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SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX Dragon supply ship returned to Earth on Thursday, ending its revolutionary nine-day voyage to the International Space Station with an old-fashioned splashdown in the Pacific. The unmanned capsule parachuted...
Tags: Human Interest, Barack Obama, Kazakhstan, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia)
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SpaceX pushes back the final frontier
If all goes as planned, sometime this morning a spacecraft will blast off from its launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and ride a fiery plume of contrails upward through the pre-dawn darkness to begin a two-week journey to the International Space Station...
Tags: Transportation, Mutual Funds, Human Interest, Science, NASA
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Buried in space? Virginia may help pay for it
Want to be buried in space?
Virginia will help pay for it, according to proposed legislation that aims to boost the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island.
The bill, which the Virginia state legislature will debate next year, would provide...Tags: Timothy Leary, James Doohan, Scott County, Companies and Corporations, Cape Canaveral
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Report: Wallops spaceport needs state $$
Another week, another report on Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
This one, courtesy of Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology, draws similar conclusions as a report issued last month by Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office. Both...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Space Programs, NASA
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McDonnell wants to send $4M to Wallops Island
Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to spend $4 million to help finish building a new launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
Announced Monday with the release of McDonnell’s two-year budget for Virginia, the funding is subject to debate. But state...Tags: Politics, Bob McDonnell, Executive Branch, Space Programs, Government
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Report: Virginia should curtail Orbital Sciences to grow Wallops
Buried in a 71-page report released by Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office is a recommendation that could make or break Virginia’s goal to build the nation’s premier spaceport on Wallops Island.
The report suggests that Orbital Sciences Corp....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Bob McDonnell, Space Programs, Investments, Science
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With space shuttle retiring, what's next for NASA?
As the space shuttle program heads into retirement, a question remains: How will NASA send astronauts into space?
The answer: For the time being, it will rely on Russia. But the long-term answer may have roots at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton....Tags: Colorado, Barack Obama, Politics, NASA, Satellite Technology
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell visits NASA Wallops amid feud with Florida
Gov. Bob McDonnell took a break Monday from back-to-back energy conferences in Richmond to visit the Eastern Shore. His destination: NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Interesting timing considering Virginia officials are feuding with Florida’s...Tags: Regional Authority, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Politics, Bob McDonnell, Cape Canaveral
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Virginia and Florida spar over human spaceflight, aircraft carrier
++++++++++++++++++++ || Already sparring over an aircraft carrier, Florida and Virginia have locked horns on another issue: human spaceflight. NASA announced in July that it would order an environmental review of Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Armed Forces, Aircraft Carriers, Naval Station Norfolk, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Rocket launch set for Tuesday at Wallops will be visible for most of Mid-Atlantic
If skies are clear and all goes well Tuesday evening, observers throughout Maryland and much of the Mid-Atlantic region should be able to watch a big rocket launch from Virginia's Wallops Island. The Air Force will attempt to launch a battlefield imaging...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Delaware, Ocean City, Satellite Technology, Entertainment
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SpaceX inks contract to launch Thai satellite into orbit
L.A. Times Tech BlogHawthorne-based rocket maker SpaceX announced it signed a major launch contract with a Thai communications company to lift a 7,000-pound satellite into orbit.... -
Aircraft set to reach 20 times the speed of sound in test flight
L.A. Times Tech BlogAn experimental, arrowhead-shaped aircraft that could potentially reach blistering speeds of 13,000 mph above the Pacific Ocean is set to blast off Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base....
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