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February 09, 2015

Europe to test wingless 'space plane'
Paris (AFP) Feb 9, 2015
Europe will launch an experimental "space plane" on Wednesday, a car-sized, wingless vessel whose 100-minute unmanned mission will inform the design of reusable spacecraft of the future. Reentry is a major challenge for the aerospace industry - as illustrated when Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere in February 2003, killing all seven crew. Friction with the Earth's atmosphere slows the returning craft, but also heats the outside to scorching temperatures. If the reen ... read more

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				NASA Prepares New Sounding Rocket Motor For First Test Firing NASA engineers are preparing a new Peregrine sounding rocket motor for its first hot-fire test set for February 10 in the east test area at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama ... more		Geologists unlock mysteries of the planet's inner core Seismic waves are helping scientists to plumb the world's deepest mystery: the planet's inner core. Thanks to a novel application of earthquake-reading technology, a research team at the Unive ... more

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