Huntress: Constellation Neither Inspirational Nor Challenging, New Plan is “Sensible”
In an interview with Jim Oberg for IEEE Spectrum, Wes Huntress praised President Obama’s new plan for human spaceflight. The Constellation program, he said, was “neither inspirational nor sufficiently challenging for a space program as storied as...CSIS Seeks Input — Quickly — on National Security and Commercial Space
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a draft report today and is seeking input from the space community before finalizing its findings and recommendations. “National Security and the Commercial Space Sector” looks at the...Europa
Europa, Edited by Robert T. Pappalardo; William B. McKinnon; Krishan Khurana; The University of Arizona Press; Tucson, Arizona (hardcover); $85.00; 2009. This book serves up a heavy dose of scientific papers geared to unveiling mysterious Europa – an icy moon of...Space balloon rips from mooring, overturns SUV
Source: USA Today The launch of a giant space balloon goes horribly wrong in Australia. (link to video) The launch of a giant space balloon went badly wrong Thursday in the Australian Outback when it and its heavy payload of scientific equipment broke from a mooring...Kids make rockets, check out robots, when mom or dad works at Lockheed
Source: Orlando Sentinel Work may be a four-letter word to many adults, but to kids across Central Florida, going to work with Mom or Dad is a chance to check out the world of grown-ups — and sneak a peek at what their parents do all day long. At Lockheed...Government contests offer different way to find solutions for problems
Source: The Washington Post The U.S. government is giving away prizes. In seeking solutions to problems, it has discovered the magic of contests, or challenges — also known as open grant-making or open innovation. Or crowd-sourcing. Whatever you call this new...Shepherding a new era of GPS satellites to orbit
Source: Spaceflight Now A cadre of military and industry workers at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is readying the first-of-its-kind satellite for the Global Positioning System, an advanced bird that will be shipped to the launch pad and bolted atop a Delta 4...James Cameron lobbies NASA to include 3-D “eyes” on the next-generation Mars rover
Source: Pasedena Star News If the next generation rover is able to take high-resolution color movies in 3-D on Mars, it will be thanks to the reigning king of 3-D cinema himself, “Avatar” director James Cameron. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory scaled back...Latest cargo ship heads for International Space Station
Source: Spaceflight Now A three-day orbital chase by a robotic cargo freighter to catch the International Space Station began today with successful launch of the Russian-made resupply ship. Flying atop a Soyuz booster, the Progress spacecraft rocketed away from the...Space Talk
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