NASP: America's silver streak

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The National Aerospace Plane, also known as the X-30, is the US's attempt at designing and building a reusable hypersonic transport plane capable of Mach 25 speeds. This will enable the X-30 to take off from a normal runway and go into earth orbit. However, budgetary constraints might delay the project.

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The United States and Russia begin a new partnership in space, but can we trust each other?

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US astronaut Norm Thagard was launched on a Russian rocket to the Russian space station Mir. US ambassador to Russia Thomas Pickering believes that this signals a new era of cooperation in space research between the US and Russia.

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Delta explodes over Cape Canaveral

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An Air Force Delta 2 rocket built by McDonnell Douglas exploded a few moments after it lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Station. Initial reports indicate that the accident may have been caused by Delta's solid rocket boosters.

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