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Month: September 2014
Sierra Nevada Develops Stratolaunch Launch For Dream Chaser

Sierra Nevada Corporation Develops Design for Stratolaunch Air Launch System for Low Earth Orbit “Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) today announced a design for an integrated system for human spaceflight that can be launched to low Earth orbit (LEO) using Stratolaunch System’s air launch architecture and a scale version of SNC’s Dream Chaser(R) spacecraft.”

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  • September 30, 2014
Russia and China Visa Issues at the International Astronautical Congress

International Astronautical Congress Opens with Fanfare But Russia and China Have Visa Issues, SpaceRef “Delegates from around the world were treated to Canadiana during the opening ceremonies of the 65th International Astronautical Congress in Toronto. Highlights included a love story on ice, a cross country taste of Canadian music including fiddlers from Nova Scotia and First Nations from British Columbia and of course an appearance by former Canadian astronaut Chris […]

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  • September 30, 2014
Sierra Nevada Protests Commercial Crew Award

Sierra Nevada Corporation Protests NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Award, SpaceRef Business “A representative from Sierra Nevada Corporation has confirmed to SpaceRef that they have filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office regarding the CCtCap contract.” Sierra Nevada Corporation Challenges Award of NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Contract “Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced today that it has filed a legal challenge to the award of contracts to Boeing and SpaceX […]

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  • September 26, 2014
NASA Issues RFP for Next Round of Commercial ISS Resupply Missions

NASA Expands Commercial Space Program, Requests Proposals for Second Round of Cargo Resupply Contracts for International Space Station “On the heels of awarding groundbreaking contracts to U.S. commercial space companies to ferry American astronauts to the International Space Station, NASA has released a request for proposals (RFP) for the next round of contracts for private-sector companies to deliver experiments and supplies to the orbiting laboratory.”

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  • September 26, 2014
Soyuz Arrives at Space Station – Both Solar Panels Now Deployed

Soyuz Launched From Baikonur “The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft docked to the International Space Station at 10:11 p.m. EDT while flying over the Pacific Ocean. Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineers Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency will welcome Soyuz crew. Coverage of hatch opening begins on NASA TV at 11:30 p.m. EDT.” “Three crew members […]

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  • September 25, 2014
Someone at NOAA Really Hates Star Trek

Investigative Report,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Review of Improper Expenditure for GOES-R Ground Segment Team Activity “The OIG also determined that 13 movie attendees–six government and seven contract employees–had failed to charge their attendance at the movie as non-work hours. The timecards for those 13 employees were later amended or annotated, after the OIG initiated investigation 13-0948-I, to reflect the use of annual leave/personal time or a reference to […]

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  • September 25, 2014
You Can Now Buy NASA Wind Tunnel Parts on eBay

RARE! NASA 16′ Transonic Wind Tunnel Sitka Spruce Wood Fan Blade Propeller Model Sitka Spruce Fan blade from NASA Langley 16′ Transonic Wind Tunnel *Very Rare* “This wind tunnel no longer exists, and very little remains as historic artifacts available to the public from this remarkable tunnel. You are buying a true piece of aviation and aeronautic history. Most of these fan blades were re-purposed by NASA and used as […]

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  • September 25, 2014
ISEE-3 Is In Safe Mode

ISEE-3 Is In Safe Mode “The ground stations listening to ISEE-3 have not been able to obtain a signal since Tuesday the 16th. Arecibo, Morehead, Bochum, SETI, as well as the Usuda 64 meter dish in Japan and the Algonquin 45 meter dish in Canada have all pointed at the spacecraft with no positive results. So, at this time we are assuming that the spacecraft has gone into safe mode.”

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  • September 25, 2014
We Are Indeed Made of Starstuff

Earth’s Water Is Much Older Than the Sun, Carnegie Institution for Science “Our findings show that a significant fraction of our solar system’s water, the most-fundamental ingredient to fostering life, is older than the Sun, which indicates that abundant, organic-rich interstellar ices should probably be found in all young planetary systems,” Alexander said.” Water On Earth Is Older Than Our Sun, University of Exeter “A pioneering new study has shown […]

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  • September 25, 2014
Dream Chaser Program to go Forward

Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser Program to Continue, SpaceRef Business “Having lost out to Boeing and SpaceX for the lucrative Commercial Crew Program contract, Sierra Nevada’s Mark Sirangelo told the Denver Post the companies plans to go forward with development of the spacecraft and bid on future contracts.”

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  • September 25, 2014