Sep 3, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Biographies, Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Tourism, Spaceports
Burt Rutan’s Race to Space – The Magician of Mojave and His Flying Innovations by Dan Linehan; Zenith Press, Minneapolis, MN; $30.00 (hardcover); July 2011. Burt Rutan is an aerospace maverick, racking up a long list of innovative airplane designs – including...
Aug 18, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, China, Commercial Space, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Race, Space Research, Space Tourism, Spaceports, The Moon, Why Space
The Futron Corp’s 2011 Space Competiveness Index finds the United States perched atop 10 global competitors in the field, yet slipping as the nation’s space policy undergoes a transition, especially in the realm of human space flight. The Bethesda,...
Jun 27, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Space Tourism, Spaceports
SpaceShipTwo – the private spaceliner for space tourists – flew today on its 15th drop test over the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The unique and futuristic suborbital vehicle is being readied to haul pay-per-view passengers to and from the edge of space....
Jun 26, 2011 | Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Tourism
My Dream of Stars – From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer by Anousheh Ansari with Homer Hickam; Palgrave Macmillan; New York, New York: $16.00 (softcover); $25.00 (hardcover); 2010. This is a love story…anchored here on Earth with her soulmate, Hamid – as well...
Jun 14, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Space Tourism, Spaceports
Another glide flight of the SpaceShipTwo took place today at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Today’s high-altitude drop from the carrier airplane – WhiteKnightTwo – was the eleventh glide flight for the SpaceShipTwo. Onboard the vessel, putting the...
May 8, 2011 | Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Kids Space, Space Shuttle, Space Tourism, Spaceports
Realizing Tomorrow – The Path to Private Spaceflight by Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom; University of Nebraska Press; $34.95 (Hard cover); 2011. Tighten your seat belt for a wonderful ride of a read that tells the incredible tale of the dedicated people...
May 6, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Shuttle, Space Tourism, Why Space
Response to last month’s Yuri’s Night included inspiring space-themed videos, photos, and advertisements from around the world. Entries in the Global Sweepstakes created winners and runners-up in a number of contests. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the interest people...
Apr 28, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Tourism, Spaceports
SpaceShipTwo completes 6th glide test. Photo Credit: Bill Deaver, Deaver-Wiggins and Associates Things have been busy at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California! It’s the home of Scaled Composites and the firm’s ongoing work to develop a passenger-carrying...
Apr 11, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Race, Space Tourism, Spaceports
The call is out for astronaut-pilots to fly passengers on suborbital treks. Credit: Virgin Galactic Wanted: Pilot-Astronauts! The call is out from the private spaceliner group, Virgin Galactic, regarding its need for pilot-astronauts. Bankrolled by the UK’s Sir...
Jan 14, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Space Tourism, Spaceports
The privately-backed SpaceShipTwo has taken wing again, chalking up its fourth drop test on January 13 after being released from its mothership, WhiteKnightTwo, high above the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo is capable of...