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Space Tourism Wars
Virgin Galactic and Space Adventures, the two first space tourism firms, now have company. Rocketship Tours of Phoenix, Arizona will be selling flights to the edge of space aboard a craft being built by XCOR Aerospace. And the flight is a comparatively cheap $95,000. But there’s a catch. Not Quite Into Space The flights will [...]
Gordo’s satellite
Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 flight in 1963 marked the first time an American astronaut spent a day in space. But Gordo enjoyed a second, lesser-known accomplishment during that mission: He launched a satellite, the first ever launched from a manned spacecraft. The satellite was very tiny—an globe only 6 inches in diameter. The micro-satellite was [...]
NASA Administrator to Obama: Thanks!
NASA’s administrator, Michael Griffin, is a Republican. But his job is to make NASA successful, and he knows that success requires political support. Dr. Griffin sent a note of thanks to Barack Obama, for his support in allowing NASA to continue purchasing rides to the International Space Station from Russia. Without new legislation, the practice [...]
