• The Last Two ETs

    Updated: 2010-06-30 18:43:28
    Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support The Last Two ETs By Keith Cowing on June 30, 2010 2:43 PM No Comments NASA's Last Two Space Shuttle External Tanks Are Being Built at Michoud Ken Kremer The last two Space Shuttle External Tanks ET's likely to be produced in history are entering their final closeout assembly operations at the NASA-owned Michoud Assembly Facility MAF in New Orleans as the shuttle program draws ever closer to its looming retirement date , now reset to early 2011. These two final tanks are

  • New Uses For Old NASA Computers

    Updated: 2010-06-30 16:17:13
    Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support New Uses For Old NASA Computers By Keith Cowing on June 30, 2010 12:17 PM 6 Comments NASA Ames Research Center Helps Underserved School Receive Used Computers Times are tough , but none more so than for schools and their students . To promote equal opportunity for all children , NASA Ames Research Center , Moffett Field , Calif . recently helped Park Avenue Elementary School in the Yuba City Unified District , receive 24 used computers and servers for data storage . It

  • T+ One Week: Still Nothing from Wallops PAO/NASA Education

    Updated: 2010-06-30 15:46:35
    : Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support T+ One Week : Still Nothing from Wallops PAO NASA Education By Keith Cowing on June 30, 2010 11:46 AM No Comments Keith's note : It has been a week . Where is the NASA Wallops press release about the launch Was the rocket recovered Did students get their payloads back What was the reaction of students to having this unique experience There is nothing on the Wallops website except an old notice that is several weeks old . NASA Wallops PAO simply does not care . Nor does

  • Pleiades - NASA's "Deep Thought"

    Updated: 2010-06-30 07:16:00
    "Good morning, Dave." NASA uses "Pleiades," its petaflops supercomputer, to make blindingly fast and accurate measurements in the field of “higher fidelity” modeling and simulation. For instance, NASA already is using supercomputers to model black holes. It will also help...

  • You Create the Caption

    Updated: 2010-06-30 07:08:00

  • Pop Culture: "Space Nazis Attack!"

    Updated: 2010-06-30 07:06:00
    A team of Finnish filmmakers will soon start shooting an outlandish sci-fi Nazi movie financed in part by avid fans. The first teaser for Iron Sky, Space Nazis Attack, above, has generated more than 1.3 million YouTube views since its...

  • 'You Couldn't Make This Up' Dept

    Updated: 2010-06-30 07:05:00
    Image credit: Insect Lives by R.Sotero/Flickr

  • Congress on CxP: Lots of Talk But No Real Action

    Updated: 2010-06-30 00:58:40
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  • Oops. Looks Like Elon Musk Isn't Broke After All ;-)

    Updated: 2010-06-29 20:17:56
    . Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support Oops . Looks Like Elon Musk Isn't Broke After All By Keith Cowing on June 29, 2010 4:17 PM 10 Comments Tesla Motors shares surge in 1st day of trading Business Week Shares of Tesla Motors Inc . surged in their first day of trading on Tuesday , gaining more than 20 percent after the company raised more than expected in its initial public offering of stock . Investors snapped up shares of the electric car maker even as the broader markets took a beating . Tesla shares

  • Facebook Resource for Huntsville Folks

    Updated: 2010-06-29 20:00:29
    <b Keith's note: The Facebook Group Huntsville Space Professionals is tracking workforce issues, layoffs, etc. in the Huntsville area.

  • HLV BAA Released

    Updated: 2010-06-29 18:30:48
    Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support HLV BAA Released By Keith Cowing on June 29, 2010 2:30 PM 17 Comments NASA MSFC Internal Email : Procurement Sensitivity for Broad Agency Announcement BAA NNM10ZDA001K The BAA NNM10ZDA001K will be released to industry in the near future for the Heavy Lift and Propulsion Technology Systems Analysis and Trade Study acquisition at NASA MSFC . Effective immediately , all MSFC employees will cease communications with industry concerning this procurement . This blackout' period

  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science FY2011 Markup Today

    Updated: 2010-06-29 16:29:26
    Subcommittee Markup: Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - FY2011 Bill The Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science will meet today at 3:30 ET to start the markup of its FY11 appropriations bill. This will be an opportunity to see any changes in dollar amounts and conditions for NASA's budget.

  • A Moment of Zen: "The Conquest of Paradise"

    Updated: 2010-06-29 07:10:00

  • The Daily "140" Insight: "The Future"

    Updated: 2010-06-29 07:06:00
    “The future has already arrived. It's just not evenly distributed yet.” William Gibson, "noir prophet" and cyberpunk author of Neuromancer and Spook Country. </div

  • WOOT! Galaxy Fans -Join the IDG Tech Panel for Free Gadgets & Rewards

    Updated: 2010-06-29 07:05:00
    Major companies around the world value the opinion of thought leaders like you! Join the IDGTechPanel to be invited to a variety of interesting and rewarding survey opportunities. In exchange for your valuable time and insight, you will have exclusive...

  • Pressing On With Exploration Despite Budget Chaos

    Updated: 2010-06-29 03:43:49
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  • Space Policy Reaction

    Updated: 2010-06-29 01:03:14
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  • This Week in Space with Miles O'Brien

    Updated: 2010-06-28 18:08:01
    An exclusive interview with SpaceX's safety officer delves into the post-flight review of the Falcon 9 test launch. Also this week, the final shuttle missions slip out and John Glenn enters debate about the space program's future. Subscribe on iTunes to This Week in Space. © nancy for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | No [...]

  • White House Press Briefing on Space Policy Announced at Last Minute

    Updated: 2010-06-28 17:27:38
    Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support White House Press Briefing on Space Policy Announced at Last Minute By Keith Cowing on June 28, 2010 1:27 PM 14 Comments Keith's note : I and other space media just got this White House Press Secretary advisory one minute ago from NASA PAO . I had a total of 6 minutes advanced notice . I can't think of a better way to cut down on : questions Today : Senior Administration Officials to Hold A Conference Call Briefing on the New National Space Policy WASHINGTON--Today at

  • The Cape Week in Review - KSC Research Park Ground Breaking, Shuttle Launches Pushed Back

    Updated: 2010-06-28 14:14:12
    , Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support The Cape Week in Review KSC Research Park Ground Breaking , Shuttle Launches Pushed Back By Jason Rhian on June 28, 2010 10:14 AM 8 Comments This week marked the continued transition from Shuttle operations to future opportunities . This was highlighted by ground breaking on the new Exploration Park at the Kennedy Space Center . Like research parks at other NASA centers , KSC's Exploration Park is an initiative to attract businesses to KSC . This week also marked the

  • The Daily "140" Insight

    Updated: 2010-06-28 07:08:00
    2010: "The Year We Make Contact." Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001 -A Space Odyssey Image: Mars' enigmatic moon, Phobos

  • More Space Policy Goodness From the White House

    Updated: 2010-06-28 01:04:19
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  • RS-68 Ares

    Updated: 2010-06-26 12:48:42
    guest blogger john hare What if games can be quite entertaining even if not practical. This particular one is what if Griffen had dictated an RS-68 for the Ares? It is existing and has considerably more thrust than the J2S, which would seem to imply a more capable second stage with considerably more payload to orbit. Second [...]

  • ISS Will Be in Constant Sunlight the Next Few Days

    Updated: 2010-06-25 20:15:38
    I just took a look at Heaven's Above to check on when I could see the International Space Station this weekend, and got the surprise of my life! On Saturday (June 26) I have 5 — count 'em — 5 opportunities to see it! That is completely unusual, so what's up? For the next few [...]

  • WOOT! Galaxy Fans: Join the IDG Tech Panel for Free Gadgets & Rewards

    Updated: 2010-06-17 20:55:56
    Major companies around the world value the opinion of thought leaders like you! Join the IDGTechPanel to be invited to a variety of interesting and rewarding survey opportunities. In exchange for your valuable time and insight, you will have exclusive...

  • “The Future of Commercial Space Travel”

    Updated: 2010-06-10 04:13:05
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  • In The News: Japanese Spacecraft Deploys First Ever Solar Sail

    Updated: 2010-06-09 05:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Japanese Spacecraft Deploys First Ever Solar Sail

  • VTVLs as RTLS Boosters

    Updated: 2010-06-07 02:34:56
    guest blogger john hare The increasing tempo of VTVL development flights and the recent success of the Falcon 9 lead to possibilities for a different type of cooperative venture. Two companies have VTVLs testing  that are pretty much gas-n-go while SpaceX has vehicles that are quite difficult to get back. Using gas-n-go boosters to improve an [...]

  • A Small Serving of Crow

    Updated: 2010-06-06 12:51:26
    guest blogger john hare SpaceX nailed the Falcon 9 on the first try. There is enough crow being eaten around the country now that somebody should put out a cookbook. My serving comes from the expressed belief that the opening of space will come through the incremental development with RLVs starting from suborbital through small orbital and [...]

  • Get Your Daily Dose of Awe @The Daily Galaxy Facebook Page

    Updated: 2010-06-02 08:20:51
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  • News: LightSail: Firming Up the Spacecraft Design

    Updated: 2010-05-27 05:00:00
    LightSail: Firming Up the Spacecraft Design (from Planetary News)

  • News: Atlantis Returns Home After Final Planned Mission

    Updated: 2010-05-26 05:00:00
    Atlantis Returns Home After Final Planned Mission (from Planetary News)

  • Masten and XCOR NASA Lander Strategic Relationship

    Updated: 2010-05-25 18:03:48
    I had to keep this under wraps until this morning, but it’s now formal: May 25th, 2010, Mojave, CA, USA: XCOR Aerospace and Masten Space Systems, two of the leaders in the New Space sector, have announced a strategic business and technology relationship to pursue jointly the anticipated NASA sponsored unmanned lander projects. These automated lander [...]

  • A Good Point to Remember Regarding Space Tourism Demand Numbers

    Updated: 2010-05-25 07:26:05
    Jeff, who happens to be in a really good position to know, clears up a common misconception about the Futron Space Tourism study that I’ve seen made a lot of places (including in the comments section here): This author, being intimately familiar with the forecast, can shed some light on that forecast. A common misconception about [...]

  • SpaceShipTwo could be single stage to suborbit says ESA firm

    Updated: 2010-04-29 15:24:42
    FlightGlobal.com Home Premium Archive Video Images Forum Blogs Jobs Shop Search this blog Subscribe by E-mail Google Translate Recent Entries SpaceShipTwo could be single stage to suborbit says ESA firm What hope for ESA or even UKSA tv VIDEO : Russia's MAKS spaceplane Dassault gives K:1000 VSH suborbital vehicle update Where is Orion , in every sense . South Africa looks to satellite based astronomy The NASA debate rolls on . how many more blunt objects do we have to hit NASA . with Virgin Galactic head of safety wanted , dental included STS-134 now last mission key manifest planning points Recent Assets SpaceShipTwo could be single stage to suborbit says ESA firm By Rob Coppinger on April 29, 2010 4:24 PM Permalink Comments 0 TrackBacks 0 credit : Virgin Galactic caption : could

  • VIDEO: Russia's MAKS spaceplane

    Updated: 2010-04-28 14:54:28
    Spacevidcast.com has released this video and this article about Russia's MAKS aerospace system

  • South Africa looks to satellite based astronomy

    Updated: 2010-04-28 10:34:44
    It is not often Africa and spaceflight get mentioned in the same breath but here are a couple of interesting itemsSouth Africa had a satellite symposium the other week and the country is apparently interested in co-operating with Russia and Japan on satellite based astronomy

  • The NASA debate rolls on...

    Updated: 2010-04-28 09:59:37
    . FlightGlobal.com Home Premium Archive Video Images Forum Blogs Jobs Shop Search this blog Subscribe by E-mail Google Translate Recent Entries South Africa looks to satellite based astronomy The NASA debate rolls on . how many more blunt objects do we have to hit NASA . with Virgin Galactic head of safety wanted , dental included STS-134 now last mission key manifest planning points Constellation : Hyperbola's journey to nowhere Whose human flight safety standards , again Is the full Orion crew exploration vehicle programme back on Mexico begins 80 million space agency center preparations VIDEO : Senator Bill Nelson says Ares I is not dead yet Recent Assets The NASA debate rolls on . By Rob Coppinger on April 28, 2010 10:59 AM Permalink Comments 0 TrackBacks 0 NASA administrator Charles

  • STS-134 now last mission - key manifest planning points

    Updated: 2010-04-26 16:39:02
    FlightGlobal.com Home Premium Archive Video Images Forum Blogs Jobs Shop Search this blog Subscribe by E-mail Google Translate Recent Entries STS-134 now last mission key manifest planning points Constellation : Hyperbola's journey to nowhere Whose human flight safety standards , again Is the full Orion crew exploration vehicle programme back on Mexico begins 80 million space agency center preparations VIDEO : Senator Bill Nelson says Ares I is not dead yet VIDEO : Some fun at MSFC that isn't Ares or heavy lift related Obama's unexecutable non-Constellation Constellation program Obama space plan debate sees no sign of a victor VIDEO : India to OK human spaceflight program by mid-June Recent Assets STS-134 now last mission key manifest planning points By Rob Coppinger on April 26, 2010 5:39

  • Is the full Orion crew exploration vehicle programme back on?

    Updated: 2010-04-22 16:04:25
    FlightGlobal.com Home Premium Archive Video Images Forum Blogs Jobs Shop Search this blog Subscribe by E-mail Google Translate Recent Entries Is the full Orion crew exploration vehicle programme back on Mexico begins 80 million space agency center preparations VIDEO : Senator Bill Nelson says Ares I is not dead yet VIDEO : Some fun at MSFC that isn't Ares or heavy lift related Obama's unexecutable non-Constellation Constellation program Obama space plan debate sees no sign of a victor VIDEO : India to OK human spaceflight program by mid-June VIDEO : Obama Kennedy Space Center visit media coverage VIDEO : NBC report of First man's opposition to Obama plan One hour 55 minutes to create Obama's own space plan PR disaster Recent Comments Rob Coppinger commented on Is the full Orion crew

  • Mexico begins $80 million space agency center preparations

    Updated: 2010-04-22 13:10:24
    FlightGlobal.com Home Premium Archive Video Images Forum Blogs Jobs Shop Search this blog Subscribe by E-mail Google Translate Recent Entries Is the full Orion crew exploration vehicle programme back on Mexico begins 80 million space agency center preparations VIDEO : Senator Bill Nelson says Ares I is not dead yet VIDEO : Some fun at MSFC that isn't Ares or heavy lift related Obama's unexecutable non-Constellation Constellation program Obama space plan debate sees no sign of a victor VIDEO : India to OK human spaceflight program by mid-June VIDEO : Obama Kennedy Space Center visit media coverage VIDEO : NBC report of First man's opposition to Obama plan One hour 55 minutes to create Obama's own space plan PR disaster Recent Comments gaetano marano ghostNASA.com commented on Mexico begins

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