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• newSpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Explodes During Engine Test - Scientific American
  SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Explodes During Engine Test  Scientific AmericanSpaceX Crew Dragon Accident May Impact NASA Plans to Launch Astronauts from US Soil  Space.comSpaceX exploded Dragon spacecraft in test mishap  QuartzSpaceX's Cr…
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• newBlue Origin to revive historic Saturn V test stand - New Atlas
  Blue Origin to revive historic Saturn V test stand  New AtlasA piece of Space Age history is getting a new lease with news that Blue Origin plans to refurbish and operate the famous test stand used to develop the Saturn V ...
  - 6 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 2:50pm -
• SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Suffers Anomaly During Engine Test - Space.com
  SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Suffers Anomaly During Engine Test  Space.comBREAKING: #SpaceX Crew Dragon suffered an anomaly during test fire today, according to 45th Space Wing. Smoke could be seen on the beaches."On April ...
  - 2 days ago 21 Apr 19, 1:02am -
• The private frontier: corporate space explorers stand by for a $1tn lift-off - The Guardian
  The private frontier: corporate space explorers stand by for a $1tn lift-off  The GuardianTrump's ambitions for US lunar exploration will be a further boost to the billionaires building a new generation of rockets.
  - 2 days ago 20 Apr 19, 3:00pm -
• A Soda Company’s Long Obsession With Outer Space - The Atlantic
  A Soda Company’s Long Obsession With Outer Space  The AtlanticA proposal for a space-based ad is only the latest iteration of Pepsi's fascination with the skies.
  - 3 days ago 19 Apr 19, 6:31pm -

• Cygnus supply ship delivers 3.8-ton cargo load to International Space Station - Spaceflight Now
  Cygnus supply ship delivers 3.8-ton cargo load to International Space Station  Spaceflight NowThe Cygnus spacecraft, christened the S.S. Roger Chaffee, is in the firm grasp of the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm Friday after arrival. Cr…
  - 3 days ago 19 Apr 19, 4:36pm -
• Rocket Report: A new Delta 2, Blue Origin inks with NASA, a fiery Falcon Heavy - Ars Technica
  Rocket Report: A new Delta 2, Blue Origin inks with NASA, a fiery Falcon Heavy  Ars TechnicaWelcome to Edition 1.45 of the Rocket Report! This week, half of our stories concern the biggest rockets on the planet, from Blue Origin engine tests at Ma…
  - 3 days ago 19 Apr 19, 11:00am -
• Rocket Scientist Robert Zubrin on Why China Should Go to Mars - Sixth Tone
  Rocket Scientist Robert Zubrin on Why China Should Go to Mars  Sixth ToneBEIJING — On a cold night in late March, barren, brick-colored landscapes flit across a screen in a Shanghai conference room — shots from National ...
  - 4 days ago 19 Apr 19, 8:27am -
• Blue Origin sign up historic test stand for engine testing - NASASpaceflight.com
  Blue Origin sign up historic test stand for engine testing  NASASpaceflight.comBlue Origin has signed a Commercial Space Launch Act agreement with NASA for the use of the historic 4670 test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center ...
  - 4 days ago 18 Apr 19, 6:58pm -
• Hitching a Ride: Wise County students send satellite on private/NASA rocket launch - Kingsport Times News
  Hitching a Ride: Wise County students send satellite on private/NASA rocket launch  Kingsport Times NewsSeveral Southwest Virginia students got to watch their science project tag along on a ride to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Wis…
  - 4 days ago 18 Apr 19, 2:37pm -
• 3D printed molds are helping NASA to insulate its newest deep space rocket - 3D Printing Industry
  3D printed molds are helping NASA to insulate its newest deep space rocket  3D Printing IndustryNASA engineers are using 3D printing to help insulate vulnerable parts of its new deep space rocket that will take astronauts to the moon in 2024. Toge…
  - 4 days ago 18 Apr 19, 1:30pm -
• Blue Origin strikes a deal with NASA to use a historic rocket test stand in Alabama - GeekWire
  Blue Origin strikes a deal with NASA to use a historic rocket test stand in Alabama  GeekWireAmazon billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture has signed an agreement with NASA for the use of a historic test stand at NASA's Marshall Space .…
  - 5 days ago 18 Apr 19, 5:30am -
• Antares rocket launch today: Cygnus cargo ship launches from Wallops Island with supplies for International Space Station - CBS News
  Antares rocket launch today: Cygnus cargo ship launches from Wallops Island with supplies for International Space Station  CBS NewsLoaded with 3.8 tons of supplies and equipment, the Cygnus cargo ship will need two days to reach the space station.…
  - 5 days ago 17 Apr 19, 9:22pm -
• Manual Command Likely Caused Israeli Moon Lander's Crash - Space.com
  Manual Command Likely Caused Israeli Moon Lander's Crash  Space.comA preliminary investigation into what caused Israel's Beresheet spacecraft to crash-land on the moon April 11 puts the apparent blame on a "manual command" ...
  - 5 days ago 17 Apr 19, 4:31pm -
• Aerojet Rocketdyne proposes using AR1 for medium-class launch vehicle - SpaceNews
  Aerojet Rocketdyne proposes using AR1 for medium-class launch vehicle  SpaceNewsAerojet Rocketdyne says it's committed to completing development of the AR1 rocket engine and is seeking partners for a new medium-class launch vehicle.
  - 6 days ago 16 Apr 19, 5:47pm -
• NASA Takes Advantage of Innovative 3-D Printing Process for SLS Rocket - Space Daily
  NASA Takes Advantage of Innovative 3-D Printing Process for SLS Rocket  Space DailyHuntsville AL (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 - America's powerful new deep space rocket, NASA's Space Launch System, will face harsh conditions and extreme ...
  - 7 days ago 16 Apr 19, 2:54am -
• SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch Cutting-Edge NASA Space Tech - Space.com
  SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch Cutting-Edge NASA Space Tech  Space.comAn epic SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch — only the second trip to space for this rocket line — brings a set of NASA technology one step closer to getting its own ...
  - 8 days ago 14 Apr 19, 12:30pm -
• Space Coast is getting busy: 6 new rockets coming to Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center - Florida Today
  Space Coast is getting busy: 6 new rockets coming to Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center  Florida TodayA half-dozen rockets from NASA, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and others like Relativity Space are coming to Florida and the Space Coast soon.…
  - 11 days ago 11 Apr 19, 8:04pm -
• SpaceX Falcon Heavy Sticks Triple Rocket Landing with 1st Commercial Launch - Space.com
  SpaceX Falcon Heavy Sticks Triple Rocket Landing with 1st Commercial Launch  Space.comSpaceX's Falcon Heavy completed its first commercial launch on April 10, lofting a communications satellite called Arabsat-6A into orbit.
  - 12 days ago 11 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Testing of engines for NASA's Space Launch System completed - Aerospace Testing International
  Testing of engines for NASA's Space Launch System completed  Aerospace Testing InternationalAerojet Rocketdyne has completed testing the 16 RS-25 engines and flight controllers to be used on the first four flights of NASA's Space Launch System (SL…
  - 13 days ago 10 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Lunar habitat and rocket engines on display this year at Space Symposium - SpaceNews
  Lunar habitat and rocket engines on display this year at Space Symposium  SpaceNewsCOLORADO SPRINGS — Last year, Sierra Nevada Corp. brought a full-scale prototype of its Dream Chaser spaceplane to Space Symposium giving thousands ...
  - 14 days ago 9 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• NASA's $17-billion moon rocket may be doomed before it ever gets to the launch pad - NBC News
  NASA's $17-billion moon rocket may be doomed before it ever gets to the launch pad  NBC NewsNASA has spent $17 billion on its Space Launch System rocket, but glitches with its construction have some wondering if the project should be reconsidered.…
  - 15 days ago 8 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• See SpaceX Assemble Its Falcon Heavy Rocket for Arabsat 6A Satellite Launch (Time-Lapse Video) - Space.com
  See SpaceX Assemble Its Falcon Heavy Rocket for Arabsat 6A Satellite Launch (Time-Lapse Video)  Space.comSpaceX just let us peek behind the curtain as it preps for the second-ever launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday (April 9). Th…
  - 15 days ago 8 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Relativity Space “completely 3D printed” rocket to send Telesat satellites into LEO - 3D Printing Industry
  Relativity Space “completely 3D printed” rocket to send Telesat satellites into LEO  3D Printing IndustryRelativity Space, a California-based aerospace company, has signed a contract with Telesat, a Canadian communication satellite maker and o…
  - 15 days ago 8 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• THIS WEEK @NASA: Testing SLS Rocket Engines, Curiosity Rover Captures Eclipses on Mars | - SpaceCoastDaily.com
  THIS WEEK @NASA: Testing SLS Rocket Engines, Curiosity Rover Captures Eclipses on Mars |  SpaceCoastDaily.comAccelerating a human return to the Moon, wrapping up testing of our Space Launch System rocket engines, and Curiosity captures eclipses on…
  - 17 days ago 6 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• SpaceX Fires Up Falcon Heavy Ahead of Rocket's 2nd-Ever Launch Next Week - Space.com
  SpaceX Fires Up Falcon Heavy Ahead of Rocket's 2nd-Ever Launch Next Week  Space.comSpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket performed a static fire test today (April 5), helping pave the way for a planned April 9 launch for the huge rocket.
  - 18 days ago 5 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• NASA Test-Fires Megarocket Engine That May Take Astronauts to the Moon (Video) - Space.com
  NASA Test-Fires Megarocket Engine That May Take Astronauts to the Moon (Video)  Space.comNASA Achieves Rocket Engine Test Milestone Needed for Moon Missions  Space Daily'Engines are now a go' for NASA's moon missions  Orlando SentinelNA…
  - 19 days ago 4 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• NASA Rocket From Boeing May Determine Space Agency's Future - Investor's Business Daily
  NASA Rocket From Boeing May Determine Space Agency's Future  Investor's Business DailyA new NASA rocket from Boeing has soared in just a few weeks to the top of the agency's human spaceflight ambitions, as well as its political agenda.
  - 19 days ago 4 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Russian Cargo Ship Launches on Superfast Trip to Space Station - Space.com
  Russian Cargo Ship Launches on Superfast Trip to Space Station  Space.comA new Russian Progress cargo ship chased the International Space Station on a superfast mission today (April 4) after a flawless liftoff atop its Soyuz rocket.
  - 19 days ago 4 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• There Are 2 Rocket Launches, a Moon Arrival and Asteroid Crash Today! Here's How to Watch - Space.com
  There Are 2 Rocket Launches, a Moon Arrival and Asteroid Crash Today! Here's How to Watch  Space.comThere are two rocket launches, a spacecraft docking, a lunar orbit arrival and an asteroid crash scheduled on Thursday (April 4). Here's how to wat…
  - 19 days ago 4 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Auburn gets $5.2 million NASA contract for rocket engine work - AL.com
  Auburn gets $5.2 million NASA contract for rocket engine work  AL.comAdditive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, will be used to improve the performance of liquid rocket engines.
  - 20 days ago 3 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• In curious move, NASA lays blame on ULA for latest Starliner delay - NASASpaceflight.com
  In curious move, NASA lays blame on ULA for latest Starliner delay  NASASpaceflight.comIn what has largely been an open secret for several weeks, NASA and Boeing formally announced the delay to Starliner's upcoming uncrewed Orbital Flight Test ...…
  - 20 days ago 3 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Auburn receives $5.2M NASA contract, seeks to make Alabama the “go-to-state” for additive manufacturing - 3D Printing Industry
  Auburn receives $5.2M NASA contract, seeks to make Alabama the “go-to-state” for additive manufacturing  3D Printing IndustryThe National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University, Alabama, has been awarded a $5…
  - 21 days ago 2 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Boeing delays first Starliner test flight to August, NASA extends duration of first crew mission - Spaceflight Now
  Boeing delays first Starliner test flight to August, NASA extends duration of first crew mission  Spaceflight NowEDITOR'S NOTE: Updated April 3 with NASA's confirmation of an extension to the duration of the Crew Flight Test and SpaceX statement o…
  - 21 days ago 2 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• Live coverage: Falcon Heavy launch slips until Wednesday at earliest - Spaceflight Now
  Live coverage: Falcon Heavy launch slips until Wednesday at earliest  Spaceflight NowLive coverage of SpaceX's preparations for the launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the ...
  - 22 days ago 1 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• NASA awards $5.2 million to Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence - The Auburn Plainsman
  NASA awards $5.2 million to Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence  The Auburn PlainsmanAuburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering announced Monday that NASA awarded a $5.2 million contract to Auburn's National…
  - 22 days ago 1 Apr 19, 7:00am -
• India launches EMISAT intelligence-gathering satellite and 28 CubeSats - NASASpaceflight.com
  India launches EMISAT intelligence-gathering satellite and 28 CubeSats  NASASpaceflight.comIndia has deployed its EMISAT intelligence-gathering satellite Monday via a PSLV launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The launch – which was also .…
  - 23 days ago 31 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• We Shouldn't be Scared of Nuclear Rockets in Space - Vintage Space : Vintage Space - Discover Magazine
  We Shouldn't be Scared of Nuclear Rockets in Space - Vintage Space : Vintage Space  Discover MagazineA few weeks ago, a spending bill passed by Congress included $100 million earmarked for NASA to develop nuclear thermal rocket engines. In spite o…
  - 25 days ago 29 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Rocket Report: Proton price cut, SpaceX HD launch video, SLS blowback - Ars Technica
  Rocket Report: Proton price cut, SpaceX HD launch video, SLS blowback  Ars TechnicaWelcome to Edition 1.42 of the Rocket Report! This was another big week for boosters, with NASA's Space Launch System under the gun. Almost immediately ...
  - 25 days ago 29 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• NASA Aims to Accelerate SLS Megarocket for 2024 Moon Push - Space.com
  NASA Aims to Accelerate SLS Megarocket for 2024 Moon Push  Space.comNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Wednesday (March 27) that speeding up production of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is absolutely ...
  - 26 days ago 28 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Rocket Lab launches dedicated DARPA mission on Electron - NASASpaceflight.com
  Rocket Lab launches dedicated DARPA mission on Electron  NASASpaceflight.comRocket Lab is aiming for a rapid launch cadence in 2019, and begun that campaign with the first Electron launch of the year. The window to launch the R3D2 ...
  - 26 days ago 28 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Maiden launch of OneSpace OS-M rocket fails - NASASpaceflight.com
  Maiden launch of OneSpace OS-M rocket fails  NASASpaceflight.comThe second orbital launch attempt for a private Chinese company has failed. OneSpace Tech's OS-M Chongqing launch vehicle was attempting to orbit the small ...
  - 27 days ago 27 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Is NASA Preparing to Cancel Its Space Launch System? - Motley Fool
  Is NASA Preparing to Cancel Its Space Launch System?  Motley FoolSo long SLS -- we hardly knew ye? It's beginning to look like this might be the epitaph etched onto NASA's $35 billion Space Launch System megarocket, ...
  - 28 days ago 26 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Pence calls for NASA to land astronauts on the moon within five years - Spaceflight Now
  Pence calls for NASA to land astronauts on the moon within five years  Spaceflight NowVice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that NASA should land astronauts near the south pole of the moon within five years “by any means necessary,” calling .…
  - 28 days ago 26 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Rotating pulse rocket may find use in space launches - New Atlas
  Rotating pulse rocket may find use in space launches  New AtlasCombustion experts from the University of Sydney are working on a revolutionary new rocket engine that can not only breath air while in the atmosphere, but can ...
  - 29 days ago 25 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• NASA will seek alternatives to Boeing’s delayed deep-space rocket - Quartz
  NASA will seek alternatives to Boeing’s delayed deep-space rocket  QuartzNASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said his plans for deep-space exploration are not going to wait for a hugely expensive rocket being built under contract by ...
  - 41 days ago 13 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• NASA May Skip Its Megarocket and Use Private Booster for Orion Moon Trip - Space.com
  NASA May Skip Its Megarocket and Use Private Booster for Orion Moon Trip  Space.comNASA is considering launching its Orion crew capsule on a commercial rocket rather than the Space Launch System, the agency's own megarocket that is ...
  - 41 days ago 13 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Illinois Native Uses Experience On Farm To Build Deep Space Rocket - Space Daily
  Illinois Native Uses Experience On Farm To Build Deep Space Rocket  Space DailyMilking cows and baling hay might have more to do with rocket science than you think. Growing up on a working dairy farm in rural Breese, Illinois, NASA ...
  - 43 days ago 11 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• A look inside Stennis Space Center, gearing up for huge role in future of NASA rockets - The Advocate
  A look inside Stennis Space Center, gearing up for huge role in future of NASA rockets  The AdvocateFifty years after the Saturn rockets that took astronauts to the moon were tested at Mississippi's Stennis Space Center, the same towering test sta…
  - 43 days ago 11 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• SpaceX CEO Musk on Russia's Rocket Engineering, Engines: 'Excellent' - Space Daily
  SpaceX CEO Musk on Russia's Rocket Engineering, Engines: 'Excellent'  Space DailyElon Musk, the CEO of US private aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, called Russia's rocket engineering "excellent" and said the country's rocket engines are the ...
  - 43 days ago 11 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Nuclear rockets could open up solar system and help settle space. And NASA is interested. - USA TODAY
  Nuclear rockets could open up solar system and help settle space. And NASA is interested.  USA TODAYA four-month journey to Mars? NASA is spending money on nuclear rockets again, and it's about time. They're the future of space travel and explorat…
  - 43 days ago 11 Mar 19, 7:00am -
• Chrysler tried to build a better space shuttle; NASA said 'no' - Detroit Free Press
  Chrysler tried to build a better space shuttle; NASA said 'no'  Detroit Free PressThis year will not only mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, but also that of the last proposal by a Detroit automaker to build a manned spaceship.
  - 45 days ago 9 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• THIS WEEK @NASA: Important Step for Commercial Crew Program Includes More Rocket Engine Testing | - SpaceCoastDaily.com
  THIS WEEK @NASA: Important Step for Commercial Crew Program Includes More Rocket Engine Testing |  SpaceCoastDaily.comAn important step for the Commercial Crew Program, more testing with our Space Launch System rocket engine and, a new show that e…
  - 50 days ago 4 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• NASA is going back to the future with nuclear rockets | TheHill - The Hill
  NASA is going back to the future with nuclear rockets | TheHill  The HillTucked into the recent spending bill that was passed by Congress is a line item for $100 million for NASA to develop nuclear thermal rocket engines, according ...
  - 53 days ago 1 Mar 19, 8:00am -
• NASA cranks its Space Launch System engine up for longest, most powerful test yet - Orlando Sentinel
  NASA cranks its Space Launch System engine up for longest, most powerful test yet  Orlando SentinelNASA finished its series of tests for the Space Launch System's RS-25 engines with the longest burn at the highest power level at the Stennis Space…
  - 53 days ago 1 Mar 19, 8:00am -