Space
Commercial Lunar Communications and Navigation Request for Study Information
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Source: Johnson Space Center NASA Seeks Input For Commercial Lunar Communications and Navigation WASHINGTON -- NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing... Read more…
NASA Notice of Centennial Challenges Lunar Lander Challenge
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Monday, August 18, 2008 Source: NASA Innovative Partnerships Program NASA Notice of Centennial Challenges Lunar Lander Challenge [Federal Register: August 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 160)] [Notices] [Page 48244-48245] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access... Read more…
Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite. Read more…
NASA fixes moonship shaking with shock absorbers (AP)
AP - A space-age version of the rusty springs under old pickup trucks will help NASA fix the most pressing technical problem with its high-tech new rocket to send astronauts back to the moon. Read more…
Iran satellite launch a failure, U.S. officials say (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran's attempted satellite launch was a failure that fell far short of claimed successes, U.S. security officials said on Tuesday, but an analyst said the test still marked progress toward a potential weapon. Read more…
Iranian missile with dummy satellite failed: US defense official (AFP)
AFP - An Iranian missile test aimed at putting a dummy satellite into orbit failed, a US defense official said Tuesday. Read more…
Russian Rocket Launches New Communications Satellite (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - PONTE VEDRA, Fla. - The third and last Inmarsat 4 mobile-broadband satellite was successfully placed into orbit Tuesday by an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket, ILS and Inmarsat announced. Read more…
NASA Closes Florida Spaceport for Tropical Storm Fay (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA closed its Florida spaceport early Monday to protect its space shuttle fleet and other vital hardware from severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Fay. Read more…
New Thin Skin to Protect Tiny Spacecraft (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - Fleets of miniature spacecraft may now be closer to liftoff. Read more…
Iran says rocket can carry low-orbit satellite (AFP)
AFP - Iran said on Monday that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern over possible military use will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth. Read more…
