SpaceShipTwo Success! First Powered Flight
UPDATE: For the first time ever, SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket engine in flight! A major milestone in commercial human spaceflight. According to a Virgin Galactic report: “Wheels stop—SpaceShipTwo safely on the ground after a triumphant day in the sky. So proud...SpaceShipTwo Moves Forward to First Powered Flight
SpaceShipTwo progress is being made in the skies over the Mojave Air and Space Port in California – successful demonstration on April 12th of key components of the system. SpaceShipTwo carried out a “Cold Flow” flight. The test objectives were achieved, and the craft...New Mexico Spaceport America: New Legislation for Commercial Space Industry
New Mexico’s Spaceport America got a boost in readying itself to handle commercial space operations – such as suborbital flights of passengers via Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipTwo launch system. Following unanimous passage by the state’s legislature, New...Mission for America Envisions Bold U.S. Trip to Mars
A dozen years ago, wealthy Los Angeles, Calif., businessman Dennis Tito leveraged his wealth as a successful investor and experience as a one time NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist to make his way into space aboard a Russian rocket. His eight...Video Explores Overview Effect – Astronaut Perspectives of Earth and Space
The “Overview Effect” was first described by author Frank White in 1987 – an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and humankind’s place upon it. A recently released short film — ‘Overview’ explores this phenomenon through...NASA: On the BEAM – New Add-on for Space Station
NASA formally announced today a newly planned addition to the International Space Station – the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). The partnership to attach BEAM to the ISS involves the space agency and the private company, Bigelow Aerospace of North Las...NASA Report: Commercial Crew Progress Continues
A bi-monthly newsletter of accomplishments, progress, and happenings in NASA’s commercial crew and cargo development programs is available from the Commercial Spaceflight Development Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Four months into the Commercial...NASA Awards $30 million to its Commercial Crew Partners for Safety Certification Activities
NASA awarded $30 million to three U. S. companies on Monday to certify the safety of their commercial spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. The space agency is already working with the companies, Boeing and its CST-100 capsule; SpaceX and...Book Review: Becoming Spacefarers: Rescuing America’s Space Program
Becoming Spacefarers: Rescuing America’s Space Program by James A. Vedda; Xlibris Publishing; Bloomington, Indiana; Casebound Hardcover: $29.99; 2012. Just in time for an election year! The author has provided a no-nonsense review of what arguably seems to be...Space Talk
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