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In recognition of SpaceX s groundbreaking year in 2010 with the successful launch of two Falcon 9 rockets and the safe return of its Dragon
Falcon Heavy will lift more than twice as much as any other launch vehicle See video of full press conference WASHINGTON Today Elon Musk CEO
by Dave Fischer Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program NASA has awarded $475 000 as part of its program to development recoverable launch vehicles to be
While the Obama commercial space policy is the news SpaceX continues to move forward toward the initial launch of its Falcon 9 rocket within the
Surrendering Outer Space America yields the high ground 8211 By Alan W Dowd in Policy Review published by the Hoover Institution What if in the
Behind the Scenes With the World 8217 s Most Ambitious Rocket Makers 8211 An improbable partnership between an Internet mogul and an engineer could revolutionize
Congratulations to South Korea on their first successful rocket launch South Korea launches first rocket into space It is South Korea 8217 s first launch
July 19th 2009 A date that will forever change the way we view space flight In the arid desert just west of the mountain range
Finalists Selected for the Heinlein NewSpace Business Plan Competition After a thorough selection process the Space Frontier Foundation is pleased to announce the 10 finalists
U S ANNOUNCES REVIEW OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT PLANS The Obama Administration today announced the launch of an independent review of planned U S human
COTS D 8211 Commercial Human Spaceflight to get at least $80m NASA and the White House have agreed for the first time to release money
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Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New Hot Staging System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship Super
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By Jennifer Muntz NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space space settlements or on long duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles
Image Artist s concept of the Blue Moon lander Credit Blue Origin Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society
