Jul 6, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Space Research, Space Tourism, Spaceports, Why Space
Suborbital: Industry at the Edge of Space by Erik Seedhouse; Springer/Praxis, New York /Heidelberg; $34.99; 2014. As the dawn of commercial suborbital flight draws closer, author Erik Seedhouse has written an informative book on the topic. The reader will find...
Mar 6, 2014 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Space Race, Space Research, Spaceports, The Moon
A top-notch team of MIT engineers has scoped out orbiting way stations – one such depot placed somewhere between the Earth and the Moon. Once in place, this type of filling station could reduce the fuel a spacecraft needs to carry from Earth. That means, with less...
Sep 26, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Space Race, Spaceports
Swiss Space Systems (S3) is on a quest to manufacture, certify and operate automated suborbital spaceplanes for small satellite deployment. S3 has announced they have partnered with Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) adding to its cadre of technical...
Sep 14, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Space Research, Spaceports
UPDATE: Launch date slip Following a launch review meeting held earlier this morning, Orbital’s Antares team has decided to postpone the launch of the COTS Demonstration mission from Wallops Island, VA by at least 24 hours. The combination of yesterday’s poor weather...
May 8, 2013 | Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Spaceports
Frederick “C. J.” Sturckow, a four time space shuttle commander and pilot, has become the first from NASA’s astronaut corps to join Virgin Galactic as a test pilot for SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft operations, the emerging...
Apr 13, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Tourism, Spaceports
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...
Nov 4, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Spaceports, Why Space
The Final Journey of the Saturn V by Andrew R. Thomas and Paul N. Thomarios; Ringtaw Books/Univ. of Akron Press; $24.95 (hard cover); 2012. This is a behind-the-scenes account of preserving an impressive piece of America’s space heritage. To literally boost President...
Jul 1, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Kids Space, Spaceports, The Moon, Why Space
2001: The Lost Science by Adam K. Johnson; Apogee Prime; Burlington Ontario, Canada; $49.95 (soft cover); 2012. This large format book adds yet more atmospherics to that already larger-than-life 1968 science fiction movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, produced and directed...
Jun 16, 2012 | Blog, China, Space Race, Spaceports
China’s latest, milestone making, space voyage is underway. The June 16th liftoff of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft placed into Earth orbit a three-person crew that included China’s first female space traveler. China’s astronauts for the flight are: Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang...
Mar 1, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Spaceports
The largest and heaviest payload ever launched by Europe is slated for departure. A routine inspection, however, has concluded that additional measures are required to ensure the maximum readiness of the third Automated Transfer Vehicle for launch. It has therefore...