Bye Bye Birdees contracts with Space Expedition for the first commercial daily Suborbital Flights beginning 2014. Juliet Vercelli-CTC, LS in Benicia, CA recently signed an agreement as a Certified Reseller […]
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — As NASA prepares to send off the second of its three space shuttles to a museum, workers here were preparing to begin renovating a shuttle processing hangar Boeing intends to use to build its CST-100 commercial space taxis.
Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has revealed the giant asteroid Vesta has its own version of ring around the collar. Two new papers, based on observations from the low-altitude mapping orbit of […]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Elects Stuart O. Witt as Chairman
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation has elected Stuart O. Witt as the next Chairman. Witt was nominated and elected by CSF’s Executive Board of Directors, whose members span […]
Hand-in-Glove: Lynx/Atsa Armrest Camera a Perfect Fit
Mojave, California and, Tucson, Arizona, September 6, 2012 – A team of Planetary Science Institute scientists and students from The Citadel, Trident Technical College, and Francis Marion University recently visited […]
Atsa Team Successfully Fits Observatory Camera in Spacecraft
Sept. 5, 2012, Tucson, Ariz. — Planetary Science Institute scientists and undergraduate students from The Citadel and other South Carolina colleges visited XCOR Aerospace in Mojave, Calif., to fit the […]
AIAA Space 2012 Conference and Exposition To Be Held in Pasadena
Will Focus on “Creating a Sustainable Vision for Space” What: * Top leaders from government, industry and academia will meet at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) SPACE […]
Mighty Eagle Takes 100-Foot Free Flight
With a whistle and a roar, the “Mighty Eagle,” a NASA robotic prototype lander, sailed to an altitude of 100 feet during another successful free flight Aug. 28 at NASA’s […]
NASA’s Kepler Discovers Multiple Planets Orbiting a Pair of Stars
This artist’s concept illustrates Kepler-47, the first transiting circumbinary system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered multiple transiting planets orbiting two suns for the first time. The system, […]
NASA Administrator to Announce Commercial Space Progress During Media Availability at Kennedy Space Center Aug. 23
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Media are invited to an interview availability and facilities tour with NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at noon EDT, Thursday, Aug. 23, at various locations in and […]