AEROJET PRESS RELEASE
Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that the companies will explore the feasibility of jointly supplying low power ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace markets. Ion propulsion systems can be used for geosynchronous satellite propulsion systems and deep space missions providing significant advantages over traditional chemical propulsion systems due to the higher fuel efficiency.
Angara rocket engine test
KHRUNICHEV PRESS RELEASE
On 30 July 2009 the Universal Rocket Module URM-1 for the prospective Angara family of launch vehicles was successfully fire-tested at the Rocket & Space Industry Research & Testing Center near Moscow.
A collection of essays about the U.S.-China space race, WhiteKnightTwo, space elevators, and property rights in space.
A taikonaut emerges from China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft after a successful orbital flight
China conducts stringent tests of would-be spacemen
Xinhua
No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities — China imposes tough standards on its future astronauts.
The Minotaur 4 rocket, a new military launcher derived from retired missile parts, will debut in October with an experimental Air Force mission that will track other satellites in space.
SES, Intelsat Asking Lawmakers to Rethink Launch Ban on China, India
Space News
The world’s two largest commercial satellite fleet operators, Intelsat and SES, have joined forces to try to persuade Washington policymakers that China and India should be permitted to launch U.S. commercial satellites, according to officials from both companies.
The two companies have secured the full support, if not the active involvement, of the largest U.S. builder of commercial telecommunications spacecraft, Space Systems/Loral, said Patrick DeWitt, Loral’s president.
Guests on The Space Show include: Mark Hempsell of Reaction Engines; Eric Daniels and Margaret Lau of the California Space Authority; Dr. Bernard Foing of ESA; Lt. Len Johnson of St. Andrews Rocket Team ORION Project; and Dr. Eric Davis and Marc Millis, editors of “Frontiers of Propulsion Science”.
There’s growing chatter in scientific circles that spacecraft have discovered evidence of large amounts of water ice on the moon.
A bit more on Aabar Investments PJSC, which last week announced a $280 million investment in space tourism company Virgin Galactic.
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Rocketplane Global recently shuttered its office in Oklahoma - dealing a blow to the state's efforts to create a commercial spaceport.
Despite Rocketplane Woes, Oklahoma Spaceport Remains Operational
Oklahoma Gazette
“We’ve really been concentrating on the aerospace side,†said Bill Khourie, executive director of the Oklahoma Space Industrial Development Authority (OSIDA), which operates the Spaceport. “I made a presentation to Boeing Commercial Aircraft last year. They would like to have us on their list to test flights.â€
NASA, Booz Allen Hamilton find treasure in social networking
Computer World
“Explore these [social networking] technologies because the Gen Y kids are probably right,†says Chris Howard, vice president and research directory for the Burton Group. If history is any indication, social networking could become the next instant messaging, which grew from a teen-girl chat service into a core element of corporate unified communication systems.“You have to focus on the business value and de-emphasize the cool factor,†Howard said Thursday at the annual Burton Group Catalyst Conference.
Korean Rocket Launch Reset for August 11
The Korea Times
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Sunday that it has selected Aug. 11 as the new date for its first space launch.
Although technical issues had forced a delay in the attempt originally scheduled for July 30, government officials had been hoping to pull off the launch as quickly as possible to avoid the typhoon-affected months of September and October.
