September 27th, 2014
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The developer of the Dream Chaser –Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) — has filed a legal challenge to the award of contracts to Boeing and SpaceX under NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) program. SNC’s filing seeks a further detailed review and evaluation of the submitted proposals and capabilities. Dream Chaser was the only vehicle remaining […]
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The Curiosity Mars rover has been busy munching into a mountain – an outcrop on Mount Sharp. The robot’s hammering drill collected a powdered sample of rock. The powder collected by the drilling is temporarily held within the sample-handling mechanism on the rover’s arm. Curiosity arrived Sept. 19 at an outcrop called “Pahrump Hills,” which […]
Two new spacecraft have successfully entered Mars orbit: NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft and India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) – MAVEN on Sept. 21; MOM on Sept. 24. Both spacecraft are now undergoing extensive checkout. With the successful insertion of India’s Marscraft into orbit around the Red Planet, the Indian Space Research […]
A new story from me tha’s sure to get a rise! Space Elevator Advocates Take Lofty Look at Innovative Concepts by Leonard David, SPACE.com’s Space Insider Columnist September 22, 2014 07:40am ET http://www.space.com/27225-space-elevator-technology.html
China’s CCTV network has recently released a 360-degree panoramic survey of the Moon – taken by the country’s Yutu lunar rover. To access this informative video, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMnoJWJ8CY0
Tackling the skeptics out there that the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 was a hoax is NVIDIA, a pioneering visual computing and computer graphic enterprise. By using Maxwell, their new graphics processing unit (GPU) architecture, company experts have debunked the debunkers. Maxwell is designed to solve some of the most complex lighting and graphics […]
It’s a tight fit – but if you’re sauntering around on Mars that’s a fashion statement. Space designers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are stitching together plans for shrink-wrapping spacesuits. So much so that spacesuits of the future may resemble a streamlined second skin. The MIT BioSuit is a skintight spacesuit that offers […]
European space technology company, OHB AG, is conducting a private satellite mission to the Moon, due to be launched at the end of October 2014. The mission is a lunar flyby with the small satellite getting a ride into space via the last stage of a Chinese booster. The 4M mission is dedicated to OHB […]
NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an informative report that looks at the space agency’s efforts to identify and mitigate near-Earth object (NEO) hazards. Inspector General Paul Martin released the report that assesses NASA’s efforts to identify and mitigate potential dangers caused by comets and asteroids that approach or enter the Earth’s atmosphere. […]
Here is a new story from me on something I consider very important: US Military’s Meteor Explosion Data Can Help Scientists Protect Earth By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist September 15, 2014 04:48pm ET http://www.space.com/27158-us-military-meteor-explosion-data.html
