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NASA’s Constellation program is developing the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle and the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle as the agency’s first major efforts in a plan to return to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.
Read MoreIntroduced into the U.S. House Of Representatives on September 25th was H.R. 3654 by Congressmen Ron Klein (D-FL) and Congressman Charlie Melancon (D-LA), entitled the Hurricane Satellite Modernization Act.
Read MoreThe Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation said in a white paper released this week that the ability of space-based technology to overcome infrastructure and access issues might help solve previously insurmountable economic, public health, and standard of living issues for developing nations.
Read MoreBob Dechert, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mississauga–Erindale, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, has confirmed $200 million in funding for the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI) and announced a $7.6-million repayable investment in support of a research and development (R&D) project being undertaken by PCI Geomatics to develop nexgen earth observation technologies.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has inaugurated a critical tool that will reduce the risk associated with developing the spacecraft for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program.
Read MoreIt is said that perhaps one of the biggest challenges to a truly global space program is determining how much information can, and should, be shared among the parties involved.
Read MoreAccording to Russian news agency RIA Novosti, China will start the construction of its own orbital space station in 2020, the Sina news service said on Monday, citing a top official with the country's manned spaceflight program.
Read MoreGovSec, produced by 1105 Government Information Group, has announced the launch of the Homeland Security Finance Forum in collaboration with VB/Research.
Read MoreGE Aviation has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Read MoreThe message from Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall in a presentation on August 5 to the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, which was created to evaluate America's future human spaceflight operations after NASA's planned retirement of the Space Shuttle, was simple: Ariane 5 is available to support the future of U.S. space exploration, including cargo resupply flights for the International Space Station, along with missions to the Moon and Mars.
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