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A halo forms around the top of the SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket as it goes through a cloud after lifting off on Friday, June 4, 2010. The rocket successfully delivered a mock-up of the company's spacecraft, named Dragon, into orbit. NASA hopes to use the Falcon-Dragon combo for hauling cargo and possibly astronauts to the International Space Station, once the shuttles stop flying.

Welcome to the first edition of “Science Progressing,” SP’s weekly news report. Each week we will publish clips of the week’s top science and technology policy news that you might have missed. As always, we at SP are interested not just in keeping up with the frontiers of science, but in looking at the ways science and technology impact—or are impacted by—politics, society, and the economy. We’ll apply the same progressive policy lens that we use to choose our articles to the news we bring you here—from science legislation on Capitol Hill, to new innovations with the potential to change society, to science and technology happenings in the agencies, states, and industry.

 

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