May 1, 2010 | Augustine Committee, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden urged aerospace veterans on Friday to support President Obama’s initiative to develop a commercial space industry that can transport astronauts to Earth orbit as part of a long range international effort to resume human deep...
Apr 30, 2010 | Blog, Exploration
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...
Apr 30, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education
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...
Apr 30, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education, Exploration, NASA
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...
Apr 30, 2010 | Blog, Commercial Space, Exploration
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...
Apr 30, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Exploration, NASA
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...
Apr 30, 2010 | Blog, International Space Station, Space and Science
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...
Apr 30, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, NASA
Watch the Summit live at: http://flametrench.flatoday.net/ Business and community leaders from around the Space Coast are pouring into the Holiday Inn Conference Center for a half-day summit. Kristin Bakke, president of Lead Brevard, said more than 270 people...
Apr 30, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, Exploration, NASA, Planet Earth
Source: Space.com An asteroid on the list of potentially dangerous space rocks that could endanger the Earth was caught on camera as it zoomed past our planet this month, and found to be larger than astronomers originally thought. The asteroid buzzed the Earth on...
Apr 29, 2010 | Blog, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA
Source: Space.com The final frontier must become more of an international endeavor or space exploration could stagnate, according to three veteran astronauts from two different countries. Only through further collaboration between nations to reach humanity’s...