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NASA Faces Uncertainty Over Space Plane Missions to ISS Before Its Deorbit
As the ISS nears retirement in 2030, NASA’s contract changes cast doubt on Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser visiting the station. With increasing competition and tight deadlines, the spaceplane’s long-anticipated shuttle-style mission may remain only a vision.
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USA's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Returns To Earth After 434-Day Mission
The 29-foot-long X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last Friday (Mar 7) at 2:22 am local time.
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US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights
The US Space Force has released the first-ever image of its X-37B space plane in orbit. Captured while conducting experiments above the African continent, the image shows the spacecraft’s solar panel and open payload bay. The X-37B, launched on December 28, 2023, has been in orbit for over a year, testing new space domain awareness technologies a...
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US Releases First Official Picture Of Secretive X-37B Space Plane In Orbit
Operated by the Space Force's Rapid Capabilities Office, the 29-foot-long X-37B with a 15-foot wingspan is designed to test advanced technologies.
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Chinese Space Plane Releases Unidentified Object In Orbit: All About It
China has kept the mission shrouded in secrecy, with the country's space authorities refraining from releasing any images or descriptions of the spacecraft.
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X-37B Launched: All About US Military's Secretive Spaceplane
The X-37B has been built by Boeing and is roughly the size of a small bus.
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US Military's Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Ready For Launch To Higher Orbit
After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again on Thursday to launch the military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission, the first atop a rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.
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Richard Branson Soars to Space Aboard Virgin Galactic Flight
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully travelled to the edge of space and back aboard the VSS Unity on Sunday. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin, plans to be the next billionaire to travel to space.
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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson Gears Up for Space Flight on July 11: All You Need to Know
Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 mission marks the 22nd test flight of the spacecraft, and the company's fourth crewed mission beyond Earth's atmosphere. But it will be the first to carry a full complement of space travellers – two pilots and four "mission specialists," Branson among them.
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SpaceX First All-Civilian Spaceflight Crew Finalised
Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of e-commerce firm Shift4 Payments, is forking over an unspecified but presumably exorbitant sum to fellow billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk to fly himself and three others into orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
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Europe to Test Spaceplane in Bid for its First Reusable Space Tech
The European Space Agency (ESA) is due to launch an experimental spaceplane from its spaceport in French Guiana tomorrow which it hopes will pave the way towards Europe's first reusable space transportation systems.
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Virgin Galactic tourist spaceship breaks sound barrier
Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceplane, which is designed to take tourists to the edge of space, flew its first rocket-powered test flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier at high altitude.
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NASA Faces Uncertainty Over Space Plane Missions to ISS Before Its Deorbit
As the ISS nears retirement in 2030, NASA’s contract changes cast doubt on Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser visiting the station. With increasing competition and tight deadlines, the spaceplane’s long-anticipated shuttle-style mission may remain only a vision.
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USA's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Returns To Earth After 434-Day Mission
The 29-foot-long X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last Friday (Mar 7) at 2:22 am local time.
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US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights
The US Space Force has released the first-ever image of its X-37B space plane in orbit. Captured while conducting experiments above the African continent, the image shows the spacecraft’s solar panel and open payload bay. The X-37B, launched on December 28, 2023, has been in orbit for over a year, testing new space domain awareness technologies a...
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US Releases First Official Picture Of Secretive X-37B Space Plane In Orbit
Operated by the Space Force's Rapid Capabilities Office, the 29-foot-long X-37B with a 15-foot wingspan is designed to test advanced technologies.
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Chinese Space Plane Releases Unidentified Object In Orbit: All About It
China has kept the mission shrouded in secrecy, with the country's space authorities refraining from releasing any images or descriptions of the spacecraft.
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X-37B Launched: All About US Military's Secretive Spaceplane
The X-37B has been built by Boeing and is roughly the size of a small bus.
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US Military's Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Ready For Launch To Higher Orbit
After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again on Thursday to launch the military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission, the first atop a rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.
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Richard Branson Soars to Space Aboard Virgin Galactic Flight
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully travelled to the edge of space and back aboard the VSS Unity on Sunday. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin, plans to be the next billionaire to travel to space.
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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson Gears Up for Space Flight on July 11: All You Need to Know
Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 mission marks the 22nd test flight of the spacecraft, and the company's fourth crewed mission beyond Earth's atmosphere. But it will be the first to carry a full complement of space travellers – two pilots and four "mission specialists," Branson among them.
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SpaceX First All-Civilian Spaceflight Crew Finalised
Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of e-commerce firm Shift4 Payments, is forking over an unspecified but presumably exorbitant sum to fellow billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk to fly himself and three others into orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
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Europe to Test Spaceplane in Bid for its First Reusable Space Tech
The European Space Agency (ESA) is due to launch an experimental spaceplane from its spaceport in French Guiana tomorrow which it hopes will pave the way towards Europe's first reusable space transportation systems.
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Virgin Galactic tourist spaceship breaks sound barrier
Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceplane, which is designed to take tourists to the edge of space, flew its first rocket-powered test flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier at high altitude.
