Crew could have ridden in Dragon, claims Musk
Updated: 2012-05-31 21:53:56
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One of the competitors in the race to send the first private-sector probe to the moon says it's acquired the assets of a rival team, marking what could be considered a "Netscape moment" for the commercial moonshot industry.
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When you drive to your local observatory to witness the Transit of Venus next Tuesday, spare a thought for the men who sought to witness the spectacle in 1761.
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Today's first post-shuttle visit to the International Space Station by a U.S.-made spaceship won high-level praise from the White House, NASA Headquarters, Congress and other circles. Here's a sampling of the reaction:
White House science adviser John Holdren:
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Today's arrival of a cargo spaceship at the International Space Station wasn't your typical outer-space delivery run: It was an emotional experience for any of the folks who watched ASA's webcast of the SpaceX Dragon's approach.
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Blue Origin, the rocket venture backed by Amazon.com billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, is sharing a 9,500-pound hunk of its little-known history mdash; in the form of its first flying vehicle, a jet-powered lander prototype known as Charon.
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So what if it's only a paper spaceship? This year marks the 50th anniversary of Project Gemini's christening, and you could regard this small-scale re-creation of a Gemini space mission as a fitting tribute to the times.
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The legendary WWII fighter wasn't so fast getting out of the factory.
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Long before Swanson's TV dinner, there was the Maxson Sky Plate.
Flying on the International Space Station is the world's biggest high, and a series of psychedelic time-exposure images engineered by NASA astronaut Don Pettit proves it.
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