The Next Space Race, Newsweek “To get a peek at how commercial space will prepare its people, I signed up for private astronaut training, a three-day NASTAR certificate course for […]
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Suborbital Launch From Wallops Today (Update: Launch)
Rocket Launch Completed From NASA Wallops “The launch of a NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital rocket was successfully conducted at 7:16 a.m. EDT today from NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. […]
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NASTAR Passes FAA Safety Audit
NASTAR Center Completes First FAA Safety Approval Audit – Space Training Simulator Centrifuge “Representatives from FAA AST, Washington, DC, conducted the audit. The audit consisted of a review of conformance […]
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Suborbital & Parabolic Payloads Sought
NASA Opportunities for Payloads Requiring an Near-Zero or Reduced Gravity Environment “Payloads selected under this announcement will fly on aircraft that provide parabolic flight trajectories and on suborbital reusable launch […]
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Starfighters to Launch Satellites
Starfighters Ready to Launch Satellites “F-104 jet fighters just like the ones astronauts trained in for decades will become a more regular part of the skyscape above NASA’s Kennedy Space […]
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Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles Payload Solicitation
NASA Solicitation: Flight and Payload Services for Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles “This notice is issued by the NASA/DFRC to post a draft RFP via the internet, and solicit responses from […]
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ZeroG Gets FAA Safety Approval
Zero Gravity Corporation Awarded Safety Approval from the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation “The Safety Approval, granted on April 20, 2011 and in effect for five years, allows ZERO-G […]
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Masten Signs Contract for Suborbital Launches From LC 36
Masten Signs Contract With Space Florida For Demonstration Launches “Masten Space Systems and Space Florida announced today the signing of a $400,000 contract under which Masten will perform a series […]
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NASA Selects Reduced-Gravity Flight Payloads
NASA Selects First Payloads for Upcoming Reduced-Gravity Flights “NASA has selected 16 payloads for flights on the commercial Zero-G parabolic aircraft and two suborbital reusable launch vehicles as part of […]
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Going Suborbital at NASTAR
Space science: Along for the ride, Nature “Three days after Discovery ‘s launch … two planetary scientists are talking with a group of fellow researchers about what should come next. […]