Briefs:Brownsville spaceport update; DIY capsule drop; Ben Bova on comm'l space
17 Jun 2012, 18:12 UTC
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Latest on the proposed SpaceX spaceport in South Texas: State ramps up attempt to lure SpaceX to Brownsville - Brownsville Herald.
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A nice picture from yesterday's Copenhagen Suborbitals drop test of their capsule prototype: DIY Capsule Drop Test - Wired Science/Wired.com.
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Ben Bova writes about commercial spaceflight: Ben Bova: Marking a new era in space ยป Naples Daily News (actually, the Celestis payload with James Doohan is on the Falcon 9 second stage, which is still in orbit).
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