Stephen Clark
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NASA still doesn’t understand root cause of Orion heat shield issue
Flight rationale — “When we stitch it all together, we’ll either have flight rationale or we won’t.” Stephen Clark –…
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Russia stands alone in vetoing UN resolution on nuclear weapons in space
ASAT — “The United States assesses that Russia is developing a new satellite carrying a nuclear device.” Stephen Clark –…
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Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida
Enlarge / This cylindrical object, a few inches in size, fell through the roof of Alejandro Otero’s home in Florida…
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Russia’s next-generation rocket is a decade old and still flying dummy payloads
A winding road — Russia’s heavy-lift Angara A5 rocket is about to launch on its fourth test flight. Stephen Clark…
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NASA cancels a multibillion-dollar satellite servicing demo mission
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of the OSAM-1 spacecraft (bottom) linking up with the Landsat 7 satellite (top) in orbit. NASA…
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SpaceX wants to take over a Florida launch pad from rival ULA
First step — SpaceX now plans at least four Starship launch pads, two in Texas and two in Florida. Stephen…
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Navajo objection to flying human ashes to the Moon won’t delay launch
Enlarge / The Moon sets over sandstone formations on the Navajo Nation. Science instruments aren’t the only things hitching a…
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