ISS Consumables Status: On-orbit Capability For 3 Crew (August 8, 2006)“Projected On-Orbit Capability including 12A, 13S/12S, 23P – O2 if no Elektron* – Date to Skip Cycle – October 27, […]
2006
Posted inCommercialization
COTS in the Washington Post
A Final Commercial Frontier, Washington Post“If the Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems program works, NASA will have a low-cost way to service the space station, freeing up money for exploration of […]
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Space Policy Is Not on Tony Snow's Top Ten List
Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Tony Snow 20 October 2006: NASA Excerpt“Q Tony, can you say a few words about the new Bush space policy that was released, […]
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Bill Nye Is A Little Confused
Asking for Trouble, Creepy, and Weird, Bill Nye, Planetary Society“Yesterday, the United States government established new laws for its “space policy.” Editor’s note: Actually Bill, the White House issued the […]
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Text of X Prize Foundation Space Act Agreement
Agreement between NASA and The X Prize Foundation for the Lunar Analog Challenge“The purpose of this Agreement is to establish collaboration between the Parties to conduct the Lunar Lander Analog […]
Posted inEarth Science
More NPOESS Woes
Editor’s update: Word has it that the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument scheduled to fly on the NPOESS Preparatory Project was broken while undergoing vibration testing yesterday.
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NASA and X Prize In Stalemate Over TV and Webcast
Editor’s update: According to NASA sources, X Prize Cup has refused to allow NASA to webcast any of the event’s activities. As a result of this refusal, NASA has now […]
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Griffin's Comments About Commercial Partnerships
X Prize Comments by Mike Griffin” … “partnership” with NASA is not a synonym for “helping NASA spend its money”. Just as with our international partnerships, I expect commercial and […]
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Space Elevators 101
The Space Elevator Reference“Climbers ascend a ribbon, 100,000 km long, strung between an anchor on Earth and a counterweight in space. Connecting Earth and space in a way never before […]
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Denying Media Access to Taxpayer Sponsored Events
Imaginova’s SPACE.com Becomes Exclusive Online Syndicator of Wirefly X PRIZE Cup Content“The Wirefly X PRIZE Cup announced today that Imaginova Corp.’s award-winning SPACE.com is the official exclusive syndicator of Wirefly […]