What did NASA have to do with Stephen Hawking’s Flight?
NASA seems to be grabbing the coattails of Stephen Hawking's Zero-G flight last week. Zero-G is a private company and as far as I know, NASA had nothing to do with Dr. Hawking's flight. Alan Stern, NASA associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at Headquarters in Washington said: (more...)Scotty’s Ashes Went up Saturday
Last Saturday, April 28, 2007, James Doohan's (Scotty) ashes went up on UP Aerospace's launch from the New Mexico Spaceport. It was UP Aerospace and New Mexico's first launch from the new spaceport.Should We Weaponize Space
David R. Butcher discusses the recently space weapon activity since China’s destruction of a weather satellite with an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) in January.
I think weapons in space are a forgone conclusion. I don’t see that as a bad thing, however. If we are ever to expand humanity to places other than Earth, we have to [...]
Earth Like Extrasolar Planet Found
Scientists have discovered a planet, Gliese 581 c, orbiting a red dwarf 20.5 light-years away from the Earth. The planet has five times the mass of Earth and is the smallest extrasolar planet found so far.
The orbit gives the planet a likely surface temperature of 0 and 40 degrees Celsius (32F to 104F) making it [...]
Russia is looking to Industrialize the Moon
Russia is ready to industrialize the Moon according to the head of the Russian space company RKK Energia, Nikolai Sevastianov. He says “it is time to do this given the limits to natural reserves on Earth and the pace of civilization’s progress. Nor can we dismiss the idea of outsourcing harmful industries into space.”
They believe [...]
Bigelow Aerospace News
Lots coming out of Bigelow this week:
Channel 8 News in Las Vegas has a summary of Bigelow’s past and future getting ready for the launch of Genesis 2.
Bigelow has released his business plan and in 2012 four weeks in orbit will cost $14.9 million. This includes transportation and represents a significant price decrease from the [...]
Clark Lindsey Questions the Odds-makers at NASA
Clark Lindsey has some issues with the “risk” that is COTS and the “sure thing” that is Ares/Orion. He makes good points, although I think Griffin was talking about whether the COTS vehicles are going to make it at all.
Truth be told, I don’t think Mike Griffin doubts that COTS is a better program, but [...]
Clark Lindsey Questions the Odds-makers at NASA
Clark Lindsey has some issues with the “risk” that is COTS and the “sure thing” that is Ares/Orion. He makes good points, although I think Griffin was talking about whether the COTS vehicles are going to make it at all.
Truth be told, I don’t think Mike Griffin doubts that COTS is a better program, but [...]
