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Space X Dragon Capsule Proves Private Funding is the Future of Space Exploration
Ian Yamamoto in Space 1 year ago
Public competitors adapt too slowly to new information and offer perverse incentives.
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SpaceX Spends 320 Times Less on Building the Dragon Than NASA Does on the Orion
Phoenix McLaughlin in Space 10 months ago
Comparing NASA's Orion program to SpaceX's Dragon gives an illuminating example of why the agency should look at updating its policies.
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UFO Sightings: Why I Do Not Believe Aliens Exist
Abdul Siddiqui in Space 10 months ago
While someone getting abducted by aliens is a wholly possible concept, the accounts of self-professed "abductees" do little to make it believable.
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The NASA Advanced Food Technology Project is On One Republican's List of Wasteful Federal Programs
Audrey Farber in Space 7 months ago
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) lists one of NASA's critical space food research programs on his list of top 100 things to cut out of the federal budget.
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China Space Mission: China Sends First Female Astronaut to Space Becoming New U.S. Rival on Space Exploration
Charis Stanek in Space 11 months ago
China is scheduled to launch a satellite this coming weekend. The upcoming Shenzhou 9 docking mission will launch a three-person crew into orbit from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
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SpaceX Turns NASA Into a Galactic FedEx in Trying to Make Space Travel Profitable
Cristina Maza in Space 12 months ago
The push for the privatization of space travel is really just a feeble attempt by entrepreneurs to capitalize off of a dying industry.
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Mars Landing: What It Was Like For Me At NASA Headquarters, Watching 7 Minutes of Hell
Benjamin Feinblum in Space 9 months ago
NASA makes a huge breakthrough with their recent Mars landing.
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Let NASA Explore the Stars, But Let SpaceX Build the Rockets That Get Us There
Nate Abrams in Space 9 months ago
NASA should stay in the business of exploring the stars. Private space should build the vehicles to get them there.
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