Trying to picture what it would cost to use reusable Falcon rockets to send humans to Mars Vs multiple SLS rockets at $1billion+ each. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 22, […]
2015
Posted inCommercialization
Bezos Knocks SpaceX For Something Bezos Has Not Done Yet
Congrats @SpaceX on landing Falcon's suborbital booster stage. Welcome to the club! — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) December 22, 2015 Gee Jeff @SpaceX just put a bunch of stuff into orbit […]
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SpaceX Lands First Stage Back on Earth (With video)
SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 First Stage on Earth “SpaceX made space exploration history tonight when it brought a Falcon 9 first stage back to a safe landing on Earth. Minutes […]
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SpaceX Return to Flight Scheduled for Monday
Marc’s note: SpaceX will attempt their return to flight Sunday evening with the launch of ORBCOMM-2 mission from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This follows the successful static fire […]
Posted inISS News
Spacewalk Underway to Move Mobile Transporter Rail Car
Station Managers “GO” For Monday Morning Spacewalk “The International Space Station Mission Management Team met Sunday and gave its approval to proceed with a spacewalk Monday out of the Quest […]
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Boeing Gets Second Crewed Mission to the ISS
NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission to International Space “This is the third in a series of four guaranteed orders NASA will make under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) […]
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Unplanned Spacewalk Scheduled as Early as Monday
NASA Astronauts to Conduct Spacewalk as Early as Monday, Dec. 21 “Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA are preparing for a previously unscheduled spacewalk […]
Posted inMoon
New LRO Earthrise Image Released
NASA Releases New High-Resolution Earthrise Image “NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft’s vantage point in orbit around the moon.” “The image […]
Posted inBudget
Sen. Shelby: The King Of Political Cronyism and Hypocrisy
Shelby to oppose spending bill he loaded with goodies, Politico “Sen. Richard Shelby loaded up the $1.1 trillion spending bill with pet provisions, including one measure worth hundreds of millions […]
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Congress Blinks on RD-180s
Spending Bill Lifts RD-180 Ban, Puts ULA Back in Competitive Game, SpaceNews “A massive U.S. government spending bill, released by lawmakers Dec. 16, effectively lifts a ban on the Russian […]