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So where are the extraterrestrial beings?
Not so very long ago, astronomers were theorising about life on practically every planet in the solar system whereas today the Earth is sometimes envisaged as the only haven for living beings... have the extraterrestrial beings disappeared in-between times?
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The rapid growth of New Space
For several years, entrepreneurs have been aspiring to develop a new approach to the space industry and targeting a reduction in launch costs. Is the private sector going to revolutionise human space flight?
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Avatar’s Venture Star
The spaceship from James Cameron’s film is far less fanciful than it appears and even plausibly deals with several problems posed by interstellar travel.
This schedule lists future take-offs according to dates set by the space agencies and launch companies. Data is therefore given for information purposes only and may change. Last update: 2010-08-30 13:49
| Date: | 2010-09-08 |
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| Time (UTC): | 11:11 |
| Mission: | Progress 39P |
| Launcher: | Soyuz |
| Launch site: | Baikonur |
| Comments: | Progress 39P cargo spacecraft to the ISS. |
| Date: | 2010-09-11 |
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| Time (UTC): | 11:17 |
| Mission: | Michibiki |
| Launcher: | H-2A |
| Launch site: | Tanegashima |
| Comments: | Michibiki (showing the way in japanese): JAXA's quasi-zenith satellite to improve GPS signal precision. |
| Date: | 2010-09-20 |
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| Time (UTC): | Unknown |
| Mission: | NROL-41 |
| Launcher: | Atlas 5 |
| Launch site: | Vandenberg |
| Comments: | NROL-41: classified satellite of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). |
| Date: | 2010-09-26 |
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| Time (UTC): | 04:41 |
| Mission: | SBSS |
| Launcher: | Minotaur 4 |
| Launch site: | Vandenberg |
| Comments: | SBBS (Space Based Surveillance System - military, USA). |
| Date: | 2010-10-07 |
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| Time (UTC): | 23:10 |
| Mission: | TMA-01M |
| Launcher: | Soyuz |
| Launch site: | Baikonur |
| Comments: | TMA-19 : Soyuz spaceship (new version with digital control systems) - 3 Expedition 25 crewmembers to the International Space Station |
