Texas willing to spend big to woo SpaceX

Source: Houston Chronicle

Even as SpaceX continued to make history on Friday by berthing its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the state of Texas has stepped up its efforts to woo the company here. State officials are developing an i ...
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Ireland ‘at cutting edge of space technology’

Source: Irish Examiner

Speaking at Enterprise Ireland’s forum on the benefits of Irish membership of the ESA, which took place at the Blackrock Observatory in Cork yesterday, director of technical and quality management at the ESA Dr Franco Ongaro said: "Iri ...
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Obama's tough decisions will lead nation forward in space

Source: Orlando Sentinel

The men and women who make our nation's space program great — like those who built our nation — are driven by the question, "What's next?" Americans are built to explore, discover and innovate. But a little more than a year ago, as I bo ...
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As Atlantis heads for museum, NASA prepares for Orion mission

Source: Tampa Bay Online

At Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Atlantis is being prepared to go on public display. The most complicated machine ever built will soon be a museum artifact. Buddy McKenzie has been in charge of making the shuttle fleet sa ...
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Space Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship

Source: Hacker News

The BBC's Jonathan Amos explains how the SpaceX capsule will dock with the International Space Station A robotic arm on the International Space Station has reached out to grab the visiting Dragon supply vessel. The arm will shortly move the ship to ...
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Rocket launch signifies new era

Source: Alamogordon News

Shortly before 2 a.m. MDT on this past Tuesday morning (May 22), a rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. At face value, there is nothing unusual about this; the bulk of our nation's space launches for the past se ...
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'Intrepid' Mercury Astronaut Marks 50th Anniversary of Orbiting the Earth

Source: Space.com

Scott Carpenter, former NASA astronaut, received a wooden replica of his Mercury spacecraft during a ceremony aboard the USS Intrepid on May 24, 2012. CREDIT: Jeremy Hsu | TechMediaNetwork NEW YORK — Commander Sco ...
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NASA Commercial Crew Partner Boeing Meets Software Milestone

Source: NASA

RELEASE : 12-170 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Boeing Company has successfully completed a new milestone in the development of software that will operate its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft. The compan ...
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Space Agency Leaders Say Global Cooperation Vital for Future Exploration

Source: Space.com

As more countries expand their spacefaring activities, and as budgets for doing so remain constrained, strong international cooperation and collaboration is imperative, according to space agency leaders from around the globe. "Here at home, we coope ...
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