Scaled/Virgin Joint Venture Will Build Private Spacecraft
The Scaled Composites facility in California's Mohave Desert
offered a secluded location to experiment and low rent when Burt
Rutan moved in years ago. But the ambiance was decidedly more
show-biz Monday as Scaled and Virgin Galactic celebrated the
completion of a new, $8 million production facility for their joint
venture known as The Spaceship Company.
Most Of The Seven-Ton Spacecraft Will Burn Up Before Reaching
The Ground
NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), which ceased
operations on December 14, 2005, is expected to re-enter the
Earth's atmosphere Friday morning, but NASA scientists are still
not sure where the remains of the seven-ton satellite will
eventually fall to the ground.
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