Louisville, CO September 19, 2012 (Altius PR) — Altius Space Machines is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Pasadena, CA. to provide engineering services as part of the DARPA Phoenix Program. The goal of the DARPA Phoenix Program is to develop and demonstrate technologies to cooperatively repurpose valuable components from retired, nonworking satellites and demonstrate the ability to create new space systems […]
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Doug Messier
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, September 19, 2012 (B612 PR) – The world’s first privately funded deep space mission – SENTINEL – received major support this week from prominent members of the business and financial community who joined the B612 Foundation’s Founding Circle. Founding Circle Members not only contribute substantial funding to the mission, but also pledge continued support in multiple areas of finance, technology and science.
Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center
Space Coast Economy Threatened by Congress, Again
By Ronald Cobb
Chairman, Space Coast Defense Alliance
Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast
It’s time for Congress to get off the dime and take action on the federal budget. Avoiding sequestration must be a priority to avoid a congressionally induced economic calamity for the Space Coast, Central Florida, and the nation. Last year, with the failure of the so-called Super Committee to agree to $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, Congress decided the only way to cut spending was to put a gun to our head, called sequestration, under the assumption the result would be so unthinkable that surely consensus would be achieved to prevent that debacle. Yet here we are, with a finger on the trigger and Washington doing nothing to avert disaster.
Revitalize Mojave will be hosting a Community Visioning Workshop this Friday and Saturday that will allow residents and business owners to help plan the future of the town.
The two-day workshop will include hands-0n exercises in which participants will be able to help design a plan for revitalizing Mojave. The goal is to create a public vision for the town’s future and a list of projects and improvements that would need to be done to accomplish the vision.
Uwingu’s fund-raising campaign, which was to ended last Friday, has been extended 10 days to Monday, Sept. 24. They’re aiming to raise $75,000. Let’s see if we can help them get there. Click on the graphic to the right and donate today! Uwing is a space-themed, for-profit start up. Uwingu’s mission is create a new funding stream for space exploration, research, and education efforts around the world. Uwingu (which means […]
Richard Branson says he’s flying on SpaceShipTwo by the end of next year. He also wants to be involved in setting up a colony on Mars, which he says people will be living in giant domes. And point-to-point travel will be coming at some point in his lifetime or his kids’ lifetimes.
R2 with astronaut Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station. Credit: Credit: ESA/NASA
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA has selected eight advanced robotics projects that will enable the agency’s future missions while supporting the Obama administration’s National Robotics Initiative.
The projects, ranging from technologies for improving robotic planetary rovers to humanoid robotic systems, will support the development and use of robots for space exploration, as well as by manufacturers and businesses in the United States.
The vote are in! And the Brazilians are widely favored by Parabolic Arcers to win the first Galactic Cup whenever one is eventually held. The Brazilians received 32 votes or 36 percent of those cast. The Klingons, not generally known for their fancy footwork or corner kicks, came in a surprising but distant second with 19 vote. The Wookies were only 2 votes behind at 17. Bringing up the rear […]
This week on The Space Show with David Livingston… 1. Monday, September 17, 2012, 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): DR. BURTON LEE returns as our guest. Dr. Lee will be discussing venture capital industry financing for the developing commercial space industry as he did at the New Space Business Plan Boot Camp session. Please check The Space Show blog prior to the program as I will […]
Texas Space Alliance ‘Space for Texas’ Campaign
for the 2013 Texas Legislative Session
1. Space Business & Technology Development Zones: Intent – to attract space business to Texas and help develop space flight facilities. All space-related/space-supporting businesses in those zones will have their state Franchise tax reduced significantly, or eliminated.
- Allocate portion of revenues to education funding & the Texas Spaceport Trust Fund
- Passes Constitutionality test as it is not a state-wide industry franchise tax exemption
- Potentially ‘No-Cost’ed as many of these would be new (or expanded) businesses