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A California company developing a rocket plane for space tourism announced Thursday that it has an agreement with a nonprofit group in South Korea to conduct launches in that nation. Mojave-based Xcor Aerospace said in a statement that it was selected to South Korea - California - XCOR Aerospace - Asia - Space tourism Originally posted here: Calif. space tourism firm launches S. Korea deal You must be logged in to post ...
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JAXA GX Rocket Plan Scrapped After Cost Overruns (Source: Mainichi) Japan's government has decided to cancel the GX rocket development program due to mounting costs and poor profitability forecasts, ministers have announced. The government's Strategic Headquarters for Space Development (SHSD) estimated the total project budget, including the launch of two test models, to reach 94 billion yen. The project's cost is unlikely to attract demand ...
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Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. It is based on the X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne concept a rocket ship that is lifted initially by a carrier plane before blasting skywards. The Virgin system is essentially a refinement, but has been increased in size to take eight people at a time on a sub-orbital trip, starting in 2010. Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson ...
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It would take a whole hell of a lot for me to even consider it. Not because I dislike the idea of starting over, but because the transportation there would freak me out. I've never even been on an airplane, let alone a space craft that would rocket me away to a new planet. I don't even like being a few feet off the ground standing on a ladder, let alone out above the atmosphere of the planet. Maybe if I wasn unconscious for the trip, I would ...
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Space shuttle Endeavour was lowered onto the mobile launcher platform and attached to the massive external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters. Early in January the entire stack will be rolled out to Launch Pad 39A for the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station. In addition, the Endeavour astronauts will fly to Kennedy in January to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, to familiarize themselves ...
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Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Calif. Space Tourism Firm Launches S. Korea Deal by The Associated Press text size A A A LOS ANGELES December 17, 2009, 09:16 pm ET A California company ...
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