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* [http://spacex.com/ Space Exploration Technologies]: "revolutionizing access to space" | * [http://spacex.com/ Space Exploration Technologies]: "revolutionizing access to space" | ||
** [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/0126217 2006-02-24 slashdot] | ** [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/0126217 2006-02-24 slashdot] | ||
* [http://www.xprizecup.com/ X Prize Cup]: exposition promoting development of space exporation technology | |||
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* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury] | * [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury] | ||
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Earth orbit is generally all locations far enough out of Earth's atmosphere so as to be able to circle Earth one or more times without being de-orbited by atmospheric drag (approx. 200 km or 120 miles) yet not so far away from Earth as to be more strongly influenced by other bodies such as Luna or Sol.
Reference
- Wikipedia (Earth orbit)
Issues
- spacedebate.org (wiki/forum): the weaponization of space
Transportation
In Development
- LiftPort: "The Space Elevator Companies", plans to reach geosynchronous orbit using carbon nanotubes (see Nanotechnology) on 2018-04-12
- Space Exploration Technologies: "revolutionizing access to space"
- X Prize Cup: exposition promoting development of space exporation technology
