Highly respected former Apollo 17 lunar scientist-astronaut and former US Senator Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt today took to the Lunar Listserv to articulate his primary concerns [text link] with the Obama White House space policy announced April 15, 2010 at the
General Meeting #349
Attending: Julie P., Gerald N., Stellan L., Michael W. Call to order: The meeting was called to order by vice President Julie Porter at 2030 Tuesday 15 March 2010
Space Access 10 Reports
The folks at NewSpaceJournal have posted some write-ups about this year’s Space Access Conference in Phoenix earlier this month: RocketPlane’s Florida Opportunity Chuck Lauer announced that Rocketplane Global had signed a letter of intent with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA)
NewSpace 2010 Conference
The NewSpace 2010 Conference is set for July 23-25 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The Space Frontier Foundation’s annual conference is an opportunity for NewSpace industry leaders to celebrate the rapid progress made in this field,
X-37B Ready To Fly
The United States Air Force plans to launch its first robotic X-37B space plane Thursday on a mission that is a forerunner of things to come. A second mini-space plane is already under contract and is projected to be launched
Cassini’s Next 7 Years
The New York Times has an interesting piece on the machinations required to extend the Cassini probe for another 7 year mission at Saturn.