Continuing his series on the Columbia disaster (see earlier item), former Space Shuttle flight directory and program manager Wayne Hale writes about the ten lessons learned: After Ten Years: Enduring Lessons – Wayne Hale’s Blog.
When it reaches orbit in 2014 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, the L’Garde – Sunjammer will unfurl into the largest solar sail ever flown: NASA to Launch World’s Largest Solar Sail in 2014 – Space.com NASA – Solar Sail […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SES Astrium points me to their iPhone App, which provides the location of their many satellites: SES Satellites for iPad on the iTunes App Store
Vorbeck Materials has used its graphene based material to improve lithium batteries for significantly faster charging: License will lead to faster-charging batteries for phones, electric vehicles – PNL/Phys.Org. What’s encouraging is that this is already getting out of the lab: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sen. Shelby [R-AL] will protect the Senate Launch System no matter how much it costs: Shelby vows to protect the SLS – Space Politics === Cutting the SLS would free up money for both human spaceflight and planetary robotic missions: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The ESA released this interesting item about building structures on the Moon with large scale 3D printers: Building a lunar base with 3D printing 31 January 2013: Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Kepler orbital observatory is back to planet hunting after taking ten days off to give one of its reaction wheels, which had been showing signs of abnormal friction, some days off (see earlier post here) : Kepler resumes data […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An Atlas V rocket successfully launched a new communications satellite from Cape Canaveral. The TDRS-K will greatly enhance communications for NASA with its orbital spacecraft, the Hubble telescope and the ISS: ULA Altas V successfully launches with TDRS-K – NASASpaceFlight.com. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, Highlights of the NRC Report on NASA’s Strategic […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a message from the Titan and Icy Worlds Education and Public Outreach Teams at NASA JPL: Dear Teachers and Students, NASA is holding an essay contest about Saturn’s moon Titan & Jupiter’s moon Europa for students in the United […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an update on the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) project, which currently involves 9 European universities : ESA’s student satellite takes important step towards space - Education/ESA The mission’s primary goal is to provide students with extensive, hands-on experience […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some news of amateur astronomy accomplishments: Here is a story about amateur astronomers using the sophisticated technique of microlensing to discover a multiple-planet system. Amateurs Help Discover Multi-Planet System – SkyandTelescope.com MicroFUN – Information for Prospective Collaborators === The Harvard-Smithsonian […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Check out this zoomable satellite image of a snow covered Britain: Britain in the snow: as seen from space – guardian.co.uk.
Continuing his series on the Columbia disaster, former Space Shuttle flight directory and program manager Wayne Hale writes about the memorials and the accident site activities in the months following the tragedy : After Ten Years: Picking Up the Pieces […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stephen C. Smith writes about public support, or lack thereof, for NASA and its projects as seen in polls as far back as the early 1960s: Poll Position – Space KSC. A July 2011 CNN/ORC International Poll conducted at the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Mars One organization, though it recently became a non-profit, wants to fund one-way expeditions to Mars via media sponsorships, reality shows, and other commercial techniques. They released this announcement today: Mars One Secures First Investments AMERSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kristian von Bengtson of Copenhagen Suborbitals gives an update on what they are working on during these cold winter months: The Hunt for the Center of Pressure and other Work in Progress – Wired Science/Wired.com.
I’ve been checking in on Paul Moller and his SkyCar project occasionally since the late 1980s when I read an article in the Economist about his project. He has been working on flying cars since the 1960s and has made […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The European SpaceLiner concept looks hopelessly expensive and impractical for point-to-point travel but something like it might work for transport to space once there are large habitats in orbit: Planners for hypersonic SpaceLiner craft propose a 50 year timeline – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bob Zimmerman reports on the latest space news during regular weekly slots (usually Tuesday and Thursdays) on the John Batchelor radio program. See the iTunes free Podcast for links to the latest shows. Here are links and summaries for his […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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