SpaceDev’s Starsys Division Successfully Tests Advanced Information Systems
SpaceDev subsidiary Starsys announced today that it has successfully completed a test of the low disturbance actuation system for a ground link antenna pointing gimbal. This is being developed for the General Dynamics GeoEye-1 satellite and if fully realized, is a $2 million dollar contract for Starsys.
SpaceDev continues to slowly improve their presence in private and public space. I think they are the tortoise in a industry of hares.ULA and SpaceDev to compete on the LEO Front
SpaceX and Rp/K watch out, ULA and SpaceDev are coming too. I guess ULA figured out how much money was going to be made. Heaven help us.
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and SpaceDev, a small entrepreneur driven company, both expect to compete in the developing arena, company officials said at the 10th annual commercial space transportation conference. (more...)ULA CEO is looking to Manned Missions
While NASA doesn’t seem to think the EELV’s are good enough to take men to space, ULA CEO Michael Gass said while touring the Decatur, AL ULA plant:
Gass said Decatur-made rockets could one day have a role in manned space
missions. He noted that John Glenn entered orbit in a spacecraft perched atop an
Atlas rocket in [...]
Orbital Outfitters Gets Space Suite Contract
Orbital Outfitters has signed a contract with XOR to make emergency space suits for next-gen space ships. Their CEO is Rick Tumlinson of Space Frontier Foundation fame. Good luck to them!
Dateline November 17, 2006: Space News from the Internet
NASA has finished a review of all the Orion spacecraft and there respective launchers, the Ares I & V.
Let me just say for fans of Serenity, this is too cool. (The Notes of a Fridge are awesome).
Information on the test firing of the Shuttle SRB by ATK.
Master-Space Systems progress, thus far.
Star Chasers test firing [...]
Lockheed Martin Wins the Orion Contract
NASA selected Lockheed Martin to build the Orion vehicle to return to the Moon.
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New Photos from Genesis I
Bigelow has released two new photos. Enjoy.
Two more Genesis I Pictures Out
Bigelow Aerospace has released two more photos of the Genesis I module.
More on Genesis I Photos
From Spaceflight Now:
Bigelow said the cameras positioned outside the module have been affected by poor resolution due to glare and other phenomena. The team is still looking to see the Genesis 1 name on the outer hull of the craft, and a few colors have been off, according to Bigelow.
Despite these minor issues, Bigelow seemed [...]
SpaceDev gets Agile Development
More Agile Space Development sightings:
In his interview with MSNBC, SpaceDev CEO Jim Benson says:
So right now, SpaceDev is more on the hardware side of developing the enabling technology, in terms of extremely high-performance,
Agile Space Mission Development Part 1 - Quality Infrastructure
After my last post on Agile Space, I got to thinking, ‘This could be more closely related that I originally thought” So, if my readers would indulge me, I would like to explore the usefulness of Agile Development in space. Comments are encouraged and appreciated.
SpaceDev continues to make money…
In case you missed it, SpaceDev just posted there second consecutive quarter of profits.
Agile Space Mission Development
Sorry I haven’t been blogging for a while. No, I am not dead or in jail or anything bad. I got promoted and we hired a lot of new guys I had to bring up to speed this month, so what are you going to do. On to the subject at hand….
