Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia
Virginia Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, sent a letter to Accomack County officials pledging support for development of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island. His Republican opponent, Bob McDonnell, has voiced similar support for the growing spaceport.
Model of NASA's Orion spacecraft
Nevada Company Pitches ‘Lite’ Concept for NASA’s New Spaceship
Space News
A stripped down version of NASA’s future spaceship designed by a Nevada-based company could be ready as soon as 2013, according to the Bigelow Aerospace, the private company proposing to build it.
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE
President Obama announced yesterday that he is directing the National Security Council and the National Economic Council to undertake a comprehensive review of the U.S. export control system.
“This is a very welcome development,†said AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey. “AIA has been a long-standing proponent of a more predictable, efficient and transparent U.S. export control system.
Technicians at NASA Dryden install the “goalpost†fixture to the Orion crew module integration stand during conversion of the stand into a transportation fixture for airlift of the module to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The crew module will be used in the first Orion Launch Abort System pad abort flight test, expected in early 2010. (NASA Photo / Jim Ross)
NASA PROGRAM UPDATE
The Orion crew module that will be used for the first launch abort system Pad Abort 1 flight test is scheduled to depart NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 19 for the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., where the launch abort tests will be performed.
This image of Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter at more of a sideways angle than earlier orbital images of this crater.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The high-resolution camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years.
The new view of Victoria Crater shows layers on steep crater walls, difficult to see from straight overhead, plus wheel tracks left by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity between September 2006 and August 2008.
The final segments of the Ares I-X rocket, including the simulated crew module and launch abort system, were stacked on Aug. 13 on a mobile launcher platform, completing the 327-foot launch vehicle.
U.S. business welcomes Obama export control review
Reuters
U.S. high-technology exporters on Friday welcomed President Barack Obama’s decision to undertake a comprehensive review of U.S. export controls rooted in Cold War fears of the former Soviet Union.
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Press Release
During this week’s hearing of the White House Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, members of the Committee expressed broad support for expanding the role of commercial spaceflight for delivery of cargo and crew to the International Space Station.
MIT professor Ed Crawley, a member of the Committee, stated during the August 12th public hearing that there is a strong consensus among the Committee that the government should support a vigorous program of developing commercial crew transportation, in addition to the existing COTS program for commercial cargo to the Space Station.
Premier’s visit sheds new light on rocket genius
Shanghai Daily
PREMIER Wen Jiabao visited several renowned scientists last week, including Qian Xuesen, 98, one of the founders of China’s astronautics science.
Qian is also destined to occupy a prominent position in the history of Sino-American relations. Yet, even with a long-lasting legacy he will leave behind, many Chinese and Americans lack a complete and comprehensive understanding of his life and the enormous contribution to humanity he has made.
Entrepreneur Peter Diamandis Foments Revolution through Competition
Voice of America
Peter Diamandis is the founder and guiding light behind the X PRIZE. His X PRIZE Foundation funds global competitions, offering money for breakthroughs in fields such as medicine, economic development, clean energy and space flight.
One might expect Diamandis to be the saintly humanitarian type, albeit someone with lots of drive. But he says the simple truth is that he is a stubborn and impatient man. “And I say if something isn’t happening, why not? Why can’t we solve issues around hunger or poverty, or why can’t the average person go into space?” he asks. “I believe we can envision a future and we can go make it happen.”
Artists conception of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in orbit
NASA committee seeks more private industry involvement
Market Watch
A group of astrophysicists, astronauts, former aerospace-industry executives, and Air Force generals says the U.S. should launch a competition for building new heavy-lift rockets for transporting cargo and crew into low-earth orbit.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia
McDonnell says Wallops to be premier U.S. spaceport
Delmarvanow.com
The newest destination in Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell’s transportation plan is out of this world. Literally.
McDonnell on Thursday pledged a tenfold boost in state funding for Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island off Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
