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01-07-2018, 09:58 PM
2018 needs to be the year of private spaceflight companies fulfilling their past promises
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It's time for private spaceflight to start making good on its promises. And in 2018, hopefully it will do just that.
From SpaceX's long-promised first flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket to NASA's plan to contract private companies to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station, 2018 should be the year when spaceflight companies start meeting many of their long-touted goals.*
SEE ALSO: SpaceX's 20th successful rocket landing was just as amazing as its 1st (http://mashable.com/2017/12/15/spacex-20th-rocket-landing-nasa-dragon-capsule/)
"I'm looking forward to a lot of past promises becoming reality," John Logsdon, professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, said in an interview.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/07/private-spaceflight-spacex-past-promises-fulfilled/)
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It's time for private spaceflight to start making good on its promises. And in 2018, hopefully it will do just that.
From SpaceX's long-promised first flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket to NASA's plan to contract private companies to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station, 2018 should be the year when spaceflight companies start meeting many of their long-touted goals.*
SEE ALSO: SpaceX's 20th successful rocket landing was just as amazing as its 1st (http://mashable.com/2017/12/15/spacex-20th-rocket-landing-nasa-dragon-capsule/)
"I'm looking forward to a lot of past promises becoming reality," John Logsdon, professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, said in an interview.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/07/private-spaceflight-spacex-past-promises-fulfilled/)
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