NASA Selects Innovative Technology Proposals for Suborbital Flights, NASA “NASA has selected for possible flight demonstration 10 proposals from six U.S. states for reusable, suborbital technology payloads and vehicle capability […]
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Suborbital Launch from Wallops for the RockSat-X Program
Suborbital Rocket Launches From NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, NASA “A Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital rocket carrying experiments developed by university students nationwide in the RockSat-X program was successfully launched at 6 […]
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SpaceLoft 7 Launches as part of NASA's Flight Opportunities Program
UP Aerospace’s SpaceLoft 7 Rocket Launches Flight Opportunities Program Payloads [Watch], NASA “A reusable suborbital rocket launched by UP Aerospace soared aloft from Spaceport America in New Mexico, carrying multiple […]
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NASA Flight of Opportunity for UP Aerospace Set
Media Invited to View UP Aerospace SpaceLoft 7 Launch for NASA, NASA ARC “News media representatives are invited to witness the first research flight on a suborbital rocket funded by […]
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Suborbital Research – Policy Update and Waiting on Reusable Vehicles
Suborbital Research Enters a Time of Transition, The Space Review “Several years ago, the idea of using the new generation of suborbital reusable launch vehicles under development, like Virgin Galactic’s […]
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NASA Flight Opportunities Program Presentation and Selection
The Flight Opportunities Program Presentation (PDF), NASA For those who did not attend and are interested NASA has provided in one PDF file their presentations from this years 2013 Next-Generation […]
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Hearing on Commercial Suborbital Market
Hearing Charter “The introduction of new commercial suborbital reusable launch vehicles (SRVs) in the private sector has enabled the emergence of new markets. A number of these new companies are […]
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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Is Asleep – Again
Keith’s note: There will be a hearing on Wednesday at 2:00 pm EDT titled “Emerging Commercial Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle Market”. The hearing was announced several weeks ago. Yet the […]
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Crowdsourcing Yourself Into Space
The Crazy DIY Spaceflight Project That Just Might Work “Keith Cowing, editor of NASAWatch.com, said Copenhagen Suborbitals has yet to convince anyone that they’ve built something safe to fly in. […]
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Morpheus Test Firings Continue at JSC
NASA Video: Morpheus Tether Test #16 “The Morpheus vertical test bed successfully executed a 16th tether test on June 11, 2012. This was the first flight after the team integrated […]