NASA Releases Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan, SpaceRef Business “NASA today released its strategic space technology investment plan. The plan, outlined in a 92 page document, is meant to be […]
2013
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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Launched
NASA Launches New Earth Observation Satellite to Continue 40-Year Legacy, SpaceRef “NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) roared into space at 1:02 p.m. EST (10:02 a.m. PST) Monday aboard an […]
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Landsat 5 Sets Guinness World Record
Landsat 5 Sets Guinness World Record for Longest Operating Earth Observation Satellite, NASA Goddard “Landsat 5 successfully set the new Guinness World Records title for ‘Longest-operating Earth observation satellite’ as […]
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Name Pluto's Moons P4 and P5
Here’s Your Chance to Name Two of Pluto’s Moons, SpaceRef “It was seven months ago that Mark Showalter and a team of researchers at the SETI Institute discovered two new […]
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First Hole Drilled on Mars
NASA Curiosity Rover Drills Hole into Martian Surface, NASA “NASA’s Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore […]
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National Space Society Leadership Change
Letter from Paul Damphousse to National Space Society Board “During the last year in this role it has become abundantly clear, however, that as long as elements of the existing […]
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Virgin Galactic Spaceport America Lease Update
Steve Isakowitz on the Spaceport America Lease, SpaceShipTwo Testing and Safety Lessons Learned from Boeing, Forbes “This fueled speculation in the press on Virgin Galactic’s future plans regarding their lease […]
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2nd ISS R&D Conference Call for Papers Deadline
2nd Annual ISS Reseach and Development Conference Call for Papers Deadline is February 18th, American Astronautical Society “This conference will focus on ISS Research and Development–research results and future opportunities […]
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An Internet in Space Milestone
NASA Hosts Its First Google+ Hangout Connecting with Space Station, NASA “NASA will host its first Google+ Hangout live with the International Space Station from 11 a.m. to noon EST, […]
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GAO Report on EELV New Entrants Guide
GAO Releases Report on Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide, SpaceRef Business The GAO found that “while potential new entrants stated that they are generally satisfied with the Air Force’s […]