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Former lead Virgin Galactic test pilot takes new gig at Blue Origin

Question. people love to explore. they love the unknown and when something is done for the first time. as more launches happen, the public interest will wane. that happened in the space shuttle program. its important for those working in these programs to stay focussed. you dont want to get lackadaisical. you want this to become routine. these flights are still risky. this is a small margin between life-and-death. those going up on the flights they are brave. they are making a risk decision. i a...

Pat Duggins is news director for Alabama Public Radio. If his name or voice is familiar, it could be his twenty five years covering the U.S. space program, including fourteen years on NPR. Pat’s NASA experience began with the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, and includes 103 missions. Many NPR listeners recall Pat’s commentary during Weekend Edition Saturday on February 1, 2003 when Shuttle Columbia broke apart and burned up during re-entry. His expertise was utilized during th...

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule completed its NASA demonstration mission on Friday with a successful splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, paving the way for the resumption of manned space flights from the US. After hours of suspense, the Crew Dragon touched down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 am some 230 miles (370 kilometres) off the coast of the US state of Florida.

NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. of Redmond, Washington, for the development of the Orion Main Engine (OME), which will be used on...

SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission has carried a group of four amateur space travelers to Earth's orbit, kicking off a new era of private space tourism.

3…2…1…lift off! Space Shuttle Atlantis, the new $100-million, 90,000-square-foot home of the historic spacecraft, launches June 29 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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NASAs goal of returning American astronauts to the moon by 2024 isnt feasible because of significant delays in developing spacesuits, NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin said in a new report.