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Getting to Space : Looking Ahead in 2013
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Getting to Space : Looking Ahead in 2013

As spaceship Earth embarks on another trip around the Sun,  it’s an appropriate occasion to take a look ahead at the New Year and consider what developments might take place which could change the fundamental cost basis of reaching orbit. Suborbital Space:  After seemingly  endless delays, 2013 is poised to be the breakout year for the reusable suborbital launch industry.  (but […]

Posted in: Launch Vehicle Development, Russian Space, Space Tourism, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance
Consolidating the Russian Space Industry
By 2012.11.27 0 Comments Read More →

Consolidating the Russian Space Industry

Source: RIANOVSTI It would perhaps be more than a little overreach to describe the state of the Russian space industry as a “train wreck,” but news that a Proton rocket, scheduled to launch the Satmex-8 telecommunications satellite  was damaged during rail transport last week  and will be need to be replaced, does little to bolster confidence in the […]

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