Space Access Update #67 7/11/96 Space Access Update #67 7/11/96 Copyright 1996 by Space Access Society _______________________________________________________________________ It's been an interesting week since the X-33 winner announcement. All sorts of alarums and excursions from people who'd forgotten this was a competition and expected their favorite to win; more...
Space Access Update #136 6/26/14 Space Access Update #140 6/1/15Copyright 2015 by Space Access Society__________________________________________ Our 2015 Space Access conference was a success – a really excellent cast of speakers (thanks, all!) and good attendance with a lot of new young faces, something we think important for the long run health of this field. We...
Space Access Update #139 3/14/15Copyright 2015 by Space Access Society__________________________________________ In this Issue: FY’16 Political Season Underway: Early Roundup House Passes NASA Authorization Commercial Crew Contracts FAA AST “Learning Period” Extension ...
Space Access Update #138 12/19/14Copyright 2014 by Space Access Society__________________________________________ In this Issue: Year-End Wrapup: Commercial Crew FY’15 Funding Defense Engine Development Falcon 9 Recovery Attempt Space Access ’15 Conference Set For April 30 –...
Space Access Update #137 Followup 12/08/14 __________________________________________ Commercial Crew Funding We noted in Update #137 that NASA’s funding requirement for the final (CCtCap) phase of Commercial Crew vehicle development is likely to increase radically over the next two years, and that this could be a problem. The current Federal Fiscal Year...
Space Access Update #137 11/24/14Copyright 2014 by Space Access Society__________________________________________ In this Issue: Maintaining An Even Strain Commercial Crew Followup Booster & Engine Developments Space Access ’15 Conference, April 2015 __________________________________________ Maintaining An...
Space Access Update #136 7/27/14Copyright 2014 by Space Access Society__________________________________________ In this Issue: – Bill Gaubatz – Experienced Engineering Teams And US Space Launch Development Policy – SLS Sole-Sourcing – 2014 Space Politics: Halftime Report Senate Appropriations Impasse, Other...
Space Access Update #135 5/13/14Copyright 2014 by Space Access Society________________________________________________________________________ In this Issue: – 2014 Space Politics: Changes Coming Russia, Soyuz, Station Access, and Station Possession – Soyuz Cutoff Contingency – Station Loss...
Astronomers have discovered enormous circular radio features of unknown origin around some galaxies. Now, new observations of one dubbed the Cloverleaf suggest it was created by clashing groups of galaxies. Studying these structures, collectively called ORCs (odd radio circles), in a different kind of light offered scientists a chance to probe everything from...
Space Access Update #134 12/31/13Copyright 2013 by Space Access Society________________________________________________________________________ In this Issue: – 2014: Cautious Optimism – Space Access ’14 Conference News ________________________________________________________________________ 2014 We’re cautiously optimistic about...