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Briefly: little love for SLS; lobbying change at SpaceX

For Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas, it's a question of what's the lesser evil: "We can either go billions over budget on mismanaged science projects, or we can go billions over budget on even more mismanaged manned-spaceflight programs," he writes … Continue reading

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SpaceX to Fly to Int'l Space Station In November

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) – SpaceX's next mission is to the International Space Station. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based private rocket maker said Monday its Dragon capsule will launch on Nov. 30 on a cargo test run to the orbiting outpost. SpaceX said … Continue reading

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Federal Register: FAA Waiver of Acceptable Mission Risk Restriction for Reentry and a Reentry Vehicle (SpaceX Dragon)

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty The FAA published an FAA Waiver of Acceptable Mission Risk Restriction for Reentry and a Reentry Vehicle (SpaceX Dragon) (PDF) in Monday's Federal Register (75 Fed. Reg. 75619-75621): SUMMARY: This notice of waiver … Continue reading

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Congressional praise for SpaceX

Yesterday SpaceX performed a virtually flawless inaugural flight of its Dragon spacecraft from launch at Cape Canaveral to splashdown in the Pacific nearly three and a half hours later. The mission was widely billed as a major milestone not just … Continue reading

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