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May 7, 2013 05:03 PM ET // Irene Klotz
Virgin Galactic has added two pilots to its payroll, including Rick Sturckow, a former NASA astronaut, the company announced on Tuesday. Continue reading →
Apr 25, 2013 03:19 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
Mars One may have extinguished its entire 'reality TV' business plan by admitting that Earth will have no control over what audiences will see. Continue reading →
Apr 20, 2013 05:46 PM ET // Irene Klotz
Orbital Sciences Corp. has rescheduled the debut flight of its Antares rocket from Saturday to Sunday due to unacceptably high winds at the company's Wallops Island, Virginia, launch site. ->
Apr 20, 2013 03:40 PM ET // Irene Klotz
Orbital Sciences Corp., the second of two firms hired by NASA to haul cargo to the International Space Station, will try again Saturday to launch its new Antares rocket. ->
Apr 17, 2013 06:30 PM ET // Irene Klotz
The debut launch of a new rocket built to fly cargo ships to the International Space Station is on hold after a last-minute technical problem. ->
Mar 11, 2013 11:22 PM ET // Irene Klotz
An experimental reusable rocket built by SpaceX soared to a record 263 feet before landing itself on its launch pad, company founder and chief executive Elon Musk said at the SXSW conference in Austin. ->
Mar 20, 2012 04:41 AM ET // Ian O'Neill
The A-list celebrity will be Virgin Galactic's 500th space tourist customer -- a decision that is already generating a buzz.
May 18, 2012 07:57 AM ET // Irene Klotz
A test launch this Saturday is among the first commercial-run flights hired by NASA.
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