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Graves at Tranquility Base
Astrobotic Technology, Inc., which had previously announced it would land an unmanned rover on the moon by 2010, is still at it—but now aiming for 2012. It started as part of the Google Lunar X Prize, which was to be awarded to whoever could get a wheeled vehicle to the moon, land it at Tranquility [...]
End of the Shuttle, Foam and Nerves
I always thought the shuttle was a mistake. Too many parties made demands on NASA. So we got a deadly combo: crew and heavy lift vehicle combined—with virtually no crew safety systems. The Pentagon wanted this to launch big satellites and have a large stable manned spying platform. James Beggs, the NASA administrator back then, [...]
Down to 3 plans for NASA
The Augustine Commission, which is developing and reviewing plans for NASA direction in manned space flight, has been told to present only three options. At the moment, they have seven. Of the seven, only three stay within the budget within which NASA must work. These plans are tantalizing and disappointing. Continue the Constellation program and [...]