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NASA puts shuttle launch pad in Florida up for lease
ReutersCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 23 (Reuters) - Nearly two years after space shuttle Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a "For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in Florida. In a notice posted on its procurement...Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Space Programs, Orion Space Mission, Heavy Engineering, Science and Technology
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Pentagon sees doubled cost for rocket launch program
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress that a recent restructuring of its heavy rocket launch program to add 60 more launches and extend the schedule for a decade would more than double the program's projected cost to $70.7 billion....Tags: Elon Musk, U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin Corp., Aerospace Manufacturing, Space Programs
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Pentagon plans 60 more satellite launches through 2028-document
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to purchase 60 additional satellite launches through fiscal year 2028, which will more than double the cost of its launch program to $70.7 billion, according to a new Pentagon report on its biggest...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Satellite Technology, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Military, U.S. Congress
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Private space industry can't get to Mars without NASA
While the Mars rover Curiosity is discovering the building blocks of life on the Red Planet, many are equally excited about another development: Commercial companies have finally discovered profit in space. This is no small feat, considering the...Tags: Elon Musk, Space Programs, Virgin Group, Ltd., Science and Technology, Business Enterprises
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NASA to lease old KSC shuttle pad for commercial launches
WASHINGTON -- An old space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center soon could be home to commercial rockets under a plan announced Friday by NASA. The agency plans to lease what's known as Pad 39A to prospective tenants. Possible candidates include...Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Orion Space Mission, NASA
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Space plane arrives at NASA facility for flight testing
A white-and-black space plane, very much resembling the now-retired space shuttle, was trucked to a NASA flight center in the Mojave Desert to begin a round of testing to see if it has the right stuff to carry astronauts one day. Tucked under a white...
Tags: Science, Satellite Technology, Boeing Co., Space Programs, Rocketry
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New Texas senator is commercial space supporter
WASHINGTON -- The last time Congress wrote a blueprint for NASA policy, a major powerbroker in the 2010 proceedings was then-U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. Aligned with traditional aerospace companies, Hutchison used the bill to force the White...Tags: Science, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ted Cruz, Space Programs, U.S. Senate
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Two tech executives quit Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us political group
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have quit Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group Fwd.us after protests from environmentalists and liberal groups, a person familiar with the situation said late...
Tags: Tesla Motors, Inc., Eric Schmidt, David O. Sacks, Mark Zuckerberg, Google Inc.
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Battle looms as commercial space interests seek piece of federal wildlife refuge
The coastal ghost town of Shiloh, where the nation's rock-star rocketeer wants to build a space town, is for now a place of orphan oranges, turkey tracks and lonesome tombstones. Above all, Shiloh is surrounded by the healthiest part of Merritt Island...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Space Programs, Brevard County
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SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...Tags: Satellite Technology, Space Programs, Virgin Group, Ltd., Rocketry, Technology
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Posey: Space Coast needs new, diversified jobs
The Orlando Sentinel, Washington BureauWASHINGTON — It's been a rocky few years for the Space Coast district represented by U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge — starting with NASA's decision to retire the space shuttle in 2011. The end of the 30-year program led to thousands of...Tags: Melbourne, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Kennedy Space Center, Space Programs, Cruise Line Ports
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Elon Musk really, really hates traffic jams
Apparently, billionaire Elon Musk is channeling John F. Kennedy, who famously intoned, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Musk, who wasn’t even born when Kennedy gave his inaugural...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Satellite Technology, Hybrid Vehicles, Travel
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