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Monday’s CSExtra takes a breather from the debate over NASA’s future and U.S. space policy. In orbit, a Russian Progress cargo capsule overcomes Friday’s difficulties to make a successful July 4th docking with the International Space Station. Virgin Galactic moves closer to a suborbital test flight of the SpaceShipTwo. Red Dwarf Stars may offer the best prospect for hosting Earth-like planets.
1. From Spaceflightnow.com: A Russian Progress cargo transport docked successfully with the International Space Station on Sunday. The first attempt at a linkup was aborted on Friday, when problems developed with the automated rendezvous and docking system.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp24/100704progress38p/
A. CNN.com version of the docking story.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/04/space.cargo.vessel/index.html?iref=allsearch
B. From MSNBC.com and space.com: Astronaut Doug Wheelock sends July 4 greetings from the International Space Station.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38089484/ns/technology_and_science-space/
2. From the Las Cruces-Sun of New Mexico: Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides points to next year for a possible suborbital test flight of SpaceShipTwo during a recent question-and-answer session with the newspaper from Spaceport America:
Q: When will the first suborbital spaceflight take place?
A: “We expect it will be next year. We sort of try to, not give too much very specific dates because we’re in a test flight program, and the ‘north star’ of Virgin Galactic is safety. And so, we progress to the next phase of each part of the test flight program when we feel it’s safe to do so.” http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_15437964
3. From Discovery.com: Red dwarf stars may offer best prospect for hosting Earth-like planets.
http://news.discovery.com/space/red-dwarfs-may-be-safe-havens-for-life.html
4. From Collectspace.com: Space Center Houston gains a Gemini – Titan II rocket for display. It will join an Apollo-Saturn V and a Mercury-Redstone, already on display in the Johnson Space Center area. The latest acquisition, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, will require restoration.
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-063010a.html
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