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Beyond SpaceX: Five companies seeking to change space travel
During the past 10 years, Presidents George W. Bush and Obama have directed NASA to turn the job of transporting cargo and crew to the space station over to the private sector. As that process gathers pace, here is a list of the key players.
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In Pictures Deliveries in space: the SpaceX mission
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In Pictures Space photos of the day 09/07
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In Pictures Space Photos of the Day 06/08
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In Pictures NASA's Future of Space Exploration
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NASA launches $1.1 billion deal with private spaceflight companies (+video)
A trio of private spaceflight companies – Boeing, SpaceX, and the Sierra Nevada Corporation – are to get $1.1 billion in funding from NASA under a new deal to launch US astronauts into space.
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Success: Robotic Japanese spaceship docks with space station (+video)
A robotic Japanese spacecraft carrying food, equipment, and student science experiments for the International Space Station successfully docked with the orbital outpost.
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Trio of astronauts help restore faith in Russian space program (+video)
The safe arrival Tuesday of an American, Japanese, and Russian astronauts at the International Space Station helps improve confidence in the Russian space program. The Russian effort has been beset by problems lately.
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SpaceX capsule one step closer to manned flight, says NASA
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule has passed a main design review, brining the private spacecraft closer to carrying astronauts into orbit.
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Company promises flights to the moon aboard recycled Soviet space station
The moon may soon be a tourist destination for millionaires with Excalibur Almaz, a British spaceflight firm, preparing to sell $150,000 tickets aboard a 1970s Soviet space station retrofitted with new thrusters
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Jeff Bezos and the $42 million immortal clock
Amazon founder and entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has enlisted the Long Now Foundation to build a clock that will last thousands of years. Jeff Bezos estimates the device will cost $42 million.
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Opinion Decline of American satellites is a matter of national security
America's scientific satellites are in rapid decline, with few plans to replace them. The United States depends on satellites to track storms, monitor disasters, and build the economy. The US and private industry must work together to rebuild the satellite fleet.
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As Dragon capsule splashes down, SpaceX begins to convert skeptics (+video)
SpaceX completed a historic demonstration mission to the space station when its Dragon capsule splashed down safely into the Pacific Thursday. Next up, the real thing.
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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes down in Pacific Ocean (+video)
The SpaceX Dragon capsule, a privately owned spacecraft, returned to Earth Thursday from the International Space Station
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Horizons SpaceX Dragon capsule will soon be earthbound again
The SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station. Now, it heads back to earth.
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SpaceX: Space Station crew likes what it sees in new transport vehicle
The crew of the International Space Station got its first look at the inside of its newest visitor – SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship – Saturday morning. For the next several years it'll be carrying cargo and astronauts to the space station.
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SpaceX: Historic space station rendezvous at over 17,000 mph (+video)
The gleaming white Dragon was snared after a few hours of extra checks and maneuvers. The two vessels came together while sailing above Australia at 17,500 mph.
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SpaceX's Dragon craft is a star performer, so far (+video)
The Dragon spacecraft passed the underside of the space station and correctly calculated the distance between the two – two tests it cleared with flying colors on Thursday. The craft, owned by SpaceX, is set to dock on Friday.
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SpaceX flyby of space station an historic first
The SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully made its first burn to approach the space station at 3:58 a.m Thursday. It was the final test before the SpaceX capsule docks at the ISS.
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Horizons SpaceX launch, a strong start for commercial spaceflight
With Tuesday's launch of the Dragon space capsule aboard the Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX made a strong case for the viability of commercial spaceflight. But the craft still has quite a few tests to pass for its mission to be a success.
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The Monitor's View SpaceX launch to space station: humanity finds new wings
If all goes well, the first private capsule will dock at the space station Thursday, marking a historic turning point in the use of private space companies. This will help free up NASA for riskier space exploration.
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SpaceX takes Star Trek's 'Scotty' to the Final Frontier
SpaceX: The ashes of the actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on 'Star Trek' were launched to space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The price? $2,995 to launch 1 gram of ashes into Earth orbit.
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SpaceX launch: private industry inspires new generation of rocketeers (+video)
SpaceX launch a reminder that NASA isn't the only game in town anymore. Aspiring engineers, rocket designers, space geeks look to 'New Space' companies to boldly go where only governments used to go.
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With SpaceX launch, more than cargo is riding on space station mission (+video)
The Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon capsule are the bread and butter of SpaceX, which hopes for more contracts with NASA and others to ferry things – and people – to and from space.
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SpaceX will try private launch again on Tuesday
The rocket—the first private mission to the International Space Station—scrubbed its planned launch on Saturday.
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SpaceX mission to space station scrubbed for now
SpaceX's first attempt to send its Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station ended abruptly Saturday morning when computers aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket shut off the craft's engines just after ignition.
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Why historic SpaceX mission to space station will be so difficult
When SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, it will be the beginning of a complex rendezvous with the space station that attempts to test several capabilities in one mission.
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SpaceX private rocket to make history on Saturday (+video)
The unmanned Dragon space capsule, built by commercial firm SpaceX, is slated to lift off atop the company's Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday from here at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Beyond SpaceX: Five companies seeking to change space travel
During the past 10 years, Presidents George W. Bush and Obama have directed NASA to turn the job of transporting cargo and crew to the space station over to the private sector. As that process gathers pace, here is a list of the key players.
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SpaceX launch: A step-by-step guide (+video)
If all goes well on Saturday, SpaceX will launch the very first commercial visit to the International Space Station. Here is how the trip is expected to go.
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