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June 22, 2012

XCOR, Excalibur Almaz Sign MOU For Suborbital Training Services

Memorandum Covers Training For All Mission Profiles

Excalibur Almaz Limited (EA), a commercial aerospace company based on the Isle of Man, British Isles, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with California-based XCOR Aerospace for suborbital flight services. The agreement signed in conjunction with the Royal Aeronautical Society's 3rd European Space Tourism Conference calls for XCOR to provide suborbital flight familiarization and training using its Lynx vehicle for Excalibur Almaz crews traveling on Earth orbit, circumlunar, and deep space missions.

Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Testifies In Senate Science And Space Subcommittee Hearing

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science and Space held a hearing entitled “Risks, Opportunities, and Oversight of Commercial Space" Wednesday morning. Full committee chair John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (D-WV) said that the commercial sector is now looking at space transportation and the market that may emerge as the next big business opportunity.