I find it ironic that News Analyst James Oberg says:
The international space station has flown for years with only an unofficial name, “Alpha.” Now rarely used, and based on an obscure
As per Mike Griffin’s request, NASA is setting up a Exploration Systems Architecture Study to speed up the development of the CEV so that there
I would like to back up a little and state my views on space access. Based on the comments I got on my Heavy Lift vs multiple Lift entry, I think I have not made myself clear.
In the same speech by Mike Griffin (at Spaceref.com), Mike speaks about public relations, a subject I have wrestled with here and in my mind. When asked about PR:
With regard to how the aerospace community can reach out to the public to get them to support the vision for space exploration, Griffin said: “I don’t [...]
In reading the report on Mike Griffin’s speech at the Women in Aerospace breakfast (in Spaceref), I found a passage which I think shows Mike and I are on the same page.
Popular Mechanics just posted an (intro?) to an article on Lockheed’s CEV team and their design. Pretty sparse, but I guess they want you to buy the magazine (June issue). (From Rand Simberg at Transterrestrial Musings)Looks a lot like an X33/X34 to me. But it doesn’t glide, it drops into [...]