CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA officials said Wednesday it might be possible to try out its new moon rocketship a year earlier than its current target date of 2015. Read More at The Pantagraph…
NB#2: Anti-satellite weapons and space debris are increasing threats to the security of outer space. This key finding comes from “Space Security 2008,” a study issued Sept. 21, 2008, by Project Ploughshares, which coordinated and published the report. Read More at Center for Defense Information…
NASA’s new prototype for a future moon truck is proving to be the ultimate lunar RV, allowing astronauts to take extended road trips without the constant drag of bulky spacesuits. Read More at SPACE.com via Yahoo! News…
There’s been a lot of bad news surrounding the development of the Constellation Program of late. We’ve had news of general design flaws, rebelling NASA engineers, failed parachute tests, budget overruns, vibrational issues and job losses. Now we have a new one to add to the mix, the Ares I launch vehicle could bump into [...]
Despite a troubled U.S. economy, both presidential candidates have promised to increase NASA’s budget by $2 billion a year, and both have pledged to support at least one more shuttle flight. Read More at Florida Today…
New reports suggest a moderate breeze could spell doom for the rocket set to launch astronauts into orbit after the shuttle retires Read More at New Scientist…
Jonathan’s Space Report No. 602 2008 Oct 26 Read More at SpaceRef…
By ROBERT S. BOYD WASHINGTON — For the first time, astronomers think that they’ve found evidence of a solar system around a star close enough to Earth to be visible to the naked eye. They say that at least one and probably three or more planets are orbiting the star Epsilon Eridani, 10.5 light-years — [...]
A former chairman of the House science committee told Brevard County leaders Monday that NASA’s next rocket is “on the chopping block” and that a new administration may abandon the Ares I as successor to the space shuttle. Read More at Orlando Sentinel…
Despite a troubled U.S. economy, both presidential candidates have promised to increase NASA’s budget by $2 billion a year, and both have pledged to support at least one more shuttle flight. Read More at Florida Today…