Archive for October 22, 2007

A Guggenheim Fund for spaceflight

It is quite common for people to say, “What we need is X,” where X is their favorite little hobbyhorse. So here’s mine: what this author believes we need is a set of balanced organizations that can help enable space access.

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Shuttle set to launch amid concerns over aging fleet

NASA is set to launch Discovery at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday on another routine mission.

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The Next Generation

Hamilton Sundstrand Provides A Look At A Spacecraft To Supersede The Shuttle NASA officials refer to the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle as “Apollo on steroids.”

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Orbital reports sharp increase in revenue, income

Orbital Sciences Corporation reported this week a significant increase in its revenues and income in…

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Senate Rejects Bid to Trim NASA Budget

Lawmakers rejected a proposal to trim NASA’s budget by $150 million.

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NASA cuts funding to private spaceship developer

The agency ends an agreement with Rocketplane Kistler, one of two firms it had funded to develop supply ships for the space station

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Oklahoma company eliminated in spaceship race

NASA on Thursday dropped Rocketplane Kistler from its competition to build a ship that can reach the space station, leaving one closely held company in the running and opening a spot for at least one more.

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Orion Launch Tower Escape System Will Be World’s Third-Largest Roller Coaster

NASA consults roller-coaster makers to build emergency exit route from Ares 1 rocket.

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Have space suit; will travel

WASHINGTON — NASA wants a few good recruits for its elite astronaut corps. A background in math or science is essential. Test piloting is a plus. And, as the application warns, “Frequent travel may be required.”

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Astronauts wanted; travel required

NASA wants a few good recruits for its elite astronaut corps. A background in math or science is essential. Test piloting is a plus. And, as the application warns, “Frequent travel may be required.”

Read More at Chicago Tribune…