Day dawns for X Prize space shot
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A pioneering aviation company will attempt to rocket into space on Wednesday in a bid to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize. The prize will go to the first non-governmental vehicle that can ferry three people
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On Wednesday September 29, a private company in California plans to launch a craft known as SpaceShipOne into near-earth orbit in an attempt to win the so-called &quot;Ansari X-Prize.
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The US spacecraft Dawn, due to launch on Sunday, will take a close look at two massive asteroids to try to penetrate the mystery of our solar system&#39;s origins 4.6 billion years ago.
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After an unprecedented span of just five days, SpaceShipOne is ready for a return trip to space on Monday, its final flight to clinch a $10 million prize.
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Launch date pencilled in NASA has confirmed the launch date for Dawn, its mission to the asteroid belt. The space agency is aiming for a launch window that opens at 07:25 (EDT) on 26 September, and closes again 29 minutes later.â¦
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The X PRIZE Cup announced today that tickets are officially on sale to the public for the spectacular two-day festival dedicated to the future of space exploration. The event will be held live in Las Cruces International Airport in southern New Mexico on October 20 and 21, 2006.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Ira Flatow tells Alex how to catch a rare sight in the sky just before Christmas dawn -- no, not Santa, but the International Space Station.
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The Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon, has drawn its first contestant.
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The first spacecraft with an Ecliptic RocketCamâ¢ video system on board is scheduled for launch around 11:15 am PDT by a Pegasus XL winged rocket on October 26 (Tuesday) off the California coast near Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Within a converted barn on the Planetary Society&#39;s campus Tuesday, a group of scientists, engineers and volunteers began the countdown for a March launch of the
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The X Prize and Next Fest team up to offer the biggest X Prize ever, winner to be announced on September 13 in Los Angeles.
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A space capsule set to plunge into Earth&#39;s atmosphere with a piece of the Sun this Wednesday has spawned additional projects ranging from spacecraft design to the detection of dangerous asteroids.
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In a matter of days the European Space Agency&#39;s (ESA) SMART-1 spacecraft will enter orbit around the Moon. It will adjust its position and prepare for the scientific investigation of the lunar surface that will begin in January.
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MOJAVE, Calif. - The private manned rocket SpaceShipOne (search) streaked toward space early Monday in a bid to top an altitude of 62 miles for the second time in six days and claim the $10 million Ansari X Prize (search).
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SpaceShipOne, the privately built manned rocket aiming to claim the 10 million USD X-Prize, has completed the first of two qualifying flights, and is scheduled to attempt the winning second flight on 4 October, despite some technical concerns.
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A European satellite designed to improve weather forecasting has been given a new launch date.
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The creators of a private rocket plane will go ahead with plans for another launch next week in a quest to claim a multimillion-dollar prize, despite a harrowing flight in which the spacecraft rolled dramatically while hurtling toward the edge of the atmosphere.    Organizers of the $10 million Ansari X Prize announced without elaboration Thursday night that SpaceShipOne designer Burt Rutan had told them he would go ahead with Monday morning's scheduled flight...