The Space Review looks at the prospects for NewSpace, the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, and more.
The Space Show with David Livingston welcomes a pair of book authors this week to his podcast.
Moray MP Angus Robertson last night said he was “mystified†by Virgin Galactic’s claims that British laws must be changed before Moray can be considered as Europe’s international space station base.
Spacevidcast reviews space news of the past week and interviews Rick Hanton of SEDS.
Soyuz rocket
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The first two Soyuz launchers have left Russia for the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (northern part of South America). The legendary Russian launcher will lift off from its new launch pad, now being completed, for the first time in 2010.
The two Soyuz launchers left St. Petersburg today aboard the MN Colibri, which is one of two ships used by Arianespace to transport Ariane launch vehicles from their European manufacturing sites to French Guiana. The ship will arrive in a port near Kourou, French Guiana, in about two weeks.
The Obama Administration is unlikely to make a decision about the future of NASA’s human spaceflight program until at least Christmas.
Russia will launch its Mini Research Module 2 (aka Poisk) to the International Space Station on Tuesday.
Google Lunar X Prize competitor Team ARCA has delayed its planned launch of its Helen rocket from Nov. 8 to Nov. 13-14 due to poor weather in the Black Sea.
Elon Musk says it will cost NASA only $20 million to send astronauts into space aboard his Dragon spacecraft, a 60 percent reduction from a seat on the Russian Soyuz.
ESA's Exo Mars Rover
Nasa and Esa sign Mars agreement
BBC News
The US and European space agencies have signed the “letter of intent” that ties together their Mars programmes.
Altair on the moon. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said he favors a flexible approach in which the moon is the not the only target for exploration.
Bolden: Flexible Path Approach is “Attractive to Everybodyâ€
Space News
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says sending astronauts to various solar system destinations instead of focusing exclusively on the Moon is an “attractive†option that could allow the U.S. space agency to phase in promising new technologies while inspiring the American public at regular intervals along the way.