Titan 4 lost

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An Air Force Titan 4 rocket burst into flame immediately after its liftoff at the Cape Canaveral Air Station on August 12, 1998. The space disaster, which is considered as one of the costliest in American history, has resulted to a loss of about $1.3 billion.

Author: Banke, Jim
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1998
Accidents, Cape Canaveral, Titan (Rocket)

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Fall at the Cape

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'The Cape' is a television series that uses special effects and Hollywood-style storytelling to interest viewers in space programs. The project has, so far, proven successful and is surprisingly free of misinformation despite its fictionalized approach.

Author: Banke, Jim
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1996
Evaluation, Portrayals, Space probes, The Cape (Television program)

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Ticket to ride: one idea for opening the final frontier to tourism

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It may soon be possible to partially fund space exploration through the selling of orbital flight passenger tickets. One likely candidate for use in this kind of space enterprise is the X-34 reusable space vehicle.

Author: Banke, Jim
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1996
Usage, Innovations, Manned space flight, Space business enterprises, Reusable space vehicles, Reusable spacecraft, X-34 (Space vehicle)

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