Posted on May 15, 2013, at 4:47 pm .
Credit: Paramount Pictures
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) – The director, a writer and some actors in the film “Star Trek Into Darkness” will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality.
Google+ Hangouts allow as many as 10 people or groups to chat face-to-face, while thousands more can tune in to watch the conversation live on Google+ or YouTube.
Continue reading ‘NASA’s Google+ Hangout Connects Space Station, “Star Trek Into Darkness” Crews’
Posted on May 15, 2013, at 2:25 pm .
MOJAVE, CA (XCOR PR) – For the length of the Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (June 3-5) in Broomfield, CO, XCOR will offer a special 2 for 1 deal on all payload purchases. This offer is exclusive to conference attendees.
Continue reading ‘XCOR Offers 2-for-1 Deal on Payloads for NSRC Attendees’
Posted on May 15, 2013, at 11:04 am .
New Virgin Galactic pilot Frederick “CJ” Sturckow get the traditional post-flight drenching after flying WhiteKnightTwo for the first time. (Credit: Virgin Galactic)
Virgin Galactic’s newest pilots, Frederick “CJ” Sturckow and Michael “Sooch” Masucci, have been getting some time flying on WhiteKnightTwo.
| Flight: |
119 |
| Date: |
14 May 13 |
| Flight Time: |
1.3 hr |
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| WK2 Pilot: |
Sturckow |
WK2 CoPilot: |
Stucky |
WK2 FTE: |
Bassett |
Objectives:
VG pilot training
Results:
Objective achieved.
| Flight: |
118 |
| Date: |
09 May 13 |
| Flight Time: |
1.9 hr |
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| WK2 Pilot: |
Stucky |
WK2 CoPilot: |
Sturckow |
WK2 FTE: |
Gillen |
Objectives:
VG pilot training
Results:
Objective achieved.
| Flight: |
117 |
| Date: |
08 May 13 |
| Flight Time: |
1.6 hr |
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| WK2 Pilot: |
Massuci |
WK2 CoPilot: |
Stucky |
WK2 FTE: |
Glaser |
Objectives:
VG pilot training
Results:
Objective achieved.
| Flight: |
116 |
| Date: |
07 May 13 |
| Flight Time: |
1.8 hr |
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| WK2 Pilot: |
Stucky |
WK2 CoPilot: |
Massuci |
WK2 FTE: |
Flynn |
Objectives:
VG pilot training
Results:
Objective achieved.
Posted on May 15, 2013, at 9:52 am .
BOULDER, CO, May 15, 2013 (Golden Spike PR) – Golden Spike, the first company planning to undertake human lunar expeditions for countries and corporations around the world, announced today that legendary astronaut and Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell has joined its Board of Advisors.
Capt. Lovell, a former Naval aviator and test pilot, is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lovell is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, was the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and was the first person to fly in space four times.
Continue reading ‘Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell Joins Golden Spike’s Advisory Board’
Posted on May 15, 2013, at 9:40 am .
Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center
May 6, 2013 (FSDC PR) - Amid increasing competition from other states and nations for space-related economic development, the Florida Legislature stepped up yet again to expand and diversify the state’s aerospace industry. In total, the Legislature approved over $43 million in space-related investments for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
“The Florida Space Development Council appreciates the Legislature’s dedication to positioning our state for an exciting future of space exploration and enterprise,” said FSDC President Laura Seward. “We especially want to thank those legislators who led the charge on specific initiatives, like Rep. Steve Crisafulli, Sen. Andy Gardiner, Sen. Dorothy Hukill, Sen. Thad Altman, Rep. Will Weatherford, Sen. Don Gaetz, and Rep. Debbie Mayfield.”
Continue reading ‘An Update on Space-Related Legislation in Florida’
Posted on May 15, 2013, at 9:14 am .
Florida Gov. Rick Scott
May 13, 2013
The Honorable Rick Scott
Governor of Florida
The Capitol Building, PL-05
300 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Dear Governor Scott:
The Florida Space Development Council (FSDC), a statewide membership organization affiliated with the National Space Society, was recently formed to provide grassroots advocacy for policies we believe will support the continued development and diversification of Florida’s aerospace industry.
Continue reading ‘Florida Space Development Council Backs Spending Priorities’
Posted on May 15, 2013, at 5:34 am .
Artist’s impression of the UK ESA facility. (Credit: ESA)
PARIS (ESA PR) — David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, today unveiled the Agency’s first UK facility: ECSAT, the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications, located at the Harwell Oxford campus.
ECSAT supports activities related to telecommunications, climate change, technology, science and ‘integrated applications’ – the combined use of different space and terrestrial technologies, data and infrastructures to create new everyday applications. The development of innovative public–private partnerships will be emphasised.
Continue reading ‘ESA Establishes First R&D Center in UK’
Posted on May 14, 2013, at 9:27 am .
Credit: Twentieth Century Fox
I was awaken early this morning by a great disturbance in the Force. It was as if hundreds of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced by the sound of heads banging against walls.
If like me, you heard those blood-curdling sounds echoing across the Mojave Desert this morning, you probably knew instantly what had happened. Somewhere, somehow and for reasons known only to himself, Virgin Galactic Founder Richard Branson had made yet another very difficult to meet prediction for the start of SpaceShipTwo’s commercial flights.
Ah, just another day here in paradise.
Continue reading ‘Richard Branson’s Christmas Wish: A Flight into Space’
Posted on May 13, 2013, at 5:56 pm .
Advanced discounted registration for the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC-2013) ends on Wednesday, May 15. Register today at http://nsrc.swri.org.
This year’s NSRC-2013 will be from June 3-5 at the beautiful Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, Colorado, just outside Boulder. There will be a welcome reception and poster session the evening of Sunday, June 2. Registration and check-in will open at 5:30pm.
Continue reading ‘Discounted NSRC Registration Ends Wednesday’
Posted on May 13, 2013, at 1:11 pm .
Dream Chaser flight vehicle prepares for
shipment to NASA Dryden.(Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation)
Sparks, NV, May 13, 2013 (SNC PR) – Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems has completed assembly and testing of the Dream Chaser® spacecraft in preparation for shipping the flight vehicle from SNC’s Space Systems headquarters in Louisville, Colo., to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Upon arrival at NASA Dryden, the Dream Chaser will continue a series of tests, including runway tow, ground resonance, and a captive carry flight. These tests will be completed before the Dream Chaser flight vehicle’s first autonomous free flight Approach and Landing Test (ALT).
Continue reading ‘Dream Chaser Ready to be Shipped to NASA Dryden’
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