Tag - Space

Johnson Celebrates New Opportunities for Space Industry in Texas

NASA’s Johnson Space Center was recently involved in two major announcements with important implications for the future of space exploration and the aerospace industry. On Feb. 29, 2024, NASA announced that the American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) signed an agreement to become a tenant at Johnson’s 240-acre Exploration Park. ACMI will lease a...

Space Access Update #100 2/8/03

Space Access Update #100 2/8/03

Space Access Update #100 2/8/03 Space Access Update #100 2/8/03 Copyright 2003 by Space Access Society ________________________________________________________________________ Contents this issue: - Suborbital Institute's First DC Lobbying Project This Week - Space Access '03 Conference Info & Rates (Unchanged!) - Columbia Lost With All Hands - Where To Now? A...

Deep Space Extra – Explore Deep Space

Mar 30, 2024 Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of March 25, 2024: Human Space Exploration:   Space Science   Other News Major Space Related Activities for the Week NASA’s Crew-7 astronauts, who returned to Earth on March 12 will host a news briefing of their mission on Monday at 2:30 p.m. EDT. In addition, NASA will air and stream...

Space Access Society Policy Summary 2/15/06

Space Access Society Policy Summary 2/15/06

Space Access Society Policy Summary 2/15/06 SAS's View Of Things, As Of 2/15/06 What Do We Believe? We believe radically cheaper space access (ten to a hundred times less than current costs) would be a massive public good. It would enhance existing space markets and open up potentially huge new ones...

Space Access Society 6/5/14 Followup to

Space Access Society 6/5/14 Followup to

Space Access Society 6/11/14 Followup to   Space Access Society Political Action Alert 6/4/14   Space Access Society 6/5/14 Followup   There’s been some additional action in the fight over the future of NASA’s Commercial Cargo and Commercial Crew programs.  Florida Today and The Houston Chronicle ran stories reporting the Commercial Spaceflight Federation...

Space Access Society 6/5/14 Followup to

Space Access Society 6/5/14 Followup to

Space Access Society 6/5/14 Followup to   Space Access Society Political Action Alert 6/4/14     The full Senate Appropriations Committee markup of the FY15 CJS Appropriations bill (funding among other agencies NASA) took place this morning, with no action on the destructive Commercial Crew & Cargo cost-accounting provisions yesterday’s alert was about.  ...

NASA Challenge Gives Space Thruster Commercial Boost

In its pursuit to develop groundbreaking technologies to explore space and benefit life on Earth, NASA invites the public to contribute ideas to the agency through participatory opportunities, including challenges. The Cube Quest competition – NASA’s first in-space challenge – kicked off in 2015, offering a total prize purse of $5 million. This challenge asked...

International Space Station Program Manager Dana Weigel

“When people begin their careers, they start as an individual contributor. You’re a technical expert; your worth and your value are based on what you know and what you can do as an individual.  “Then there’s an interesting journey that you have to take from an individual contributor to a leader of people. I enjoy watching people go through this change and helping...

Space Access ’16 Conference Info

Space Access ’16 Conference Info

Space Access ’16 Conference Info Space Access ’16 Conference April 7th – 9th, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel Phoenix North Updated 04/05/16 Rooms Again Available At The Radisson Conference and Presentations Schedule Thursday April 7th Friday April 8th Saturday April 9th Travel Information Conference Site Hotel Conference Registration Supporting Space...

Space Access ’16 Conference Info

Space Access ’16 Conference Info

Space Access ’16 Conference Info Space Access ’16 Conference April 7th – 9th, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel Phoenix North Updated 04/04/16 Rooms Again Available At The Radisson Conference and Presentations Schedule Thursday April 7th Friday April 8th Saturday April 9th Travel Information Conference Site Hotel Conference Registration Supporting Space...