On Thursday, NASA was unable to activate Dextre, the International Space Station’s new robot, USA Today reports. The Canadian-built maintenance robot, delivered by the space shuttle Endeavour, is to be installed on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory, where it will do work now done by space walking astronauts.
Engineers believe that a software problem may be the cause of the malfunction. They plan to upload a software fix on Friday morning.
WK2 to Fly Soon, SS2 Almost Finished
So says Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic. Rob Coppinger has an account of his speech earlier today at a space conference in England. Other than the fact that WhiteKnight2 is still undergoing taxi tests four months after roll-out, there’s not much new here. A few tidbits on future investment and non-human payloads.
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Space Florida is teaming up with the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze to create a “first-of-its-kind Personal Spaceflight Medical and Training Program for commercial space tourists.”
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National Geographic Uses G-Force One to Film Station Identifications
National Geographic broadcasts ‘zero gravity’ idents
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“National Geographic is today broadcasting what it claims are the world’s first channel idents filmed in zero gravity, developed by Brothers & Sisters.The idents will be used as promos for National Geographic’s Space Week, launching in January.
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NASA Extends Contract for Soyuz Transport to ISS
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NASA has signed a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation services planned through the spring of 2012.
The firm-fixed price extension covers comprehensive Soyuz support, including all necessary training and preparation for launch, crew rescue, and landing of a long-duration mission [...]
Progress Report: JP Inflates Ascender 100 Vehicle
JP Aerospace has posted updated photos of the inflation of its Ascender 100 airship. The company is working on creating lighter-than-air vehicles that can float into space.
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Former NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao makes the case for space cooperation between the United States and China on his blog.
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