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A US Senate Panel Just Set Aside 9.4 Million to Build a Putin-Free Rocket

Posted in Science on 26th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Could the budgetary shot in the arm the US space program so desperately needs come from rising tensions between Russia and the US?

SpaceX is about to unveil its 'alien' spacecraft, the Dragon

Posted in Hardware on 25th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Private spacecraft maker SpaceX has announced plans to show off its latest collaboration with NASA.

Tiny KickSat Sprite satellites hitch ride into orbit

Posted in Science on 19th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Exploring space has long been the sole diversion of governments, big business and academics.

Russia Loses $275M Satellite in Latest Rocket Failure

Posted in Hardware on 16th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

A Russian rocket carrying a $275 million satellite failed and burned up shortly after launch on Friday, the latest in a series of setbacks for Russia's once-pioneering space industry.

Escape dynamics aims to eliminate single use rockets in space flight

Posted in Science on 12th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Theres a lesser-known company quietly at work at a private airport in Broomfield, Colorado, with a bold aspiration.