NASA Invites Media to Attend International Space University Closing Ceremony
Updated: 2012-07-31 14:07:45
NASA Invites Media to Attend International Space University Closing Ceremony
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: Tuesday , July 31, 2012 Newt Space Paul D . Spudis The Once and Future Moon Smithsonian Air Space During a recent talk to a gathering of students , former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke of his longstanding interest in space by mentioning the dust-up over comments he made about a Moon colony during the GOP primary He expanded this episode into a teaching moment about the nature of innovation and progress in space . nbsp Gingrich is vigorous in his enthusiasm for space exploration but is not a devotee of the current agency and its programs . nbsp In his considered opinion , we need to re-think our approach to space exploration and use more innovative , non-bureaucratic approaches to develop space systems and . capabilities A historian by training , Gingrich often uses historical
Skip to content Parabolic Arc Space Tourism and Much More News Search Archives Parabolic Reading List Polls Archive ESA Studies Future of Europe’s Launch Services Come Celebrate the Curiosity Landing in Pasadena Posted by Doug Messier on July 31, 2012, at 5:30 am in News Comments : no responses 0 Comments Image Credit : NASA JPL-Caltech Pasadena , CA , July 19, 2012 BlackStarr PR On August 4th , The Planetary Society , with CEO Bill Nye the Science Guy and BlackStarr will host a public evening event in celebration of the historic landing of the Curiosity on the surface of Mars . Our Martian Party kicks off after the first day of The Planetary Society’s Planetfest and spans two floors for an out-of-this world experience As you mingle with your friends and make new ones along the way , keep
Chartered flights for satellites Space blog Chartered flights for satellites Virgin Galactic and SSTL’s American operation , SST-US , are collaborating to radically lower the cost of building and launching small satellites . Alternative launches aren’t new but are currently an area of such frenetic activity that we thought we’d take a step back and look at space planes’ and their potential to lower launch . costs Whereas conventional rockets’ used to launch satellites require purpose built launch pads , space planes are able to take off from normal runways and land back on them too , making them reusable and broadening launch opportunities . Virgin Galactic is just one example of many budding space plane projects : ESA has proposed the Vinci space plane and the sleek black Skylon ,
The California Space Grant Consortium is saddened with the passing of Dr. Sally K. Ride July 23, 2012, after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Ride was the first American woman in space, with flights as mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983 and 1984. She served as Director of the California [...]
SST-US and Virgin Galactic redefine launch costs Space blog SST-US and Virgin Galactic redefine launch costs Yesterday SSTL’s US operation , SST-US and Virgin Galactic signed a Memorandum Of Understanding MOU at Farnborough International Air Show to collaborate on radically lowering the cost of building and launching small . satellites The MOU comes hot on the heels of Virgin’s announcement of the new LauncherOne a 2-stage rocket capable of carrying payloads of up to 225kg into orbit for prices below 10million . Following in the footsteps of Virgin Galactic’s space tourism , LauncherOne will be carried up to 40,000 ft by existing air carrier WhiteKnightTwo . This sub-orbital method will allow a wide range of launch locations and reduced infrastructure . costs Under the MOU , SST-US will