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Virgin Galactic Taps Test Flight Veteran As Pilot

[/caption] From a pool of 500 potential applicants, Virgin Galactic has found their man. The NewSpace firm chose from some…

12 years ago

Bringing Satellites Out Of Retirement – The DARPA Phoenix Program

[/caption] It's the dead zone. Approximately 22,000 miles above the Earth, $300 million worth of retired satellites are simply taking…

12 years ago

NASA Strengthens Virgin Galactic Ties With New Contract

[/caption] NASA has, on a number of occasions tapped the NewSpace firm Virgin Galactic to help the space agency accomplish…

12 years ago

NASA to Test Laser Communications System

[/caption]Quite often, communication rates with remote spacecraft have been a limiting factor when exploring our solar system. For example, it…

12 years ago

Commercial Space Roundup

[/caption] By all reports – commercial space is thriving. A number of recent announcements show that the burgeoning “private” space…

13 years ago

Two Into The Blue: One Engineer’s Gemini Reflections

[/caption] It is probably one of the least understood, but most crucial, (in terms of landing a man on the…

13 years ago

China To Launch Space Station Module Prototype

[/caption] China's space program is in the news again, this time with unconfirmed reports that the Tiangong 1 space lab…

13 years ago

Chasing Rockets, Chasing History: One Journalist’s Video Reflections

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – As one might imagine covering the space program is a exciting vocation. Some professionals focus…

13 years ago

One On One With Space Shuttle Program’s First Pilot, Robert Crippen

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – The shuttle program has drawn to a close. Present at the final flight was one…

13 years ago

Burt Rutan’s Race To Space: A Primer For Things To Come

[/caption] Voyager, Proteus and SpaceShipOne have become aerospace legends. As has the man who established them all – Burt Rutan.…

13 years ago