Apr 3, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Kids Space, Space Tourism
New Mexico’s Spaceport America got a boost in readying itself to handle commercial space operations – such as suborbital flights of passengers via Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipTwo launch system. Following unanimous passage by the state’s legislature, New...
Apr 3, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Apr 3, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, China, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, Exploration, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Market Research, NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Research
The global space economy is surging, and the commercial space sector deserves much of the credit, according to the Space Foundation, the Colorado Springs-based non profit, in its annual report on the sector for 2013. During 2012, the world’s space sector...
Apr 2, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Apr 1, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, Multimedia, Our Solar System, Space Research
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is preparing for launch its Hayabusa2 spacecraft – set to depart in 2014 then land on an asteroid in 2018. Then the mission will return samples of the space rock back to Earth in 2020. JAXA has opened up a Haybusa2 name...
Apr 1, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Mar 31, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, The Moon
Apollo 11 and Lunar Rover: Owners Workshop Manuals from Haynes Publishing, Sparkford, UK. Haynes Publishing has issued a number of space-related manuals – and these are cram packed with great photos, good writing, and insightful history. Apollo 11 1969 (including...
Mar 29, 2013 | International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research
The latest tenants of the International Space Station, NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russia’s Pavel Vinogradov and Aleksandr Misurkin, reached the six person orbital outpost in a sprint Thursday, docking in less than six hours after they lifted off. ...
Mar 28, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Mar 27, 2013 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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