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  • NASA scopes out Antarctica's ice 26 Nov 2009 14:33 GMT
    ... the world. In this undertaking, NASA was emphasizing the aeronautics part of its name--the overflights were done not by a satellite or the Space Shuttle, but by a DC-8 jetliner that had once been in commercial service. The flights in October and November were part of the six-year , which ...

  • NASA scopes out Antarctica's ice (photos) 26 Nov 2009 20:35 GMT
    ... the world. In this undertaking, NASA was emphasizing the aeronautics part of its name--the overflights were done not by a satellite or the Space Shuttle, but by a DC-8 jetliner that had once been in commercial service. The flights in October and November were part of the six-year , which ...

  • UCF Space Experiment To Fly On New Rocket Ship 25 Nov 2009 06:11 GMT
    ... UCF Space Experiment To Fly On New Rocket Ship ... next-generation vehicle, is among several companies seeking commercial flight opportunities as NASA prepares to retire ... the space shuttle and develops its replacement. "Flights into space are limited," said University of ...

  • As Shuttle Nears Retirement, U.S. Weighs Options For Future Space Exploration 22 Nov 2009 15:17 GMT
    ... Florida -- With just five space shuttle flights remaining, the program that has come to symbolize ... carrying six American astronauts, sailed smoothly into orbit on November 16, carrying 15 tons of ... are being considered, including the participation of commercial enterprises. ...

  • US Shuttle Retirement & Options For Space Exploration 23 Nov 2009 03:52 GMT
    ... Florida -- With just five space shuttle flights remaining, the program that has come to symbolize ... carrying six American astronauts, sailed smoothly into orbit on November 16, carrying 15 tons of ... are being considered, including the participation of commercial enterprises. Copyright (c) 2009. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted ...

  • A Florida Professor Helps Launch a New Space Industry 21 Nov 2009 04:31 GMT
    ... Galactic, and Orbital Outfitters. They expect their flights, at about $200,000 a ticket, to cater mostly to ... completing two manned flights into low Earth orbit. Hopes were high that companies might soon ... John W. Gedmark, executive director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, the fledgling industry's lobby group. ...

  • Key Parts Returned from Hubble Telescope Now on Display at Smithsonian 20 Nov 2009 20:55 GMT
    ... devoted to humans living and working in space. ," which replaces the prior Rocketry and ... said Neal. "What is the mix between commercial spaceflight and government-sponsored spaceflight? What is the ... artifacts," said astronaut John Grunsfeld, whose five flights onboard the shuttle included three visits to ...

  • Spaceport America set for 2011 completion 24 Nov 2009 16:53 GMT
    ... purpose-built spaceport in New Mexico, US, which will be the base for Virgin Galactic commercial space flights, is expected to be completed in early 2011. A groundbreaking event was held to ...

  • $350,000 given in glove design 20 Nov 2009 17:23 GMT
    ... products that could be used in the space program. Recent Centennial Challenge events included Regolith ... company and hopes to design spacesuits for commercial space-flights. "The last glove, I designed around the ...

  • Cosmic Log: Chair floats to final frontier 20 Nov 2009 21:19 GMT
    ... slowed. At the end of all four flights, the parachutes opened - and all the cameras were ... 16 hours of footage for a 60-second commercial," Powell said. The video chips were rushed ... capable of going all the way to orbit. Right now JP Aerospace is working on ...

  • Chair floats to final frontier 20 Nov 2009 21:41 GMT
    ... slowed. At the end of all four flights, the parachutes opened - and all the cameras were ... 16 hours of footage for a 60-second commercial," Powell said. The video chips were rushed ... capable of going all the way to orbit. Right now JP Aerospace is working on ...

  • Bob Crippen on the Current State of NASA 17 Nov 2009 06:11 GMT
    ... launched on one of the riskiest test flights ever, STS-1 on shuttle Columbia. Crippen also ... shuttle Columbia. Crippen also commanded three other space shuttle missions (STS-7, STS-41C, STS-41G), and was ... least a five year gap. How about commercial spaceflight. Can they contribute to human spaceflight? ...

  • HOT TOPIC: The Future of Space Flight 17 Nov 2009 18:52 GMT
    ... CENTER) - With the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Monday and last week's ... time to put a halt to manned flights to space? The government plans to retire ... at all? Should it be left to commercial flights? ...

  • NASA OIG: NASA's Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges FY 2009 17 Nov 2009 02:51 GMT
    ... involves an increased number of Space Shuttle flights, and additional funding would be required to avoid negatively ... plans to rely on international partners and commercial providers for logistics support and crew rotation ... components that can only be carried to orbit by the Space Shuttle should they have ...

  • X PRIZE Foundation and NASA Cap Amazing Lunar Lander Competition and Award $2 Million in Prizes 18 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
    ... simulate the task of descending from lunar orbit to the lunar surface, refueling and returning ... who can enable a new era of commercial exploration. These milestone events within the privately ... and how they stimulate innovation. The successful flights from all of the private space companies continue to underscore ...


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