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NASA and Bigelow Aerospace Make Plans for Moon Base

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NASA and Bigelow Aerospace are in the initial planning phases for a moon base.  ”As part of our broader commercial space strategy, NASA signed a Space Act Agreement with Bigelow Aerospace to foster ideas about how the private sector can contribute to future human missions,” Said David Weaver NASA...

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Safety Regulations In The Space Industry

Since the mid-2000s, the space industry has changed its focus from moving large payloads into space to what appears to be an interest in space tourism....

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German travel agency is selling tickets to a close-up view of rare comet expected to pass Earth this year

Eclipse Travel joined charter agency Air Partner and airline Air Berlin to organize a flight on March 16th as comet Pan-STARRS flies through the solar...

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Millionaire Plans 501 Day Mission to Mars in 2018

UPDATE: NEW EVIDENCE FOUND THAT SPACEX WILL SUPPLY CAPSULE AND LAUNCH VEHICLE Millionaire Dennis Tito became the first paying customer to make a trip...

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SpaceX Launches First Official Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station

Cape Canaveral, FL — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) today successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on the first...

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Russia’s First Private Satellite to Be Launched in 2013

Russia’s first satellite manufactured and operated by a private company will be launched in 2013, Dauria Aerospace head Mikhail Kokorich told RBK daily. The...

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Masten Space System’s Xaero Crashes During Test Flight

The flight appeared to be going well when the 12-foot rocket flew up into the sky. On decent though, something went terribly wrong Masten Space System’s...

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Mars One Receives First Funding for 2023 Manned Mission to Mars

AMERSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 August 2012 – Mars One is pleased to announce receipt of initial funding through sponsorship revenue, a major step towards...

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XCor to set up shop at Kennedy Space Center

XCOR plans  to build and fly suborbital vehicles in Florida. More specifically they plan on locating to the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Florida. The...

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