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Boeing Delta IV Heavy (click to view full) The EELV program was designed to reduce the cost of government space launches through greater contractor competition, and modifiable rocket families whose system requirements emphasized simplicity, commonality...

You never see it in those lovely NASA pictures of Earth, but the space surrounding our pale blue dot is a cosmic junkyard. Debris abounds, moving at ludicrous speeds and presenting plenty of hassles for satellite operators who do business in orbit. ...

by Ashlee Vance: SpaceX started with a plan to send mice to Mars. It got crazier from there. In late October 2001, Elon Musk went to Moscow to buy an intercontinental ballistic missile. He brought along Jim Cantrell, a kind of international aerospace...

LONDON, November 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Mapping, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Cloud-Based Geo-Analytics & Geo-Data Exploitation for Defence & Homeland Security Report Details Geospatial information exploitation technology...

The past 12 months have bestowed more than their fair share of triumphs, setbacks, and losses on the space community. Image Credit: Nathan Koga / SpaceFlight Insider CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The past 12 months, for good or ill, have redefined space exploration...