Planetary Society Blog for Saturday 20 February 2016

Planetary Society Blog

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Virgin Galactic Unveils New SpaceShipTwo

Posted: 19 Feb 2016 02:19 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...s-new-ss2.html

Nearly 16 months after Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo was destroyed in a
fatal accident, the company is getting ready to fly again.

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In Pictures: Cygnus Takes out the Trash

Posted: 19 Feb 2016 11:08 AM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...out-trash.html

Early this morning, Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra released a trash-filled
Cygnus cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station. Orbital ATK
flight controllers will send Cygnus into Earth's atmosphere for a
controlled reentry Saturday morning.