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Boeing And SpaceX Will Share NASA’s $US6.8 Billion Space Taxi Program

NASA just announced a critical component of Launch America, the country’s highly anticipated next chapter in human spaceflight. The organisation confirmed in a press conference today that Boeing and SpaceX will split the $US6.8 billion “space taxi” contract, with $US4.2 … Continue reading

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NASA to make announcement on US human spaceflights

The US space agency said today that a “major announcement” is coming later today regarding the return of human spaceflight launches to the United States.

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Greenhouse gas emissions rise at fastest rate for 30 years

Surging carbon dioxide levels have pushed greenhouse gases to record highs in the atmosphere, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said.

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NASA mission to take sample from Earth-bound asteroid

WASHINGTON: The US space agency has approved to launch a $800 mission in 2016 to return sample from an asteroid that may collide with the Earth in the 21st century

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