To Our Fallen Military, Thank You
To all those who gave their lives to protect our right to argue, complain, plan, and dream, thank you.
To all those soldiers who gave their lives to forward the cause of space and to fire our imagination, thank you. (more...)
More Proof the Giggle Factor is Falling Fast
We chuckled a few years ago when state Rep. Wallace Collins said he wanted to see Oklahoma as a leader in space tourism. The reality is the industry could be a boom for communities that get in early.Hmm....
Dateline May 17, 2006: Space News from the Internet
NASA News
More info on NASA’s NEO workshop.
The National Academies Board of Science, Technology, and Economic Policy thinks NASA needs to pay more attention to civil aeronautical research.
NASA has given a deadline of June 1 for getting media credentials for the next shuttle flight. Discovery is scheduled to lift off in July with a [...]
SpaceDev’s Revenue for First Quarter Fiscal 2006
SpaceDev reported their revenue and earnings for the firsts quarter of 2006 this morning. Revenue was up 290% from $1.8 million last year to $7.2 million.
Dateline May 15, 2006: Space News from the Internet
NASA News
The Shuttle was moved on Friday to the VAB in preparation for a July launch. More here.
The EELV checkout of the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and the Delta II rocket is proceeding.
NASA’s Cargo Launch Vehicle Core Stage Engine notice has been cancelled. What this means is the possible use other SSME as [...]
Dateline May 9, 2006: Space News from the Internet
Alan Boyle has comments on Peter Diamandis’s plan to send colonist to Mars. I am not sure how credible he thinks it is since it “assumes that 100,100 contributors would drink the Red Planet Kool-Aid.” To tell you the truth, as much as I like Dr. Diamandis and hope that it [...]
Pete Worden’s ISDC Speech
I really like Pete Worden. He is the kind of guy we need at NASA. Here is his ISDC Speech. Here are a few quotes to get you excited.
And I’d like to say that when I talk about “human presence” - I really mean “settlement” of the solar system. And [...]
Dateline May 3, 2006, Space News from the Internet
NASA has extended Boeing’s contract to support the ISS.
NASA has announced the covering ISDC 2006 this weekend live.
A new book on science and spirituality from some of Carl Sagan’s lectures is coming out this November.
