NASA is facing a conundrum of large proportions; shuttle-sized, in fact. Now that the shuttle program has ended, NASA is no longer using shuttle facilities and equipment Continue reading
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Branson and kids on board for Galactic’s first space flight
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND The first space flight of Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic venture will be a family affair: The billionaire adventurer confirmed Wednesday he will be joined by his two adult children. The British tycoon behind the Virgin business empire that spans cable television, airlines and space tourism revealed that the three will make the journey 100 kilometres above the Earth aboard the SpaceshipTwo (SS2) next year Continue reading
Liberty Rocket Targets 2015
LOS ANGELES The aerospace company that built the solid rocket boosters for NASA’s space shuttle fleet announced plans Tuesday to develop its own private launch system a spaceship and rocket to fly astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit. Continue reading