The title of a motion picture a few years back, ” Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” is an apt metaphor for what has taken place in the aerospace industry over the last three decades. On several levels, it spells trouble for future grand achievements in space exploration on the scale of the Apollo Moon program.
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More Spacewalk Rehearsals Ahead for Next Shuttle Crew
In preparation for the first post-Columbia shuttle mission, two astronauts spent more than five hours in a neutral buoyancy tank here Feb. 24, practicing for one of three spacewalks they will conduct to repair the international space station and test new techniques for fixing heat resistant shuttle tiles.
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Falcon 1 Launch Delayed Again; More Tests Planned
The first flight of Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) Falcon 1 launch vehicle will be delayed until at least May as the company carries out additional testing on the new rocket.
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‘Angel Investor’ Walt Anderson Accused of Tax Evasion
Entrepreneur Walt Anderson, the financier behind many long-shot commercial space ventures, was denied bail March 3 during a bond hearing and was ordered to remain in jail at least until his next court appearance on the largest federal tax evasion case in U.S. history.
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How To Build a Lunar Base With Evolution to Mars
Robert Zubrin, an astronautical engineer, is president of the Mars Society, and the author of the books The Case for Mars, Entering Space, and Mars on Earth
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Next Shuttles Will Launch with New Safety Tools, Techniques
When NASA’s Discovery orbiter rockets into space as the agency’s first shuttle flight in more than two years, the astronauts aboard will carry a bevy of new tools and techniques to ensure their spacecraft is safe.
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Canadian Space Budget Emphasizes Observation Programs
Earth observation, primarily but not exclusively with radar satellites, will consume an increasingly larger portion of the Canadian budget for space activities over the next 10 years, a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) official said.
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Kistler Reorganization Plan Hinges on Investors, NASA Work
A U.S. bankruptcy court is expected to decide March 29 whether reusable-rocket company Kistler Aerospace Corp.’s proposed debt-restructuring plan meets the approval of the court and of Kistler’s debtors.
