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Russia Achieves Successful Soyuz Rocket Flight

By Andrea Gini on October 3, 2011

  A Russian Glonass-M satellite has reached orbit after a successful launch of a Soyuz 2-1B rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in... Read more →

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Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo Stalls During Test Flight

By Andrea Gini on October 3, 2011

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (Credits: Virgin Galactic). According to Parabolic Arc, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo experienced a stall upon... Read more →

Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry

Aircraft are Vulnerable to Small Space Debris

By Andrea Gini on October 2, 2011

Space Shuttle Columbia burns up in the atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Source IAASS, an ICAO for Space: The recent uncontrolled re-entry of the... Read more →

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NASA Tests Deep Space J-2X Rocket Engine

By Staff Writers on October 1, 2011

Source NASA: NASA conducted a 40-second test of the J-2X rocket engine Sept. 28, the most recent in a series of tests of the next-generation... Read more →

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China Is Developing High Thrust Rockets

By Andrea Gini on September 30, 2011

According to Jing Muchun, chief engineer for the carrier rocket system of China's manned space program, China is developing a new generation of... Read more →

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Chinese Chief Designer Discusses Tiangong-1 Docking

By Andrea Gini on September 30, 2011

Artist's conception of docking between Tiangong-1 and a Shenzhou space capsule. According to Xinhua, China plans to use more speed and cut... Read more →