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NASA's Space Launch System enters its critical design review phase
Posted in Hardware on 14th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
SLS has entered its critical design review, which will see the rocket given the go-ahead for full-scale construction.
US Air Force should certify SpaceX Falcon 9 by June 2015 and nearly halve the cost of launches
Posted in Hardware on 14th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Once certified, SpaceX can compete for national security space launches against United Launch Alliance that has a monopoly.
Out of control Russian spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere
Posted in Science on 8th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
The Russian space agency says that its out-of-control spacecraft has burnt up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
SpaceX tests launch abort system
Posted in Science on 7th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has put its Dragon astronaut capsule through a practice abort. The demonstration simulated what would happen to the crewship in the event of a rocket failure.
Blue Origin's rocket flies 58 miles high in test flight
Posted in Hardware on 1st May, 2015
by Alex Muller
New Shepard; the primary rocket from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos private spaceflight venture, Blue Origin, flew a successful test flight.