NASA has just contracted with commercial flyer Virgin Galactic to rocket technology into suborbital space--the first time the space agency's made a move like this. Welcome to the post-Shuttle era.READ MORE›
Hubble is amazing, but its replacement, the James Webb, is having problems. That makes a scientific telescope ride aboard a commercial space plane all the more compelling an idea.READ MORE›
Androids in space are standard sci-fi fare, but a British research firm plans to actually power a satellite with one--it's using a Google Android phone as the spacecraft's brains.READ MORE›
SpaceX's latest Falcon 9 launch, with a Dragon orbital module aboard, is the first big step in the next era of the U.S. space business--Obama's big plan for commercial rocketry.READ MORE›
The Science and Technology Chairman written has just written $1.2 billion for commercial rockets for astronauts into a new version of NASA's next funding bill. A new giant Shuttle-derived rocket is also ordered, to be ready within six years.READ MORE›
NASA's revealed three projects that give us insight into some of its future plans: The watchwords are innovative, fast, new. Is NASA trying to shed its lumbering institutional ways?READ MORE›
NASA today revealed its newest batch of Centennial Challenges. As well as pointing to future directions for space science, they're a gentle booster for President Obama's plans to get more people involved in the space biz--including ...READ MORE›
In another indication of the increasing importance of the new commercial space industry's importance, NASA's just selected Orbital Sciences to launch its first satellite dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide. The OCO-2 ...READ MORE›
If, like me, you're a fan of all things space-related, then this year's grounding of the Space Shuttle fleet is a tricky thing--sensible, and yet a poignant tragedy. Now the biggest voice yet has joined the pro-Shuttle debate: John ...READ MORE›
Yesterday Iridium Communications signed a $490 million satellite launch deal--the largest single commercial launch deal ever. The company's choice of rocket provider? Upstart newbie SpaceX. We spoke to Iridium's CEO, Matt Desch, to ...READ MORE›
It seems the commercial space industry in the U.S. is suddenly ablaze with activity. SpaceX has just announced a $492 million deal with Iridium to launch numerous satellites into orbit, and it's all thanks to the Falcon 9 rocket ...READ MORE›
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