bmcage writes “The ESA unveiled the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, a real re-entry vehicle. Although it will not be reused, it has a better geometry than NASA’s Orion or the Russian Soyuz, giving better lift, and control. This is not done by the addition of useless wings, but by using two brakes. Finally a departure from [...]
Pat Duggins Senior News Analyst pduggins@wmfe.org November 5, 2008—President Elect Barack Obama mentioned the historic Apollo 11 moon landing during his victory speech last night in Chicago . He’s voiced support for NASA, but many observers think the jury is still out on how the new President will eventually direct the U.S. Space Agency. [...]
WASHINGTON – The addition of an extra mission to NASA’s space shuttle flight manifest could significantly reduce the chance of retiring the orbiter fleet in 2010 as planned, possibly to as low as 5 percent, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in a report released Monday. Read More at SPACE.com via Yahoo! News…
OK, I give up. I’ve sat here for about a half an hour trying to come up with a headline for this news piece. Actually, there are three different news items I’m combining into one article. One is fairly good news, the other two are very depressing. First the good news: [...] Read More at [...]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) — The U.S. space agency says the first major flight hardware for its Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida in preparation for its inaugural test flight. Read More at UPI…
The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency’s next-generation launch system. The test flight is targeted for July 12, 2009. Read More at SpaceRef…
In the latest blow to NASA’s next-generation manned spacecraft, congressional investigators have concluded that the Constellation program is likely to cost $7 billion more than budgeted if it is to fly by its target date of March 2015. Without extra money, it could be delayed by 18 months or more. Read More at Orlando Sentinel…
NASA would need an extra $2 billion a year to keep its shuttle fleet flying beyond 2010, but doing so would hamper plans to convert a launch pad and other facilities for moon missions, officials said Monday. Read More at Florida Today…
BAY ST. LOUIS – NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center employee Bruce Hummel of Hattiesburg received the prestigious Silver Snoopy award on Oct. 22 during a ceremony held at StenniSphere, Stennis’s visitor center. Read More at Hattiesburg American…
In 2004, President Bush announced his “Vision for U.S. Space Exploration,” which called for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to complete construction of the International Space Station and retire the space shuttle fleet by 2010. Read More at SpaceRef…