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Research for Freedom: Pilar Mateo at TEDxViadellaConciliazione – Video

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Research for Freedom: Pilar Mateo at TEDxViadellaConciliazione Pilar Mateo is a chemist who has given her life to the elimination of deadly diseases and to the empowerment of solidarity with those affected by them. In 19… Continue reading →

NASA gets two Hubble-class telescopes from the military

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NASA’s collection of space telescopes just got a bit bigger thanks to an extraordinary gift from America's National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) intelligence agency. The space agency announced on Monday that the NRO has given it two surplus spy satellites that are more advanced than the Hubble Space Telescope. Continue reading →

Virgin Galactic Takes a Big Step Closer to Private Space Flights

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Space tourism is closer to reality now that Virgin Galactic was finally issued permits to test its rocket-powered space plane. As Space News' Brian Berger reports, The company announced yesterday that the FAA has given approval for them to begin “the rocket-powered phase of test flight” on SpaceShipTwo, the six-seat space craft designed by Scaled Composites that will someday ferry rich … Continue reading →