Neil Armstrong Burt Rutan ribs the govt. for spending a ton of money to do what Rutan was able to do with a fraction of the money He is right — but there’s more to the story After World War II, there was a dearth of information about the supersonic and transonic environments The military forces (AF, Navy and Army) began a series of vehicles starting with the X-1 to […]
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Doug Messier
by Tech. Sgt. Jess D. Harvey
Air Force Public Affairs Agency
2/23/2012 – WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Investment in space programs was a priority in this year’s Air Force budget, according to Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton.
Air Force leaders sought to sustain and modernize the capabilities that enable the service to support the Department of Defense’s new strategic guidance, Conaton told reporters during a media roundtable Feb. 17 in the Pentagon.
This is pretty snazzy. I think they should have titled it, “Strike Force: COMMCREW”. Ready for battle!
CLYDE SPACE PR — Clyde Space has been awarded funding for two advanced space technology development projects. The projects are joint developments; the first with the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory at University of Strathclyde and the second with Mars Space Ltd in Southampton. These projects are part of the UK Space Agency’s National Space Technology Programme (NSTP) where twenty-nine projects are receiving grant funding to develop commercial products and services using space technology or space-derived data and are part of the ‘Space for Growth’ competition lasting between 6 and 9 months.
The Terminal Hangar Facility at Spaceport America will house Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo. It is also where future tourist astronauts will train for their journey to suborbital space. The beginning of the journey began at Mojave Air & Space Port. (Credit: David Wilson, Spaceport America)
LAS CRUCES, NM (NMSA PR) — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has issued new Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for the General Services and Spaceport Operations Center Fit-Out Design contracts at Spaceport America.
General Services RFP
The scope of work required for the General Services contract includes providing labor, supervision, management, supplies, materials, tools and equipment to perform:
- Development of policies and procedures for all general services activities
- Maintenance planning and scheduling
- Building and utility maintenance and repairs
- Interior and exterior building maintenance
- Janitorial services
- Fuel storage operation and maintenance
- Motor vehicle and aircraft fueling
- Foreign Object Debris (FOD) removal
- Grounds-keeping and landscape maintenance
- Sustainability management, including on-site materials logistics and waste management
- Roads maintenance
- Airfield, runway and taxiway/apron maintenance
AAS PR — The American Astronomical Society (AAS) today issued a statement thanking President Obama for his strong support of science as embodied in his proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2013 but asking him and the Congress to strive harder to maintain a balance of small, medium, and large space missions in astronomy and astrophysics, planetary science, and solar physics. Some provisions of the President’s FY 2013 budget, especially a 20 percent cut in NASA’s planetary science funding, threaten to undermine the recommendations of recent decadal surveys of these fields by the National Academy of Sciences.
UKSA PR — Twenty-two innovative British companies are to share £2.5 million ($3.97 million) of government support for the design and development cutting-edge space products and technologies.
As part of the UK Space Agency’s National Space Technology Programme (NSTP), twenty-nine projects are receiving grant funding to develop commercial products and services using space technology or space-derived data. These ‘fast-track projects’ applied as part of the ‘Space for Growth’ competition, and each will last between 6 and 9 months. The projects will carry out research and development in: Satellite Telecommunications; Sensing; Position, Navigation & Timing; Robotics & Exploration and Access to Space.
Florida is close to designating Cecil Field as a spaceport, which would allow the Jacksonville-based facility to access state funding and companies there eligible for tax breaks.
The Lurio Report For Pricing & Subscriptions: <https://www.thelurioreport.com/subscribe.html> Optimizing Regulations, Commercial Crew vs. Nonsense, Armadillo & SpaceX Flights Vol. 7, No. 3, February 23, 2012 Contents: Travel and Issue Notes Quick Updates: Commercial Crew – Uncertainty, Delay and Nonsense Armadillo’s “STIG-A” Reaches [Nearly 60 Miles – Updates made Feb. 23] SpaceX COTS 2/3 Flight, Falcon Reusability Now a Late April Date Reusability Design Progress Corrections Dear Acquaintances, – Perspectives on […]
Video Caption: My soon to be suborbital life– aka– Barnstorming the Suborbital Frontier. Scientists Alan Stern and Dan Durda describe the coming era of suborbital spaceflight and how it will open up great possibilities for researchers, educators, and the public beginning later this year. Filmed, edited, and produced by Jim Arthurs of Colorado Springs.