Sunday’s CSExtra finds some new analysis and commentary on the successful Falcon 9 test launch of Friday afternoon. The U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida inducts four, including the first African-American astronaut. Huntsville, Ala., mayor asks public to rally around Constellations. In Texas, state officials and the Department of Labor pledge assistance for NASA workers facing lay offs.
1. From the Wall Street Journal, “Mr. Musk and SpaceX have overcome political, technical and financial challenges amid stiff resistance from the Air Force and established aerospace contractors.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704764404575286821074425724.html?mod=WSJ_DefenseandAerospace_leftHeadlines.
A. From the Economist, “A turning point in the development of private space flight. Though the industry’s coming of age is still some way in the future, this launch marks, if you like, its transition from childhood to adolescence.”
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/06/space_flight?source=hptextfeature
B. From Florida Today. A column from John Kelly, here is why Brevard should be smiling over the Falcon 9 success. “America has a news rocket, and it’s home base is Cape Canaveral…”
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100605/COLUMNISTS0405/100604038/1086/Space+X+did+it+++Here+s+why+Brevard+County+should+be+smiling
C. From Florida Today, an editorial assessing the Falcon 9 test flight by SpaceX on Friday…..”gives boost to the Obama plan.” and “Making the leap from Friday’s shakedown cruise to launching crews is enormous. Private companies have never done it and building, testing and certifying a manned ship to meet NASA’s rigid safety standards could prove a bridge too far.”
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100605/OPINION/100604026/1004/Our+views++SpaceX+success+(June+5)
D. From the Huntsville Times., In Alabama, local leaders rally behind NASA’s Constellation Program urging a new display of public support to save the back-to-the-moon program. “The next 90 days is going to be pretty important for us,” says Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle.
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/06/post_326.html
2. From Florida Today, four from NASA inducted into the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, Guion Bluford, Ken Bowersox, Frank Culbertson and Kathy Thornton
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100606/NEWS02/6060315/Astronauts+enter+Hall
3. From the Houston Chronicle, The Texas Workforce Commission announces effort to assist workers from NASA’s Johnson Space Center,who face job losses. Some help is in form of emergency funding. As many as 7,000 workers in jeopardy as the shuttle retires.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7037382.html
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