Virgin Galactic unveiled its passenger-carrying SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane Dec. 7 during a gala celebration at the Mojave Air and Space Port in the California desert.
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Year Begins, Ends with Future of Human Spaceflight Up in Air
The future direction of NASA’s human spaceflight program was the space community’s dominant topic throughout most of 2009, which was appropriate even though the White House’s long-awaited verdict on the matter was still pending as the year drew to a close.
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Commercial Spaceflight No Less Safe
Like many of you, I have to fly a lot. Every month, I purchase plane tickets to go to meetings, speak at conferences or visit family. Every now and again, I am fortunate enough to get an excellent price on a plane ticket, and I can assure you that not once have I hesitated to purchase that ticket due to safety concerns. It would never cross my mind that just because the price of a ticket on an innovative airline such as Virgin America, JetBlue or Southwest is competitively priced, my safety as a passenger would be substantially compromised. As commercial passengers, we simply buy our tickets knowing that safety is a paramount concern for airlines and recognize that lower prices are usually a result of competition, new technologies and better business strategies.
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Robert Ellis, President, Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group
Wyle captured the spotlight this fall with the launch of its space station treadmill named for political satirist Stephen Colbert and a water analysis tool used by astronauts to ensure that the station’s recycled urine is, in fact, safe to drink. Both pieces of equipment were built by Wyle’s Integrated Science and Engineering Group based in Houston, but they show only one facet of the work going on there. Under various company names and owners, the group has been conducting life sciences research, supporting space medical programs and performing engineering work for NASA for more than 40 years.
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Inmarsat Acquires Segovia To Boost Government Business
PARIS — Mobile satellite operator Inmarsat announced Nov. 23 it is purchasing communications services provider Segovia Inc. of the United States for $110 million in cash in a transaction that will bolster London-based Inmarsat’s position in U.S. government markets.
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Rocket Lab Primed to Launch New Zealand’s First Rocket Into Space
Private aerospace company Rocket Lab is preparing for a historic first launch into space from New Zealand. The Atea-1 launch vehicle is scheduled to fly the week beginning November 30th […]
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Letter: Falling Short on Facts, Vision
Fredrick Engstrom and Heinz Pfeffer have some real problems with the facts in their “Space Tourism is a Hoax” commentary in the Nov. 16 issue [page 15], and a bigger problem with vision.
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Constellation Claims Half of NASA Stimulus Funds to Date
WASHINGTON — With less than a year remaining to spend $1 billion in stimulus money that the U.S. Congress gave NASA in February as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the space agency has spent roughly $570 million, with nearly half of those dollars going toward its embattled Constellation program.
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Netted Iridium Service To Provide Broadcast Capability to Far-flung U.S. Forces
WASHINGTON — A new tactical broadcast service from Iridium Communications LLC will be ready for operations by the end of the year, and U.S. Central Command is expected to begin using the service shortly thereafter to connect far-flung troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Investment in Commercial Spaceflight Grows to $1.46 Billion, Updated Industry Study Reveals
Total investment in the commercial human spaceflight sector has risen by 20% since January 2008, reaching a cumulative total of $1.46 billion, according to a new extensive study performed by […]
