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  • 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? ...

  • Augustine panel reports on space program's future 15 Nov 2009 18:17 GMT
    ... to ferry astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit. A large, unmanned heavy lift rocket known ... to launch orbital moon missions and even flights around Mars or to its moons by the early ... form a partnership between NASA and the commercial industry." "This has the potential for producing ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • NASA faces hurdles to get launch date for next shuttle 15 Nov 2009 18:17 GMT
    ... pair of unmanned satellite launches, one a commercial mission and the other military. The U.S. ... between the sun and the space station's orbit results in temperature issues for the docked ... major downstream impacts on other upcoming shuttle flights. But the window is short and closes on Dec. 13, ...

  • 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 ...

  • Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts are scheduled to blast off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 p.m. Monday on the fifth and last shuttle launch of the year - the most missions NASA has launched in a singl 16 Nov 2009 05:54 GMT
    ... Station. After today, only five more shuttle flights remain before construction of the $100 billion station is ... mission, the crew will celebrate Thanksgiving in orbit. The commander is veteran astronaut Charles O. ... that will help pave the way for commercial rocket companies to carry cargo to the ...

  • 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. ...

  • Atlantis Races Toward Space Station 17 Nov 2009 13:35 GMT
    ... flight, which will keep the crew in orbit through Thanksgiving. Awaiting a decision by the ... complete the space station and end shuttle flights by the end of 2010, notes . The International Space ... ATV), Japan's new HTV cargo carrier, and commercial providers now in the process of designing ...

  • Atlantis Set To Dock with Space Station 18 Nov 2009 14:54 GMT
    ... flight, which will keep the crew in orbit through Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, NASA is pressing ahead ... complete the space station and end shuttle flights by the end of 2010 as it awaits a decision ... ATV), Japan's new HTV cargo carrier, and commercial providers now in the process of designing ...

  • Atlantis Docks with Space Station 18 Nov 2009 18:16 GMT
    ... Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space ... complete the space station and end shuttle flights by the end of 2010 as it ... ATV), Japan's new HTV cargo carrier, and commercial providers now in the process of designing ...

  • New 747 Freighter Should Boost Boeing's Commercial Segment 16 Nov 2009 17:57 GMT
    ... is now being put up for test flights. The 747-8 Freighter is the new high-capacity ... The 747-8 Freighter series will boost the commercial aircraft segment of Boeing. In the recently ... manufacturer of commercial jet liners and military aerospace products (based on total sales). Boeing designs ...

  • Europe looks to lighter, more nimble launcher 15 Nov 2009 18:17 GMT
    ... more than 21,000 pounds to geosynchronous transfer orbit and more than 44,000 pounds to low ... orbit. There are few individual ESA or commercial payloads capable of filling the Ariane 5's ... of communications satellites on most of its flights. One exception is the Automated Transfer Vehicle, a major ...


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