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Private Suborbital Spaceships Could Aid NASA Science

10-Sep-2008
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By Leonard David, Special Correspondent, SPACE.com WhiteKnightTwo mothership is the launch carrier for SpaceShipTwo spaceliner under development by Scaled Composites. NASA is studying use of suborbital systems for conducting science as well as astronaut training. Credit: Virgin Galactic The Lynx from XCOR Aerospace heads out on a suborbital trajectory. Credit: XCOR Aerospace Hush-hush work by Blue Origin is... [read full story]                    

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