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Archive for September 25, 2007
Jonathan’s Space Report No. 585 2007 Sep 19
Endeavour landed on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center at 1632 UTC on Aug 21. The deorbit burn at 1525 UTC lowered the orbit from 336 x 347 km to about -28 x 342 km; landing mass was 100878 kg.
New Nuclear-powered Spaceship Design Revealed
Iddo Genuth writes “A U.S. based company introduced an innovative propulsion system that could significantly shorten round trips from Earth to Mars (from two years to only six months) and enable future spaceships to reach Jupiter after one year of space traveling. The system, which may dramatically affect interplanetary space travel is called the Miniature Magnetic Orion (Mini-Mag Orion for …
Help Wanted – Astronauts!
NASA is accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon.
“We look forward to gathering applications and then being able to select from the largest pool possible,” said Ellen Ochoa, NASA’s chief of Flight Crew Operations at the Johnson Space Center. “Continuing our impressive record in successfully carrying out challenging human spaceflight missions depends on maintaining a talented and diverse astronaut corps.” Read more
Cosmic Log: Astronauts wanted
Science editor Alan Boyle’s blog: For the first time in several years, NASA is putting out a job posting for astronaut candidates. But what kind of spaceship will the Class of ’09 fly?
NASA 50th Anniversary Lecture by Michael Griffin
We’ve gathered to kick off this lecture series commemorating NASA’s upcoming 50th birthday. But we’re celebrating more than what NASA has done and the benefits that have followed; we’re celebrating who we are, and who we can be, as a people.
NASA opens new frontiers and creates new opportunities, and because of that is a critical driver of innovation. We don’t just create new jobs, we create entirely new markets and possibilities for economic growth that didn’t previously exist. This is the emerging Space Economy, an economy that is transforming our lives here on Earth in ways that are not yet fully understood or appreciated. It is not an economy in space. Not yet. But space activities create products and markets that provide benefits right here on Earth, benefits that have arisen from our efforts to explore, understand, and utilize this new medium. Read more
Boeing receives moon contract
Most of the work on the rocket for NASA’s Ares project will take place in New Orleans.
Boeing Wins Big NASA Contract
WASHINGTON — NASA awarded a contract worth up to $1.13 billion Tuesday to aerospace giant Boeing Co. to build a key part of its multibillion-dollar rocket system to send astronauts back to the moon.
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Spurned by NASA, Russia plans its own moon base
Russia plans to send a manned mission to the moon by 2025 and establish a permanent base shortly thereafter, the head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos said Friday.
Russia Plans Its Own Moon Base
Socguy writes “After being rebuffed by NASA, Russia now plans to build its own moon base by as early as 2027. The nation now plans to send a manned mission to the moon by 2025 and establish a permanent base shortly thereafter. ‘According to our estimates, we will be ready for a manned flight to the moon in 2025,’ Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov told state news agency RIA Novosti. A station that …