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Submission + - Amazing New movies of Saturns Moons (spacefellowship.com)

Submitted by RobGoldsmith on Thursday December 24, 2009 @07:05AM

RobGoldsmith writes: Like sugar plum fairies in “The Nutcracker,” the moons of Saturn performed a celestial ballet before the eyes of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. New movies frame the moons’ silent dance against the majestic sweep of the planet’s rings and show as many as four moons gliding around one another. View the movies and see images here!

Submission + - Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo (spacefellowship.com)

Submitted by RobGoldsmith on Monday December 07, 2009 @02:32PM

RobGoldsmith writes: Virgin Founder, Sir Richard Branson and SpaceshipOne designer, Burt Rutan, today revealed SpaceShipTwo to the public for the first time since construction of the world’s first manned commercial spaceship began in 2007. SpaceShipTwo has been designed to take many thousands of private astronauts into space.

SpaceShipTwo and its mothership, WhiteKnightTwo herald a new era in commercial space flight with daily space tourism flights set to commence from Spaceport America in New Mexico. View amazing new images and read this article for all the latest information regarding the Spaceship.

Submission + - New Zealand to Launch First Private Space Rocket (spacefellowship.com)

Submitted by RobGoldsmith on Monday November 16, 2009 @02:05PM

RobGoldsmith writes: Private New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab completed its final ground-based test today and is now ready to launch New Zealand into the space race with its Atea-1 launch vehicle. The first high altitude launch of Atea-1 is scheduled for the end of November this year. Once Atea-1 has successfully concluded the development phase it will be the first privately built rocket launched from the Southern Hemisphere to enter space. Read this article to see a new CGI movie and get more information on the launch!

Submission + - Masten Qualifies for $1 Million Space Prize (spacefellowship.com)

Submitted by RobGoldsmith on Friday October 30, 2009 @06:26PM

RobGoldsmith writes: Masten Space Systems successfully qualified for first place in Level Two of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Wednesday. Flying a brand new vehicle named XA-0.1E (nicknamed Xoie), Masten demonstrated their ability to build, debug and fly a vehicle on a very short timeline.

Submission + - First European commander of the ISS (spacefellowship.com)

Submitted by RobGoldsmith on Sunday October 11, 2009 @06:13AM

RobGoldsmith writes: ESA astronaut Frank De Winne became the first European commander of the International Space Station this morning with the departure of Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who had filled this role since April. De Winne is the first non-American and non-Russian to take on this role. Watch the videos and view images here.

Submission + - US Company Offers Satellite Launches at $8000 (spacefellowship.com)

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on Sunday August 02, 2009 @11:04AM

RobGoldsmith writes: "Planet Earth has entered the age of the Personal Satellite with the introduction of Interorbital's TubeSat Personal Satellite (PS) Kit. The new IOS TubeSat PS Kit is the low-cost alternative to the CubeSat. It has three-quarters of the mass (0.75-kg) and volume of a CubeSat, but still offers plenty of room for most experiments or functions. The total Price of the TubeSat Kit including a Launch to Orbit is $8,000. A TubeSat is designed to function as a Basic Satellite Bus or as a simple stand-alone satellite. Each TubeSat kit includes the satellite's structural components, safety hardware, solar panels, batteries, power management hardware and software, transceiver, antennas, microcomputer, and the required programming tools, Read more and View images Here"

Submission + - Space Shuttle Endeavour Heads to Space Station (spacefellowship.com)

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on Thursday July 16, 2009 @04:18AM

RobGoldsmith writes: "The STS-127 crew began its journey to the International Space Station at 6:03 p.m. EDT Wednesday when space shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The shuttle crew will complete construction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and deliver a new crew member, astronaut Tim Kopra, to the orbital outpost."

Submission + - Space Station Marathon (spacefellowship.com)

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on Saturday July 04, 2009 @07:12AM

RobGoldsmith writes: "If you've never seen a spaceship with your own eyes, now's your chance. The International Space Station (ISS) is about to make a remarkable series of flybys over the United States. Beginning this 4th of July weekend, the station will appear once, twice, and sometimes three times a day for many days in a row. No matter where you live, you should have at least a few opportunities to see the biggest spaceship ever built."

Submission + - Charles Simonyi Arrives at the ISS (spacefellowship.com)

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on Sunday March 29, 2009 @08:29AM

RobGoldsmith writes: "Space Adventures, Ltd., the only company that provides human space missions to the world marketplace, announced today that its orbital client Charles Simonyi and his crew successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after launching onboard the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 26. The spacecraft docked to the ISS at 9:05 a.m. (EDT) with Dr. Simonyi and Expedition 19 crewmembers Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt. They were greeted at approximately 12:30 p.m. (EDT) by the Expedition 18 crew, which includes NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, when the hatch to the space station opened. Read more and view videos here."

Submission + - Reaction Engines To Fly Reuseable Spaceplane (spacefellowship.com)

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on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @01:13PM

RobGoldsmith writes: "Reaction Engines have designed a "reuseable spaceplane" to provide inexpensive and reliable access to space. The Star Wars looking "Skylon" reuseable spaceplane has already been designed and the team are well into Engine Testing. They have taken some time out from building spaceships to talk about their background, their goals, and their recent engine tests. This article shows new images of their STERN Engine, an experimental rocket motor which explores the flow in Expansion Deflection (ED) nozzles. They also discuss their Sabre airbreathing engine technology! View the Skylon Spaceplane concept, The STERN Engine and much more in this indepth interview with the team!"

Submission + - Virgin Galactic Sign Historic Lease Agreement (spacefellowship.com)

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on Thursday January 01, 2009 @06:59AM

RobGoldsmith writes: "Governor Bill Richardson today announced that Virgin Galactic has signed a 20 year lease agreement with the State of New Mexico. Virgin Galactic's world headquarters will be established in New Mexico and its operations will be located at New Mexico's Spaceport America, the nation's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. The signing of the lease agreement coincides with the beginning of the test flying program for Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo launch vehicle which got underway this month in Mojave, CA. The WhiteKnightTwo will serve as the mother ship for SpaceShipTwo, the vehicle that will carry commercial astronauts into sub-orbital space from Spaceport America. Read more about The signing of this agreement Here"

Submission + - Falcon 9 is now fully integrated at the Cape! (spacefellowship.com)

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on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @06:58AM

RobGoldsmith writes: "SpaceX's Falcon 9 is now fullt integrated, an update from Elon Musk stated "Falcon 9 is now fully integrated at the Cape! Today we mated the 5.2 m payload fairing to the Falcon 9 first stage. This was the final step in the integration process--one day ahead of schedule." New images are now available showing the first fuly integrated Falcon 9 Rocket. Once the launch mount and erector are complete, SpaceX will transfer Falcon 9 on to the erector and raise it to vertical early in 2009. Read more of this story to see the full update and the latest amazing images from SpaceX!"

Submission + - SpaceX - Brand New Photos of Falcon 9 Assembly (spacefellowship.com)

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on Tuesday December 30, 2008 @06:55AM

RobGoldsmith writes: "New images are now available of SpaceX's Falcon 9 being assembled, the images are accompanied with a small update from SpaceX. If there are no unexpected delays, its possible Falcon 9 will be completely integrated by the end of the year. This update shows real flight hardware and really brings the rocket alive. View images of the Falcon 9 nearing completion now!"

Submission + - SpaceShipTwo Mothership Makes Maiden Flight (spacefellowship.com) 1

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on Sunday December 21, 2008 @02:39PM

RobGoldsmith writes: "Earlier this week images were appearing on the internet showing that the WhiteKnightTwo craft had been doing some tests in Mojave, the earliest tests showed perhaps two of the engines being used, while a later test showed all the engines working and some further testing. Today showed the four Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A engines finally carrying the craft into the air. The maiden flight of the craft lasted just shy of one hour and happened today at around 08.15 at Mojave air and spaceport. Rumours suggest that a Beechcraft King Air was used for a chase plane. The craft will be used to carry Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo craft into space and is estimated to happen around 2010. Read more about the maiden flight of the craft here."

Submission + - TAAS Company Present New Orbital Space Plane (spacefellowship.com)

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on Friday December 05, 2008 @01:20PM

RobGoldsmith writes: "The TAAS Company have released details on their new Orbital Space Plane. The new design has many attributes to set it apart from it's rivals. ne highlight is the integrated Safety System, this is where an escape vehicle can eject from the main body of the craft then fly home safely. They claim "With the system's performance capability, economical first stage tow and independence from ground launch facilities, it can offer the lowest price. It also offers the safest flight." Could this spaceship rival Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo? View conceptual images and discuss their unique design here."

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