Reportedly, the Obama administration is ordering a review of America’s manned space program to determine how to proceed. What next…if anything? Everything is being questioned. Just last month, contracts for preliminary designs for the new lunar lander (Altair) and the new moon rocket (Ares V) were put on hold. Will the shuttles be used longer [...]

New Mexico’s “Spaceport America” had a successful launch last week. And now Hawaii is looking to get its own spaceport. Because of the budget crisis, the state’s governor, Linda Lingle, may decide not to release the $500,000 required to get a spaceport license. Or, in order to promote her state in the growing private space [...]

Will this happen? I don’t know. But there’s a plan for an agreement between Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Solaren Corp. of Southern California, a somewhat mysterious startup. PG&E is asking the state of California for permission to sign an agreement with Soaren to purchase up to 200 megawatts of power—which Solaren plans to [...]