Commercial spaceports eyed for eastern N.C.
The Virginian-Pilot
A new aviation business park and long, isolated runways in eastern North Carolina could be keys to attracting commercial space-travel companies here, according to experts who attended a forum Thursday at Elizabeth City State University.
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, 2-3:30 PM PST: Dr. Ted Bateman and Dr. Jeff Willey of Clemson University will discuss their research on radiation-induced bone loss. Tuesday, Nov. 17 2009, 7-8:30 PM PST: Dr. Edward McCullough — a retired principal scientist from Boeing – will discuss concept development and advanced technology at Rockwell Space System’s Advanced Engineering and Boeing’s Phantom Works. Friday, November 20, 2009, 9:30-11:30 AM PST : Dr. Jim […]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Future Tense radio program recently broadcast an interesting show about developments in that nation’s space effort. Host Antony Funnell reviewed the government efforts over the last year and talked to a number of leading experts.
The road to Spaceport America is now paved only with red dirt. Virgin Galactic and New Mexico hope it will soon be paved in gold. (Photo Credit: Lucinda Weisbach)
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority board on Friday awarded a $3 million contract to a company that will build roads at Spaceport America.
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson has won Flightglobal’s Innovator of the Year award for his efforts in space tourism.
ARCA postponed the first test launch of its Helen rocket on Saturday because of difficulty in inflating the vehicle.
Sea Launch Investor Group Includes Familiar Names
Space News
The unidentified investor group providing initial financing to Sea Launch Co., the commercial launch provider that is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, includes an Isle of Man-based company created in 2005 to build a space tourism business using existing Russian hardware, according to industry officials.
The cost of a space tourism seat aboard a Soyuz vehicle has now risen to $45 million – a nearly four-fold increase in eight years.
Space clown drew more news coverage than Afghan mission
CBC News
Canada’s first space clown can brag that his recent trip to the cosmos generated at least 23 times more international news coverage this year than the country’s mission in Afghanistan.
The figure comes from a media research group hired by Guy Laliberté, the Cirque du Soleil founder who recently became Canada’s first space tourist.
Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic eventually plans to conduct circumlunar tourism flights featuring two-man spaceships with glass tops.
The Google logo on its homepage on Friday – the day that NASA announced the discovery of a sizable amount of water on the lunar surface. The company is sponsoring the Google Lunar X Prize, a competition for the first private team to place a rover on the surface.
