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Spaceflight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spaceflight (also written space flight) is ballistic flight into or through outer space. Spaceflight can occur with spacecraft which may, or may not, have humans on ...

NASA Human Space Flight
Space Shuttle: Visit the space shuttle site for information about the 30-year-long Space Shuttle Program. You can also view archives of the 135 ...

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NASA science chief advocates ties with human spaceflight BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: February 4, 2012. Former astronaut John Grunsfeld, who ...

NASA Awash In Astronaut Applications, But Still Lacks Spaceships ...
NASA has received a near-record number of astronaut applications by Americans hoping to join the agency's spaceflight ranks. Not since 1978 have so many people. applied

Human spaceflight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Human spaceflight (or manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is space travel with humans on the spacecraft. When a spacecraft is manned, it can be piloted directly ...

The Space Review: The need for real “rocket science” to solve ...
Whenever something looks too complicated for everyday life, it’s humorously referred to as “rocket science”. But when a real spaceflight mystery ...

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Passage of Legislation ...
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes Congress's passage today of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which includes a key ...

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Romney, Gingrich Talk Spaceflight At Latest Republican Debate ...
The top two contenders for the Republican presidential nomination pushed for further privatization of spaceflight during Monday's (Jan. 23) debate in Florida.

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NASA commercial spaceflight back for thirds
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The third round of competitive grants to commercial spaceflight companies has been unveiled to advance spacecraft capable of sending astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The NASA programme, called commercial crew integrated ...
NASA poised to make further commercial crew investmentSpaceflight Now
NASA KSC Solicitation: Commercial Crew Integrated CapabilitySpace Ref (press release)
Bids Due in March for NASA's Third Commercial Crew RoundSpace News

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Colorado Senate bill would limit spaceflight companies' liability
Denver Post
Her bill would limit the liability of companies carrying passengers into the black beyond, owing to "the inherent risks of spaceflight activity." Under the bill, spaceflight companies could be sued only for the death or injury of passengers in cases of ...
Colorado lawmakers seek to promote spaceflight industry by reducing liabilityThe Republic
Spaceflight Liability Getting ReviewedKJCT8.com
Colorado Launches Forward with Spaceport PlansYahoo! Contributors Network
Denver Business Journal
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al.com (blog)

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center astrophysicist wins Heineman prize
al.com (blog)
By Lee Roop, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A NASA scientist at Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center has won a national award for her work in astrophysics. Dr. Chryssa Kouveliotou is the 2012 recipient of the Dannie Heineman prize in ...
NASA to Hold Industry and Academia Day to Discuss Space Launch System Advanced ...Space Ref (press release)

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Commercial space industry welcomes FAA bill
The Hill (blog)
By Gautham Nagesh - 02/07/12 11:41 AM ET The first long-term funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration was welcomed Tuesday by the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, which said it will bring much-needed regulatory stability to the growing ...
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Passage of Legislation to Provide ...Space Ref (press release)

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Janice Voss, veteran of 5 space shuttle flights, dies at 55
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By Robert Z. Pearlman Astronaut Janice Voss, a veteran of five spaceflights and a former science director for a NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55. "Just got the very sad news that US astronaut Janice ...
Requiem For Astronaut Janice VossUniverse Today
South Bend-born astronaut Voss dies at age 55South Bend Tribune
Rockford's Janice Voss, NASA astronaut, dies after cancer battleRockford Register Star
MarketWatch (press release) -Journal and Courier
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Russia: Computer crash doomed Phobos-Grunt
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The root cause listed in the official failure report was the use of computer components not qualified for spaceflight. "Cheap parts, design shortcomings, and lack of pre-flight testing ensured that the spacecraft would never fulfill its goals," ...

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SEAKR Engineering Chooses Alta Data Technologies for Spaceflight Testing
MarketWatch (press release)
RIO RANCHO, NM, Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alta Data Technologies announces the selection of its MIL-STD-1553 interface cards and software by SEAKR Engineering of Centennial, Colorado. SEAKR implements MIL-STD-1553 for critical communications ...

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NASA science chief advocates ties with human spaceflight
Spaceflight Now
BY STEPHEN CLARK Former astronaut John Grunsfeld, who took office as the head of NASA's science division in January, said he intends to streamline the partnership between the space agency's research department and human spaceflight directorate in his ...
Commercial space missions promise and complicationsExaminer.com
John Kelly: Atlas V rises as vehicle of choice for manned missionsFlorida Today
The Dragon is the first manned American spacecraft with solar arrays (Image ...Gizmag
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Willing to be commercial space flight passenger?
Poll Position
Here's the question to put to Americans participating in our national scientific opinion poll: “If money was no object, would you be willing to be among the first commercial space flight passengers?” Twenty-three percent said yes, 52% said no, ...

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Aerojet's confidence in Next Generation Engine and green propellants
NASASpaceflight.com
With experience in working with Hydroxylammonium nitrate or hydroxylamine nitrate (HAN) powered engines for uncrewed spacecraft, Aerojet noted they are also working on a nitrous-ethanol bipropellant system for Human Space Flight applications.