Branson says Virgin Galactic will fly a suborbital flight within a year
From Clark Lindsey: Branson says Virgin Galactic will fly a suborbital flight within a year.
Year: 2011
California legislators: No budget, no pay
My heart bleeds: California legislators: No budget, no pay.
James Hansen sued for failing failed to comply with ethics rules and financial disclosures regarding substantial compensation he earned outside his $180,000 taxpayer-paid position
Global warming scientist James Hansen is being sued for failing to comply with ethics rules and financial disclosures regarding more than $1.2 million in compensation he earned outside his NASA job.
Online prices soar for space shuttle Atlantis launch tickets
Better buy that ticket now if you want to see the last shuttle launch from the best spot: Online prices have soared for space shuttle Atlantis launch tickets.
Tear-drop shaped islands on Mars suggest ancient oceans
Tear-drop shaped mesas on Mars suggest ancient oceans to scientists.
Shaved bat wings show sensory hairs help manage flight
Tiny little hairs on the wings of bats help control their flight.
Help pick the Kuiper Belt targets of New Horizons after it flies past Pluto
Citizen astronomers: Help pick the Kuiper Belt targets that New Horizons will visit after it flies past Pluto.
Cryosat releases its first map of the thickness of the Arctic icecap
Cryosat releases its first map of the thickness of the Arctic icecap.
ATV burns up, Progress launched
Busy day for travel to and from ISS: The European unmanned ATV freighter Johannes Kepler burned up in the atmosphere even as a Russian Progress freighter was launched.
In related news, the U.S. and ESA are in negotiations to merge the European unmanned ATV freighter program with NASA’s manned Orion derivative. At the same time, Europe has announced its plans to test fly a reusable space plane.
The first Soyuz launch from French Guiana is set for October 20, 2011
The first Soyuz launch from French Guiana has now been scheduled for October 20, 2011.
Astronaut Mark Kelly retires
Joe Hisaishi Live – Summer ( from Kikujiro )
An evening pause: In celebration of the coming of summer. From the film Kikujiro (1999),