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In a rare news release, Blue Origin — the rocket venture backed by Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos — says it has successfully tested the esign for its orbital spaceship during a series of wind-tunnel tryouts.
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Mining asteroids for water and precious metals may sound like a sci-fi boondoggle, especially the way Jon Stewart described it Wednesday night on "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. When Planetary Resources co-founder Eric Anderson says water would be worth $20,000 to $50,000 a p hellip;
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On his record-setting flight in 1938, the billionaire had two navigators, only one of which was human.
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The folks who brought you zero-gravity airplane flights and multimillion-dollar trips to the International Space Station have lined up some billionaire investors for their next space venture mdash; but they're not quite ready to tell you all about it.
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What is the first question most people ask about spaceflight? “How do you go to the bathroom in space?” It’s a puzzlement. The Education staff has decided to seize a teachable moment. The new Moving Beyond Earth exhibition will feature a full-scale reproduction space shuttle mid-deck, the shuttle’s living quarters. Visitors will be able to [...]
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Update for 10:35 a.m. ET April 10: SpaceX is looking closely at south Texas as the locale for its third launch pad, following Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. However, the California-based company says it hasn't ruled out ot hellip;