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Satellites - One Size Fits All Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 27, 2010 
Over the past few decades NASA and other organizations have attempted to design satellites that would be capable of carrying out multiple missions. The fundamental idea is to create a single spacecraft design that could be duplicated over and over in order to reduce unit costs while satisfying several space missions and applications. To date, the results have been disappointing.
The spacec ... read moreThe Griffin Space Fantasy 
Honolulu HI (SPX) May 05, 2007The March 14 2007 issue of Aviation Week contained an article by NASA Administrator Mike Griffin which apparently is the most detailed statement yet of his long-range plans. In this article and related press interviews, Griffin makes a case that NASA is not really as underfunded as many critics say, and that the US can afford three major space projects on the scale of Project Apollo over the next 50 years without major budget increases. ... more
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US warns China against 'stillborn' climate deal
Businessman to fly African flags on space trip NASA to launch solar observatory Europe battles declining influence Prius: world's most popular hybrid Russia wants to charge more for rides to space: report Russia, China agree on nuclear construction cost: report China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying Mexico climate summit set for early December in Cancun Climate change impact of soil underestimated: study 
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Rocket Plane Roulette
Honolulu HI (SPX) Mar 07, 2007SpaceDaily supports private spaceflight projects for the basic reason that Government space agencies have reached a state of total intellectual stasis with NASA’s plan to redo Apollo 50 years later, China's plan to redo Soyuz/Salyut at about 1/8 the pace managed by the USSR, and Russia's plan to redo Zond with billionares in place of turtles. ... more Planetary Society Urges Support For Augustine Committee Conclusions 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2009Today, Norman Augustine, the Chair of the U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, testifies to the U.S. Congress to present the summary of their final report to the Obama Administration. The Committee made a number of important conclusions and suggestions for changes in Constellation, the currently planned U.S. human spaceflight program. "The Planetary Society agrees with their principal ... more Commercial Crew Program Would Create Over 5,000 Jobs Across USA 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2009An industry survey has revealed that over 5,000 direct jobs, including 1,700 jobs in Florida, would be created over the next five years if the $2.5 billion Commercial Crew Program proposed by the White House Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (also known as the Augustine Committee) moves forward. A Commercial Crew program would support full utilization of the Space Station ... more Space Debris - Problem Solved 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Aug 31, 2009There is no doubt that the topic of "space debris" is hot! It is a hot subject at NASA, DARPA, Air Force Space Command, ESA and in the board rooms of all commercial satellite operators. High anxiety is running rampant among these groups. Every debris mitigation technique has been reviewed and pursued. New satellites must have the ability to either de-orbit or move out of the way ... more |
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The Next Space Age
Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2009Just last week, at the 25th National Space Symposium, the theme was "The Next Space Age." This raises the question: What happened to the first Space Age? We know the first one started on October 4, 1957, when the USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. That single event not only birthed the Space Age, but also injected a shot of adrenaline into America's bloodstream. Withi ... more NASA's Open Secret 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 24, 2009NASA has been awaiting a new Administrator for several months, but the Obama Administration has not made any announcement as yet. Names of several likely candidates have circulated in the media but one-by-one they faded from the scene. The latest casualty is Steve Isakowitz, currently serving as the CFO at the Department of Energy. Of the many potential candidates being discussed, Steve is ... more Why So Many Spaceports 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 10, 2009Just last week it was reported that China would soon start construction of a new space launch center in the southernmost Hainan Province. Apparently, the State Council and Central Military Commission approved the new spaceport in late 2008. According to the report this new site will boast high capacity and low costs. One might think this new launch site is badly needed due to high launch ... more What Ever Happened To Reusable Launch Vehicles 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Feb 04, 2009The idea of reusing stages or all of a space launch vehicle has been around since before Buck Rogers first appeared in 1928. In fact, Jules Verne wrote about such a vehicle in 1865, when he published "From the Earth to the Moon." Verne was one of the first science fiction authors, but he would be surprised to learn that we have only been able to build a partially reusable vehicle, the Spac ... more |
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