• Curiosity Drills into Second Mars Rock

    Updated: 2013-05-21 06:38:40
    NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has drilled into another rock and plans are afoot to analyze the pulverized material. Continue reading →

  • Months after death, Sally Ride wins honors from White House and NASA

    Updated: 2013-05-21 05:29:23
    The White House and NASA say they will honor America's first woman in space, Sally Ride, by giving her a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom and putting her name on the camera she helped get installed on the International Space Station. Word of the memorials came as NASA cel hellip;

  • NASA and The White House Pay Tribute to Sally Ride

    Updated: 2013-05-20 23:42:15
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets NASA and The White House Pay Tribute to Sally Ride Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 20, 2013 6:42 PM View Comments NASA and President Obama are honoring the life and legacy of Sally Ride on the day a national tribute was held for the first American woman in . space The president announced Monday afternoon Ride will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House later this year . The Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor , presented to individuals who have made especially

  • Major Tim Peake selected for six-month mission to ISS in late 2015

    Updated: 2013-05-20 23:16:43
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  • Satellite Applications Catapult Centre officially opened

    Updated: 2013-05-20 21:56:58
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  • UK, Canadian firms collaborate on low-cost satellite reception of marine transponders

    Updated: 2013-05-20 21:34:14
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  • Virgin Galactic to operate from Abu Dhabi spaceport by 2016?

    Updated: 2013-05-20 21:25:46
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  • UK to Send First Astronaut to Space Station

    Updated: 2013-05-20 19:47:00
    A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first 'home-grown' British astronaut to head to the International Space Station.

  • Kickstarting Our Interstellar Future

    Updated: 2013-05-20 18:45:11
    The Starship Congress will see some of the most forward-thinking scientists and engineers descend on Dallas, Texas -- now you can get involved with an interstellar Kickstarter campaign. Continue reading →

  • First British Astronaut in Space for Over 20 Years

    Updated: 2013-05-20 17:41:25
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets First British Astronaut in Space for Over 20 Years Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 20, 2013 12:41 PM View Comments ESA Tim Peake Former Apache helicopter pilot Tim Peake is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station , making him the first UK astronaut in space for over 20 . years After more than three years of training with the European Space Agency's ESA Astronaut Programme , Peake has been selected to live and work on the International Space Station ISS for six months . He will carry out a

  • This Week @NASA - Kepler Troubles

    Updated: 2013-05-20 13:45:31
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets This Week NASA Kepler Troubles Posted by Marc Boucher Posted May 20, 2013 8:45 AM View Comments This week , the Kepler science team announced the spacecraft was in a Thruster-Controlled Safe Mode . The root cause was undetermined but the proximate cause appears to be an attitude error caused by a malfunction in Kepler's reaction wheel 4, one of the telescope's pointing mechanisms . The team has since put the telescope in what's known as a Point Rest State , to minimize fuel usage while the investigation continues . Though no decisions

  • Moon Gets Slammed by Cosmic Bullet

    Updated: 2013-05-20 05:20:35
    On March 17, a space rock the size of a basketball slammed into the lunar surface at a speed of 56,000 miles per hour, creating a new crater around 20 meters wide. Continue reading →

  • Innovation Centre progress

    Updated: 2013-05-19 10:34:19
    The Technology Strategy Board's network of "catapult" Innovation Centres seems to be achieving commercial success:- A profit in their own country -- Professional Engineer

  • Virgin Galactic hires two new spaceplane pilots, including Shuttle veteran

    Updated: 2013-05-19 10:29:00
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  • Interview with David Mackay

    Updated: 2013-05-19 10:23:21
    Virtuoso Travel has an extended interview with David Mackay, chief test pilot of Virgin Galactic, in which he discusses his work and the flying characteristics of the VG vehicles: Now Testing -- Virtuoso Life

  • Apologies for the downtime...

    Updated: 2013-05-19 10:19:55
    ...but real life is occupying too much of my time at the moment. Too many projects on the go at the same time. I'm aiming to catch up with the backlog of posts over the next few days. I also have a major upgrade to the blogging platform done in prototype form, but have to figure out how to transfer a large number of articles to it. Any Drupal experts in the house, let me know.

  • Collaborative Planning for IceBridge Science

    Updated: 2013-05-18 18:14:49
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Collaborative Planning for IceBridge Science Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 18, 2013 1:14 PM View Comments NASA Project IceBridge George Hale : Success in science often relies as much on planning , communication , and constant improvement as it does on gathering data , writing papers , and giving lectures . This is especially true for large scientific missions like NASA's Operation IceBridge . To ensure the mission meets its goals , shares knowledge , and fosters communication , IceBridge conducts science team meetings twice a year ,

  • Frank Stratford, Friday, 5-17-13

    Updated: 2013-05-18 16:14:08
    Frank Stratford, Friday, 5-17-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2010-BWB-2013-05-17.mp3 Guest:  Frank Stratford.  Topics:  Commercial space and space travel business models and revenue generation.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a […]

  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada At Night As Seen From Orbit

    Updated: 2013-05-18 00:41:30
    One of the crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed this might image of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on March 31, 2013. ISS035-E-013076 (31 March 2013) - high res (2.9 M) low res (121 K)

  • STEREO Detects a CME From the Sun

    Updated: 2013-05-18 00:39:20
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets STEREO Detects a CME From the Sun Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 7:39 PM View Comments NASA CME 17 May 2013 On 5:24 a.m . EDT on May 17, 2013, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME , a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space that can reach Earth one to three days later and affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground . Experimental NASA research models , based on observations from NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory , show that the CME

  • Investigating Recommendations for Improving Citizen Science "Success"

    Updated: 2013-05-18 00:37:21
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Investigating Recommendations for Improving Citizen Science Success Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 7:37 PM View Comments Citizen science programs are increasingly popular for a variety of reasons , from public education to new opportunities for data collection . The literature published in scientific journals resulting from these projects represents a particular perspective on the process . These articles often conclude with recommendations for increasing success This study compared these recommendations to those elicited

  • Massively Clustered CubeSats NCPS Demo Mission

    Updated: 2013-05-18 00:35:54
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Massively Clustered CubeSats NCPS Demo Mission Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 7:35 PM View Comments Technologies under development for the proposed Nuclear Cryogenic Propulsion Stage NCPS will require an un-crewed demonstration mission before they can be flight qualified over distances and time frames representative of a crewed Mars mission . In this paper , we describe a Massively Clustered CubeSats platform , possibly comprising hundreds of CubeSats , as the main payload of the NCPS demo mission . This platform would enable

  • Cubesat Constellation May Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements

    Updated: 2013-05-18 00:33:43
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Cubesat Constellation May Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 7:33 PM View Comments NASA Cubesat constellation A team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most important frontiers in climate studies : the imbalance in Earth's energy budget and the extent to which fast-changing phenomena , like clouds , contribute to that . imbalance Image : Radiometers may be flown on a constellation of satellites , like the one shown here in this graphic . The goal

  • Clearwater Lakes - Dual Impact Craters

    Updated: 2013-05-17 17:36:31
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Clearwater Lakes Dual Impact Craters Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 12:36 PM View Comments This Landsat image from 9 September 2010 features the Clearwater Lakes in Canada's Quebec province . Located to the east of the Hudson Bay , what appears to be two separate lakes is actually a single body of water that fills two depressions . The depressions were created by two meteorite impacts , believed to have hit Earth simultaneously up to 290 million years . ago The larger of the two to the northwest is about 36 km in diameter and

  • AIA Reminds Young Americans: We Are the Explorers

    Updated: 2013-05-17 17:27:48
    : Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets AIA Reminds Young Americans : We Are the Explorers Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 12:27 PM View Comments The Aerospace Industries Association , in partnership with Challenger Center for Space Science Education , sponsored a first-of-its-kind crowd funding campaign to place a trailer before Star Trek Into Darkness beginning May 17 to educate the public most especially young people on the exciting human spaceflight programs now underway . The trailer will play in more than 50 cities . nationwide With the end of the Space

  • Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock

    Updated: 2013-05-17 17:24:33
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 12:24 PM View Comments NASA Clay Clues in Rock NASA's senior Mars rover , Opportunity , is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on Cape York with examination of a rock intensely altered by . water The fractured rock , called Esperance , provides evidence about a wet ancient environment possibly favorable for life . The mission's principal investigator , Steve Squyres of Cornell University , Ithaca , N.Y . said , Esperance was so

  • Curiosity Rover at 'Cumberland'

    Updated: 2013-05-17 17:19:46
    Home NASA Watch SpaceRef Business Space Quarterly Magazine SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology Web Loading Space Station NASA Hack Space Calendar News Archives Missions Space Weather Get UPDATES Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Curiosity Rover at Cumberland' Posted by Keith Cowing Posted May 17, 2013 12:19 PM View Comments NASA Cumberland NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its front left Hazard-Avoidance Camera for this image of the rover's arm over the drilling target Cumberland during the 275th Martian day , or sol , of the rover's work on Mars May 15, 2013 The rover team plans to use Curiosity's drill to collect a powdered sample from the interior of the rock for analysis by laboratory instruments inside the rover . This is the mission's second rock-drilling

  • John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 5-15-13

    Updated: 2013-05-16 18:56:02
    John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 5-15-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2009-BWB-2013-05-15.mp3 Guests: John Batchelor, William Harwood, Dr. David Livingston:  Topics:  ISS ammonia repair, Kepler Space Telescope problems, GPS, Atlas 5, Falcon 9, NASA mood.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must […]

  • Branson Says Space Tourism Won’t Add to Global Warming

    Updated: 2013-05-15 21:18:30
    Many people concerned with the Earth’s ecology have voiced concern over whether or not the emerging space tourism industry will add to global warming. And Sir Richard Branson, who owns Virgin Galactic, says it will not (at least not much). According to MSN, “More than 500 people have already reserved seats – and paid deposits [...]

  • Dr. Stan Rosen, Dave Dressler on ISDC 2013, Tuesday, 5-14-13

    Updated: 2013-05-15 17:48:28
    Dr. Stan Rosen, Dave Dressler on ISDC 2013, Tuesday, 5-14-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2008-BWB-2013-05-14.mp3 Guests:  Dr. Stan Rosen, Dave Dressler.  Topics:  The upcoming NSS ISDC 2013 conference, space education, commerce, human exploration, science, & more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to […]

  • Unmanned X-47B Launches from a Carrier

    Updated: 2013-05-14 19:13:13
    For the first time in history, a combat aircraft with no pilot onboard took off from an aircraft carrier at sea.

  • Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Monday, 5-13-13

    Updated: 2013-05-14 17:13:39
    Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Monday, 5-13-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2007-BWB-2013-05-13.mp3 Guest:  Dr. Buzz Aldrin.  Topics:  Buzz talks about his Unified Space Vision, Mars settlement and his new book, “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration.” Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to […]

  • Chris Hadfield’s Space Oddity

    Updated: 2013-05-13 14:19:37
    Somebody had to do it.

  • Bas Lansdorp of Mars One, Friday, 5-10-13

    Updated: 2013-05-11 17:43:36
    Bas Lansdorp of Mars One, Friday, 5-10-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2006-BWB-2013-05-10.mp3 Guest:  Bas Lansdorp of Mars One.  Topics:  The Mars One mission, a comprehensive discussion.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show […]

  • Lockheed’s Mom

    Updated: 2013-05-10 21:48:25
    Flora Haines Loughead was a journalist, farmer, miner, and mother to two pioneers of the aviation history.

  • Crowdsourcing Mars

    Updated: 2013-05-09 18:27:06
    Space exploration and the limits of charity.

  • The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 5-8-13

    Updated: 2013-05-09 17:31:26
    The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 5-8-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2005-BWB-2013-05-08.mp3 Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Charles Lurio, Dr. David Livingston:  Topics:  Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, suborbital spaceflight, space tourism.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable […]

  • Accounts Payable/Financial Analyst Wanted

    Updated: 2013-05-09 00:23:50
    Accounts Payable/ Financial Analyst Representative Mojave Air & Space Port has an excellent career opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable/Financial Analyst Representative.  Ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in both Accounts Payable and financial analysis including analyzing variances, identifying trends, preparing reports and recommending actions to management. Must be proficient in [...]

  • The X-51 Ends on a High Note

    Updated: 2013-05-08 22:45:58
    The Waverider soars, thanks to the longest scramjet burn ever.

  • QinetiQ satellite launched for earth observation mission

    Updated: 2013-05-08 21:10:18
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  • Roscosmos sets date of October 2015 for Sarah Brightman's flight to ISS

    Updated: 2013-05-08 21:07:37
    Sarah Brightman gets a date of October 2015 for her planned Soyuz flight to the International Space Station: Russia Confirms Plans to Send Sarah Brightman to Space - RIA Novosti Sarah Brightman plans on upcoming space journey - CBS News </ul

  • Tesla hires Aston Martin's Chris Porritt as head of vehicle engineering

    Updated: 2013-05-08 21:04:38
    Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla Motors has hired British engineer Chris Porritt, formerly Aston Martin's Chief Engineer of Vehicle Engineering, to become Tesla's Vice President of Vehicle Engineering. Chris attended Hatfield Polytechnic north of London earning a Mechanical and Automotive Engineering degree. He later earned a master's degree in Automotive Technology Management from Cranfield University. He spent 10 years at Land Rover, rising to become principal engineer in Vehicle Dynamics, before moving to Aston Martin in 1997. Tesla Motors press release

  • Newton Launch Systems contributing to SpaceCITI UK launch vehicle study

    Updated: 2013-05-08 20:57:52
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  • Space Show 2000th Program & 12th Anniversary Tribute, Tuesday, 5-7-13

    Updated: 2013-05-08 17:13:36
    Space Show 2000th Program & 12th Anniversary Tribute, Tuesday, 5-7-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2004-BWB-2013-05-07.mp3 Guests:  Dr. John Jurist and Dr. Doug Plata served as co-hosts.  Topics: This program honored The Space Show for its more than 2,000 programs and its upcoming 12th anniversary.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, […]

  • UK Space Agency and NASA join forces to explore the Solar System

    Updated: 2013-05-06 12:58:33
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  • Hu Davis and William (Bill) Ketchum, Sunday, 5-5-13

    Updated: 2013-05-06 04:44:43
    Hu Davis and William (Bill) Ketchum, Sunday, 5-5-13 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2002-BWB-2013-05-05.mp3 Guests:  Hu Davis & William (Bill) Ketchum.  Topics:  Space infrastructure, SSP, SLS, Falcon Heavy, reusability, space policy and U.S. space leadership.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific […]

  • IET Seminar on Military Satellite Communications

    Updated: 2013-05-06 01:10:34
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  • Behind the scenes of SS2's first powered flight

    Updated: 2013-05-05 22:11:07
    Wired has some photographs of the preparation work for SS2's first powered flight, including the installation of the hybrid motor, made by Sierra Nevada Corporation. Behind the Scenes of SpaceShipTwo’s First Powered Flight -- Wired/Autopia

  • Virgin Galactic announces ticket price increase to $250K

    Updated: 2013-05-05 22:02:53
    Virgin Galactic has confirmed that suborbital flight ticket prices on SS2 will "temporarily" be increased from $200K to $250K:- Virgin confirms plans to raise ticket prices - NewSpace Journal The ticket sales effort gets into full swing:- Want a ticket to space? Virgin Galactic agents are standing by -- Los Angeles Times

  • QinetiQ working with Spaceport Sweden on commercial spaceflight training

    Updated: 2013-05-05 21:53:31
    British defence technology contractor QinetiQ and Spaceport Sweden are working together on developing training programmes for future commercial spaceflight participants: Getting ready for space -- Spaceport Sweden

  • SpaceX reveals landing legs for reusable rocket

    Updated: 2013-05-05 21:39:46
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  • Sarah Brightman on her space travel plans

    Updated: 2013-05-05 21:29:52
    Sarah Brightman discusses her plans to travel to the International Space Station and record music: Sarah Brightman wants to pioneer space rock. Literally: Singer hopes to write and record music on the International Space Station, when she will become the first professional musician to dock there -- guardian.co.uk.

  • Interview with Virgin Galactic's George Whitesides

    Updated: 2013-05-05 21:27:13
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  • Joe Sutter and the Rough Riders

    Updated: 2013-05-03 21:13:09
    The Father of the 747 takes his inspiration from Teddy Roosevelt.

  • Europe’s (Really) Cool Telescope Ends Operations

    Updated: 2013-04-30 17:52:34
    The Herschel Space Telescope closes its eye after the last of its coolant evaporated this week.

  • On Mars One

    Updated: 2013-04-30 10:31:11
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  • Google Hangout on Mars

    Updated: 2013-04-30 01:51:09
    BBC News Google Hangout on Mars exploration to start at 2pm today: plus.google.com/+BBCNews/posts — Duncan Law-Green (@Rocketeer_UK) April 30, 2013

  • SpaceShipTwo powered flight: Newsreel video

    Updated: 2013-04-30 01:47:34

  • Virgin Galactic Breaks Speed of Sound in First Rocket-Powered Flight of SpaceShipTwo

    Updated: 2013-04-30 01:02:04
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  • "A momentous day for space travel": Supersonic flight of SpaceShipTwo

    Updated: 2013-04-30 00:59:03
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  • Bring Your Own Board - CubeSat workshop

    Updated: 2013-04-30 00:36:46
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  • UK Space Design Competition awarded £20,000 grant

    Updated: 2013-04-30 00:32:05
    (Source: Facebook) The UK Space Design Competition has been awarded a £20,000 Ingenious grant by the Royal Academy of Engineering. They will be using the funds to expand the scope of the Competition, running more regional events, and new 12 hour Micro-Competitions for younger students.

  • Kamikaze Bats

    Updated: 2013-04-29 19:18:11
    The plan: Strap napalm bombs onto bats, and drop them over World War II Japan.

  • SpaceShipTwo to fly supersonic on Monday

    Updated: 2013-04-28 00:42:56
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  • Cosmic explosions collide with art

    Updated: 2013-04-28 00:34:14
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  • RAeS Conference: Space Traffic Control

    Updated: 2013-04-28 00:29:46
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  • An Out-of-This-World Program

    Updated: 2013-04-26 19:03:47
    How do you bring together two orbiting astronauts and more than 12,000 students scattered around the U.S. and Canada?  It’s not rocket science, but it’s close.  First you have to find some very dedicated partners with a common purpose, like … Continue reading →

  • Sex and the Airlines

    Updated: 2013-04-25 15:35:47
    The evolution of the stewardess, from airborne homemaker to aerial sex kitten.

  • FAA Puts Supercomputer into Space to Help Tourists

    Updated: 2013-04-25 00:55:36
    The FAA plans on sending a supercomputer designed by Elliptical Mobile Solutions and Nor-Tech into space in order to test radiation levels during Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Space tourists will typically orbit the Earth between 60 – 70 miles in altitude. According to GCN, “The medical research arm of FAA recently purchased a high-performance micro-modular [...]

  • Lost, Not Forgotten

    Updated: 2013-04-23 21:08:30
    Wrecked aircraft from around the world are showcased in Dietmar Eckell's forthcoming book.

  • Deeper, sharper, smarter news from New Scientist

    Updated: 2013-04-23 16:31:00
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  • Investigators seek trigger for Texas blast

    Updated: 2013-04-23 14:49:00
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