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NASA Unveils Their Next Launcher, the Space Launch System

NASA has unveiled the conceptual design for their new launcher, replacing the Ares I and Ares V of the cancelled Constellation program. Frankly, I’m disappointed, but not surprised. The overall design is clearly a reduced cost version of the Ares … Continue reading

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Congratulations SpaceX!

Now that is how you make history. [September 28th, 2008] 23:31 GMT (7:31 pm EDT): Falcon 1 has made history as the first privately developed liquid fueled launch vehicle to achieve earth orbit! Congratulations SpaceX!

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