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Paris (AFP) Feb 07, 2006An elite band of space pioneers will be crossing their fingers this Thursday when a small rocket blasts off from a base in the middle of the Pacific. Rocket Racing League Announces Mark-1 X-Racer Team 
New York (SPX) Feb 05, 2006The Rocket Racing League, an aerospace sports and entertainment organization that combines the competition of racing with the excitement of rocketry, today announced the selection of Leading Edge Rocket Racing, as its first independent race team. Rocket Racing League Fans To Name First Rocket Racer
New York (SPX) Feb 05, 2006The Rocket Racing League, an aerospace sports and entertainment organization that combines the competition of racing with the excitement of rocketry, today announced that it is launching a web-based contest for the naming of its first X-Racer rocket plane. The winner will receive a prize package including an annual VIP access pass to the Mark-1 X-Racer Series events. |
Aerojet Qualifies High Power Electric Propulsion System
Sacramento CA (SPX) Feb 01, 2006Aerojet, a GenCorp company, has announced the successful qualification test of its 4.5 kW Hall Thruster electric propulsion system - the highest power flight- qualified Hall propulsion system in the world - for use on large, high-power communications satellites. Rocket Racing League Issues RFPS For Race Venues And Teams
New York (SPX) Feb 01, 2006The Rocket Racing League (RRL), an aerospace sports and entertainment organization that combines the competition of racing with the excitement of rocketry, has issued Requests For Proposals (RFP) for race venues and teams. NASA Tests New Breed Of Propulsion Engine And System In Support Of VSE 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 01, 2006NASA engineers have successfully tested a new breed of reaction control engine and propulsion system. Aimed at furthering NASA's space exploration goals, the tests helped investigate the possibility of future space travel fueled by non-toxic propellants. |
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NASA Loans Engine To Rocketplane
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 25, 2006NASA is loaning a rocket engine to Rocketplane, of Oklahoma City, as part of an innovative industry partnership program. NASA To Commercialize Advanced VASIMR Plasma Rocket Concept 
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 24, 2006NASA has signed an agreement with Houston-based Ad Astra Rocket that paves the way for commercialization of a promising advanced plasma rocket system that has evolved over the past 25 years. XCOR Completes Methane Engine Pulse Fire Tests 
Mojave CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2006XCOR Aerospace announced Thursday that it has successfully fired its 3M9 LOX/methane engine in short, rapid bursts. These tests are part of a contract with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). |
ISRO To Launch Indigenous Cryogenic Engine This Year
Mumbai, India (SPX) Jan 16, 2006Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said it will launch its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with a home-grown cryogenic engine by this year-end, reports PTI. Falcon 1 To Launch February 8
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (SPX) Jan 11, 2006The new launch time for Space X's maiden launch of its Falcon 1 rocket is February 8, at 4:30 p.m. California time, with Feb. 9 as a backup day. We will actually be ready to launch earlier, but are planning to spend extra time reviewing and double-checking all vehicle systems. Successful First Test For Vega's Zefiro 9 Engine 
Paris, France(ESA) Dec 28, 2005Flames, smoke and a deafening noise accompanied the first firing test of Vega's Zefiro 9 third-stage solid rocket motor. A first examination of the data indicates that everything went well at the test carried out yesterday at Salto de Quirra in southeast Sardinia. |
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