May 25, 2012 | Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Research
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station on Friday, accomplishing the first cargo delivery by a U. S.commercial supplier. The milestone was a significant step in the push by U. S.policy makers...
May 24, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Space Research
The unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carried out a successful flyby of the International Space Staton early Thursday, a milestone in the company’s bid to achieve the first U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the orbiting science laboratory. The four hour...
May 22, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Space Research
SpaceX forged a new course in space operations Tuesday, as the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and cargo carrying Dragon capsule raced into Earth orbit on the first U. S. commecial re-supply mission to the International Space Staton. The nine-day mission, flying under...
May 15, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, China, Commercial Space, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Why Space
Space Chronicles – Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Edited by Avis Lang); W.W. Norton & Co., New York; $26.95 (hardcover); 2012. This delightful read comes courtesy of a thoughtful, charismatic astrophysicist and renowned popular speaker – an...
Apr 24, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Planet Earth
Planetary Resources, Inc. announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions...
Apr 23, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
The space economy is growing on a global scale, reaching $289.8 billion in 2011, representing a 12 percent rise in commercial revenuees and government budgets over the prior year, 41 percent over the previous five years. Most of the growth came from the...
Apr 21, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Why Space
A new private firm has been established, one that has set their trajectory on mining the treasure trove of available space resources. Next week, the key spark plugs behind Planetary Resources, Inc. are set to discuss the start-up venture: X Prize founder, Peter H....
Apr 18, 2012 | Commercial Space, International Space Station, NASA, Space Research
NASA and SpaceX, of Hawthorne, are aiming for an April 30 lift off of the first U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the International Space Station. The space agency’s six year-old Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program was initiated to...
Apr 4, 2012 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Space Tourism
A commercial crew space transportation capsule made a step forward on April 3, parachuting into a desert landscape. The Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft floated down into the Delamar Dry Lake Bed near Alamo, Nevada – a first test of a fully...
Feb 9, 2012 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
A new tool for gravitational research in Earth orbit also marks a new era of commercial utilization of the U.S. National Laboratory – a module that’s part of the International Space Station (ISS). Astrium Space Transportation and NanoRacks LLC have teamed up to offer...