NASA Moves To Add Delta 2 Rocket Back to List of Available Launchers, Space News “NASA and Denver-based United Launch Alliance (ULA) are negotiating to add the Delta 2 medium-class […]
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Videos: Flying Simulated Suborbital Flights at NASTAR
Video: Cockpit screen view: NASTAR SpaceShip Two Centrifuge Simulation of 100% Acceleration Profile This video is from a 11 May 2011 centrifuge run at the NASTAR center with SwRI scientist […]
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NASA Commercial Market Assessment Report to Congress
Commercial Market Assessment for Crew and Cargo Systems Pursuant to Section 403 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-267) “NASA believes that the projections described in this report […]
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Video: NASTAR Suborbital Scientist Astronaut Training: Full Acceleration Flight Profile Centrifuge Runs
NASTAR Suborbital Scientist Astronaut Training: Full Acceleration Flight Profile Centrifuge Runs (archived video) Keith’s note: My three centrifuge runs – Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two flight profiles – one at 50% […]
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NASA HQ's Closed Government Internal News Service
NASA HQ Award: News Clipping Services “The News Clipping Services contract is a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum ordering value of $557,447.00. The effective ordering period is five years from […]
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NASA's Rocket To Nowhere
NASA’s $10B rocket plan recycles shuttle parts, draws flak, Orlando Sentinel “… critics are already deriding the plan as “a rocket to nowhere” that would pay billions to the aerospace […]
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Florida Seeks to Inject Funds Into Space Sector
Florida Legislature Delivers $43+ Million for Space Industry, Space Florida “Aerospace-related economic development played a significant role in the 2011 Florida Legislative Session, with more than $43 million being committed […]
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Congress & Commercial Space: Supporters, Foes, and Fence Sitters
Commercial Space Transportation: Industry Trends and Key Issues Affecting Federal Oversight and International Competitiveness “Since GAO reported on the commercial space launch industry in 2006 and 2009, the industry has […]
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Commercial Lunar Missions Ahead
Space Adventures Looks Ahead To Commercial Lunar Missions “As part of a market sizing exercise for NASA’s Commercial Crew Development bid, submitted on behalf of the Boeing Company, Space Adventures […]
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Hosted Payload Alliance Has Its First Meeting
Hosted Payload Alliance Shares Perspectives With Panel of U.S. Government Officials in First Organizational Meeting “A major goal of the Hosted Payload Alliance is to serve as a bridge between […]