Bigelow and SpaceX announced today that they are teaming up to offer manned flights to space.
The competition heats up: Bigelow and SpaceX announced today that they are teaming up to offer manned flights to space.
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Republican space socialism update.
Republican space socialism update.
Simberg summarizes well the foolishness coming from Congress when it comes to budgeting NASA and commercial space.
Sierra Nevada outlines its test flight plans for Dream Chaser, its reusable manned mini-shuttle.
The competition heats up: Sierra Nevada outlines its test flight plans for Dream Chaser, its reusable manned mini-shuttle.
Winter on Mars has finally ended, and Opportunity is on the move again.
Winter on Mars has finally ended, and Opportunity is on the move again.
ATK today announced that it is building its own manned capsule for its Liberty solid rocket.
The competition continues to heat up: ATK today announced that it is building its own manned capsule for its Liberty launch system.
The capsule’s first two flights are scheduled in 2014, both abort tests, followed in 2015 by an orbital flight and, finally, a crewed orbital flight. The spacecraft is designed for ten flights each, and ATK plans to build a minimum of four capsules. All flights will be launched by the Liberty launcher, and ATK is not actively exploring adapting the capsule for other [launch vehicles].
Liberty is based on the upgraded shuttle solid rocket boosters that were developed for the Ares rocket, now cancelled.
Curiosity takes a picture of itself on its way to Mars.
Curiosity takes a picture of itself on its way to Mars.
-Air Force officials declare the on-going X-37B mission, now over 400 days long, “a spectacular success.”
It just keeps going and going: Air Force officials declare the on-going X-37B mission, now over 400 days long, “a spectacular success.”
The twenty-five coolest garages in the world.
The twenty-five coolest garages in the world.
Any society that can still afford this is not yet completely doomed.
A space tug to bring secondary commercial payloads to different orbits.
The commercial space industry continues to heat up: A space tug to bring secondary commercial payloads to different orbits.
SpaceX launch to ISS has now been rescheduled for May 19.
The SpaceX test launch of Dragon to ISS has now been rescheduled for May 19.
Aerojet successfully completed a hot-fire test yesterday of its AJ26 engine to be used in Orbital Sciences Antares rocket.
The competition heating up: Aerojet successfully completed a hot-fire test yesterday of its AJ26 engine, to be used in Orbital Sciences Antares rocket.
Using the Moon as a mirror
Using the Moon as a mirror.