falls East of India

By Andrea Gini on October 24, 2011

According to German Aerospace Center officials, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), which reentered Earth's atmosphere on October... Read more →

Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry

FAA Issued NOTAM for ROSAT Debris

By Andrea Gini on October 23, 2011

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a NOTAM to warn pilots to watch out for possible falling debris of the German Roentgen Satellite... Read more →

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ROSAT Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere

By Andrea Gini on October 23, 2011

The 2.7 tons German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) made its final dive into Earth's atmosphere in the night of October 22, 2011, but German Aerospace... Read more →