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3D Printing in Space Now With Holographic Controls 27 Aug 2013 | 08:34 am
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have successfully conducted a hot-fire test of a component they constructed using additive manufacturing technology. Photo Credit: NASA / Glenn by Brian Orlotti...
Things to do Before Launching CASSIOPE 24 Aug 2013 | 11:20 pm
Two Falcon 9 engine arrangements. On the left, with a 3x3 rectangular or "tic-tac-toe" pattern is the original v 1.0 arrangement. On the right is the upgraded v1.1 arrangement, which utilizes what S...
The Next Space Shuttle is Preparing for Liftoff 20 Aug 2013 | 05:49 am
The SNC Dream Chaser space plane. Is this the true heir to the space shuttle? Graphic c/o SNC. by Brian Orlotti A privately-developed mini space shuttle has successfully completed ground t...
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs in Space! 18 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
Statistics from the June 3rd, 2010 article "You're no Rocket Scientist" which stated that "this celebrated job demands a lot of education and know-how and the pay isn't what you think." Photo c/o Base...
Ad Astra Approaching its "Colliers Moment" 12 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
Franklin Chang-Diaz. Photo c/o Ad Astra Rockets. by Brian Orlotti Ad Astra Rockets, the Houston-based company founded by a former NASA astronaut to develop a new type of space propulsion, ...
Muncy: ISS Processes "Too Strict" for Commercial Business! 10 Aug 2013 | 03:04 am
Space Frontier Foundation board member and founder Jim Muncy.. by Allison Rae Hannigan If space industry professionals can be called nerds and geeks, and policy professionals are “wonks,” ...
Silly Season at the Space Agencies 6 Aug 2013 | 07:13 am
Star Trek actor William Shatner with an image of astronaut Chris Hadfield. The actor spoke with the astronaut on February 7th, but "appeared to have no enthusiasm for the project," according to Blackl...
Friends of the Canadian Space Industry 5 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
In his 1954 science fiction novella "Sucker Bait," author Issac Asimov postulated the need for a "synthesist," or academic generalist able to correlate apparently unrelated facts from different areas ...
From NewSpace 2013: Interview with a Giver 30 Jul 2013 | 06:14 am
Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson presenting at NewSpace 2013. Photo c/o Allison Rae Hannigan. by Allison Rae Hannigan Reading about Steve Jurvetson is not the same as meeting him in pers...
CASSIOPE, UrtheCast and Others Face Ongoing Launch Delays 29 Jul 2013 | 12:08 am
The CASSIOPE satellite towering over Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen in 2009. According to the caption on the CSA website, the satellite was then scheduled for launch in 2010. Pho...
