August 23rd, 2014
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Word from JPL: The rock, called “Bonanza King,” moved slightly during the mini-drill activity on Wednesday, at an early stage of this test, when the percussion drill impacted the rock a few times to make an indentation. Instead of drilling that or any similar rock nearby, the team has decided that Curiosity will resume driving […]
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Europe’s Rosetta lander will soon dispatch the Philae lander in the hopes of making a spot-on touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. But where to land? The site needs to be at a level yet scientifically interesting location, with enough sunlight and the right conditions to ensure a long working life. However, the rugged, unusually shaped […]
Work is progressing on the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), which is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) mid-year 2015 for a two-year technology demonstration. The BEAM is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the ISS. Following the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the BEAM to […]
A new story from me up on Space.com: Russia Reignites Its Rocket Industry with New Angara Booster By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist August 19, 2014 07:00am ET http://www.space.com/26872-russia-angara-rocket-launch-vehicle-industry.html
I am pleased to be taking part in the 2014 Space Elevator Conference, to be held August 22-24 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. The theme of the 2014 conference is space elevator Architectures and Roadmaps with a focus on comparing the major space elevator architectures proposed to date. Space elevators are a […]
Here’s a new one from me just up on Space.com: NASA’s Next Mars Lander Will Peer Deep Into Red Planet’s History: Here’s How By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist August 15, 2014 04:01pm ET http://www.space.com/26820-nasa-mars-insight-mission-planet-history.html
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) has funded a clinical study to test the Sustained Acoustic Medicine (sam®) device in patients suffering from lower back pain.Thanks to a partnership with the private sector, the idea is to accelerate the development of commercially promising products meeting a medical need in space…as well as on Earth. […]
Here’s a new story from me regarding the UN taking on NEOs: How Will Earth’s Leaders Respond to a Real Asteroid Threat? By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider ColumnisT August 13, 2014 08:01am ET http://www.space.com/26811-dangerous-asteroid-earth-defense-plan.html
An Atlas V 401 booster is set to launch today DigitalGlobe’s super-powerful Earth observation satellite: WorldView-3. It’s a melding of mile-high Colorado-based space technology. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V is provided by Denver’s Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, hurling into space the Boulder-headquartered Ball Aerospace-built WorldView-3 – a spacecraft to be operated by DigitalGlobe, […]
Welcome home NASA’s International Sun/Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3)! Today, Sunday, August 10th, ISEE-3 is on a trajectory that takes it close to the Moon. Thanks to an effort led by Keith Cowing of NASAWatch and Dennis Wingo of Skycorp, the ISEE-3 Reboot Project was established. And with a dollar-assist from a crowdsourcing campaign, the creative juices […]
