NEW YORK (Clear Channel Outdoor PR) — Starting today, Clear Channel Outdoor will honor one of our nation’s greatest heroes and a man who lived a humble, yet heroic life, with a memorial on every one of the company’s 963 digital billboards in 37 different metropolitan areas – including Columbus and Cleveland in Mr. Armstrong’s home state of Ohio. Neil Armstrong passed away on Saturday at his home in Cincinnati, […]
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A closer look at AdamsWorks, a Colorado company that is building the cockpit for XCOR’s Lynx space plane and the fuselage for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser shuttle.
Mojave, California and Centennial, Colorado, August 28, 2012 (XCOR PR) — XCOR Aerospace announced today that the Lynx Mark I suborbital reusable launch vehicle (RLV) carbon fiber cockpit will be manufactured by AdamWorks of Centennial, Colorado.
The Lynx Mark I is the prototype of the Lynx family of suborbital RLVs from XCOR Aerospace. The Lynx suborbital vehicles will seat an astronaut pilot and a spaceflight participant, or an astronaut pilot and large scientific payload. A production model of the Lynx, designated “Lynx Mark II” is designed to fly to space up to four times per day with similar payload and significantly improved performance.
LiftPort has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a lunar elevator. Visit the donation page.
Antares rolls out for the first time. (Credit: NASA)
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — Orbital Sciences Corporation continues to make progress in readying the Antares launch vehicle, Cygnus spacecraft and ground infrastructure for two planned flights in the next several months: an Antares test launch followed by a Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration mission to the International Space Station.
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WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — Sixteen months ago, NASA signed the second round of Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) Space Act Agreements with industry partners to advance multiple commercial crew space transportation system concepts and elements. The vast majority of the 62 performance milestones now have been completed, with only four more remaining. All CCDev2 milestones for the SAAs with SpaceX, ULA, ATK and Excalibur Almaz, Inc. have been successfully concluded.
Neil Armstrong will be laid to rest on Friday in a private ceremony in Cincinnati, the Associated Press reports. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) will eulogize his long-time friend. President Barack Obama has ordered all American flags to be flown at half mast on Friday. Armstrong’s family has released designating two organizations for memorials in the late astronaut’s name. Statement Regarding Memorials August 27, 2012 To everyone who has so […]
By Douglas Messier
Parabolic Arc Managing Editor
The East Kern Airport District Board of Directors has authorized Mojave Air and Space Port officials to spend up to $600,000 on improvements to Building 137, otherwise known as the pool building.
The funds will pay for interior wood refurbishing, a fire suppression system, heating and air conditioning, two restrooms, insulation, electrical work, and permits. This work is estimated to cost $460,000, with a management reserve of $140,000, according to information provided to board members last week.
The spaceport is renovating the structure to be used for large events and gatherings. Currently, the desert facility lacks any large, enclosed buildings in which to hold such activities. Plans call for the facility to be used by the airport and its tenants.
This week on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston… 1. Monday, August 27, 2012, 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome back DR. PAT HYNES to discuss the upcoming International Symposium For Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, Oct. 17-18, 2012 in Las Cruces, NM. Please visit www.ispcs.com for more detailed information & registration. 2. Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EDT, 9-10:30 PM […]
There is another dispute concerning the location of a welcome center for Spaceport America:
The city of Truth or Consequences’ bid to sell 6.2 acres of land to a state agency for the construction of one of two Spaceport America welcome centers was declared invalid last week because municipal officials did not disclose decades-old federal restrictions on the use of the land.