Delta IV Heavy Rocket vs. 2011 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty Diesel (with very clever graphic comparison), Pickuptrucks.com “Think your Ford, GM or Ram heavy-duty pickup truck is the strongest rig […]
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KSC Seeks New Uses For Existing Facilities
NASA Explores Potential New Users For Some Kennedy Facilities “NASA has released a formal Notice of Availability (NOA) and Request for Information (RFI) to identify interest from industry for space […]
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Broken PAO at Wallops
Rocket Launch Scheduled January 22 From Wallops Flight Facility “WALLOPS ISLAND, VA – A Terrier-Oriole suborbital rocket is schedule for launch January 22 for the U.S. Navy from NASA’s Launch […]
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SpaceX Pushes Ahead Toward The ISS
SpaceX: Commercial Crew Transport To The International Space Station “With the government acting as a catalyst, the commercial spaceflight industry is already developing into an exciting new driver of technological […]
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ViviSat: Giving New Life to Old Satellites
ViviSat Launched – New Venture Will Provide Satellite Life Extension Services “U.S. Space LLC, a U.S.-based creator of dedicated space solutions for government and commercial clients, and ATK, an aerospace, […]
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Three Commercial Seats To ISS For Sale
Space Adventures Concludes Agreement to Offer Commercial Spaceflight Opportunities to the International Space Station “Space Adventures, the only company that has provided human space mission opportunities to the world marketplace, […]
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NASA OIG Audit of SBIR Program
NASA OIG Small Business Innovation (SBIR) Program Audit Report “Our review found that while NASA’s initial choice of SBIR award recipients appeared objective and merit-based, its oversight and monitoring of […]
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Certifying Spacecraft – Then and Now
CertifyingSoyuz, Wayne Hale “So as new human certification ratings are proposed, they rely heavily on new standards and specifications, requirements for analysis, engineering calculation, computer simulation, piece-part testing and just […]
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Excalibur Almaz Ships 2 Space Stations to Isle of Man
Excalibur Almaz Space Stations Arrive on Isle of Man “Excalibur Almaz Limited (EA), the international commercial space exploration company, is exporting two partially completed Almaz space stations from Russia to […]
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Bolden Speaks at AIAA New Horizons Forum
NASA Administrator Bolden’s Comments at the AIAA New Horizons Forum “As we move toward a true commercial capability for reaching low Earth orbit, it seems people are yearning even more […]