Texas Gov. Rick Perry flanked by XCOR officials in front of a full-scale mockup of the Lynx space plane in Midland. (Credit: Gov. Rick Perry’s Office)
Mywesttexas.com has an update on Midland’s application for a spaceport license:
It has been almost a year since Midland International Airport staff started the process to obtain a spaceport license from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the license is still out of reach.
Video Caption: Branson recounts the rise and fall of Virgin Cola, a David vs. Goliath story with lessons for startups large and small. Editor’s Note: Branson’s normal situation is definitely reversed in suborbital space; Virgin Galactic is the Goliath of the industry. The only organization bigger is NASA — and the space agency is both hard to demonize and has been nothing but supportive. It must be an odd situation. […]
The fate of Plane Crazy Saturday remained up in the air Tuesday as the Mojave Transportation Museum (MTM) and the board of the Mojave Air and Space Port came no closer to resolving their differences over the monthly event.
At issue is a new $100 monthly fee that the spaceport has imposed upon MTM to cover security and liability costs. Officials say that the fee is more than fair because other groups that use the airport are charged much more. Officials from the transportation museum say they will not pay to volunteer their time for an event that promotes the airport.
That’s where things have stood for months — and nothing changed on Tuesday during the spaceport board’s monthly meeting. Both sides restated their positions without budging an inch. As a result, this week’s Plane Crazy Saturday could be the very last one in Mojave.
Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency performs experiments using NanoRacks Smart Phone in the Cupola module. (Credit: NASA)
By Jessica Nimon
International Space Station Program Science Office
Plug and play is a concept the developers of NanoRacks took to heart and to space, with the design and use of their original modules. This led to other innovations as the company progressed. In recognition of their work, they have received the 2012 International Space Station (ISS) Innovation Award of the Year at the second annual ISS Research and Development Conference.
The Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, led by Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), has approved an FY 2014 budget that includes $18 billion for NASA. The amount is higher than the $17.7 billion requested by the Obama Administration. The budget sets up a showdown with the House, where two subcommittees have given the space agency $16.85 billion and $16.6 billion. In a press release, the committee said: “No […]
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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser flight vehicle undergoes taxi tow testing on May 31 at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in California. (Credit: NASA)
PARKS, Nev., (SNC PR) — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce that John Olson, Ph.D., former Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics, Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President, has joined SNC as vice president of Space Systems.
“SNC and I are truly fortunate to have John Olson join our senior leadership team,” said Mark Sirangelo, head of SNC’s Space Systems. “John’s world-class experience, vision, and energy will enable our success with the Dream Chaser® Space System and our strategic enterprise.”
Please follow Parabolic Arc on Facebook and Twitter. SpaceX investor Steve Jurvetson will give one lucky person a tour of his personal collection of space artifacts — if the price is right. All you have to do is go to Tourwithsteve.com and making the winning bid. According to the website: “The highest bid will help fund a scholarship for a space entrepreneur to attend Draper University and support a team […]
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Skylon with the SABRE engine. (Credit: Reaction Engines)
PARIS (ESA PR) — The UK government has announced plans to invest in the development of an air-breathing rocket engine – intended for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane – following the ESA-managed feasibility testing of essential technology.
The £60 million investment, provided through the UK Space Agency, will back technical improvements leading to construction of a prototype Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine, or SABRE.
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Skylon precooler test. (Credit: Reaction Engines)
LONDON (UKSA) — Through the UK Space Agency, the Government is set to invest £60 million in the development of the SABRE – a British-designed rocket engine which could revolutionise the fields of propulsion and launcher technology, and significantly reduce the costs of accessing space.
SABRE has the potential to create 21,000 high value engineering and manufacturing jobs; maximise the UK’s access to a conservatively estimated £13.8 billion launcher market over the next thirty years; and provide economic benefits from spill-over technology markets.
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Plane Crazy Saturday
July 20, 2013
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
We have invited an assortment of historic aircraft and cool cars! Tehachapi Car Club and California City Old Tin Car Club have been invited!
PLUS –
DJ Ted Hodgkinson will be playing tunes from 40s, 50s & 60s!
Wear a Hat
Wear sunscreen
Bring sunglasses
Bring a camera! (more…)
