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Minotaur rocket launches ... finally
Maryland WeatherOrbital Sciences Corp. finally got its Minotaur 1 rocket (below, left) off the ground at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility yesterday evening. It carried an Air Force TacSat-3 technology satellite, a NASA biotech satellite and three other 'birds' to orbit....Tags: Space Programs, YouTube, NASA, Science and Technology, Mount Airy
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SpaceX inks contract to launch Thai satellite into orbit
L.A. Times Tech BlogHawthorne-based rocket maker SpaceX announced it signed a major launch contract with a Thai communications company to lift a 7,000-pound satellite into orbit.... -
Aircraft set to reach 20 times the speed of sound in test flight
L.A. Times Tech BlogAn experimental, arrowhead-shaped aircraft that could potentially reach blistering speeds of 13,000 mph above the Pacific Ocean is set to blast off Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base.... -
Launch of hypersonic aircraft pushed back a day by weather
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe launch of an experimental aircraft capable of reaching 13,000 mph was scrubbed today due to bad weather at Vandenberg Air Force Base.... -
Test of hypersonic aircraft fails over Pacific Ocean
L.A. Times Tech BlogA test flight of an experimental aircraft capable of speeding through air at 20 times the speed of sound ended prematurely Thursday morning, when the arrowhead-shaped plane stopped sending back real-time data to engineers and scientists who were... -
DARPA issues statement on failed flight of hypersonic aircraft
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency released a statement on today’s flight of the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2.... -
Pentagon: Aircraft flew at 20 times the speed of sound [Video]
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe Pentagon released video footage of a test flight of an unmanned experimental aircraft as it sped through air at 20 times the speed of sound earlier this month.... -
NASA's Glory spacecraft fails to reach orbit after launch from Vandenberg AFB
L.A. Times Tech BlogLaunch failure of Glory spacecraft at Vandenberg.... -
Virgin Galactic eyes orbital trips for fare-paying passengers
L.A. Times Tech BlogVirgin Galactic, the worldâs first space line, is looking to offer tourists a chance to orbit the Earth.... -
NASA Heavy Lift rocket: Let the studies begin
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelJUST IN FROM NASA: NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE STUDIES WASHINGTON — NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-... -
Rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base
L.A. NOWA rocket carrying research and development materials successfully launched Sunday from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Californiaâs Central Coast. According to Air Force officials, the launch of Minotaur 1 was delayed for a day because of power... -
ULA backs Obama NASA plan
The Write Stuff» Orlando Sentinel â The Write StuffWASHINGTON — Itâs been awhile since the White House got some good news from Capitol Hill in response to its controversial new plan for NASA. But that losing streak ended Thursday when the head of United Launch Alliance — a jointly-owned...
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