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Local Concerns About Virginia Space Launches
Accomack Supervisors Blasted With Issues, Eastern Shore Post “The rocket that malfunctioned at Wallops Island in October 2014 showed a grim picture of what could happen to nearby landowners. NASA’s […]
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Wallops Tries To Grow But NASA Holds It Back
Spaceport awaiting federal funding to make repairs “The delay is tied to carrying out the omnibus federal spending bill’s $20 million appropriation for NASA to ensure that the money goes […]
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Virginia and Alaska Form Space Launch Alliance
Virginia, Alaska form space launch alliance, AP “The spaceports don’t compete for the same launches, so they could work together to offer customers launching options on both the East and […]
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Virginia Pushes Back on Florida Launch Complex Spending
Letter From Virginia Secretary of Transportation to NASA Administrator Regarding Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Virginia Secretary of Transportation “… we are concerned with two issues that may undermine Virginia’s ability […]
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Commercial Space Interest on the Rise in Virginia
Virginia Govenor Robert McDonnell to Address 15th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference “Notable speakers will include: The Honorable Robert McDonnell, governor, Va. …” Billie Reed, leader of Virginia’s spaceport, […]
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Rocket Launches Attract Tourists. Who Knew?
Wallops Island may become premier tourist attraction, DelmarvaNow “As we start to look at more orbital launches at Wallops, we start to see more potential for tourism,” said Lisa Challenger, […]
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Virginia Releases Commercial Space Flight Study
Virginia Completes Study of Commercial Space Flight Facility “Speaking about the report, Governor McDonnell said “As home to one of only four facilities licensed by the FAA to send rockets […]
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Is Virginia Waking Up To Commercial Space?
Seize Virginia’s spaceflight opportunity, Op ed, Daily Press “While any company conducting human spaceflight from Wallops has much to gain, the benefits that human spaceflight would bring to the Commonwealth […]
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Virginia Vs Florida in Space
Launching Virginia’s space industry, Roanoke Times “With the Orion space capsule and the Space Launch System the latest federal space launch system already set for the Kennedy Space Center, Space […]