tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119961222024-03-12T19:48:58.376-05:00Online Space NewsWhats in the news in public and private space programs.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-70745078958195853662011-01-10T10:00:00.002-06:002011-01-10T10:25:21.462-06:00Space News Roundup January 10, 2011<ul><li>The Las Cruces Sun-News things Virigin Galatic, Spaceport America, and private space in New Mexico in general is a <a href="http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-opinion/ci_17014143">good thing for everyone.</a> </li><li>Three travel agencies in Florida have been authorized to sell seats on Virigin Galatic. WSFL <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SafyCOKXxrg">has the story with cool shots of VSS Enterprise</a>. <a href="http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-opinion/ci_17014143"></a></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span">NASA Administrator Charles Bolden<a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/asd/2011/01/06/04.xml&headline=NASA%20Projects%20Need%20Realism,%20Bolden%20Says"> is a moron</a>. He says that in order to survive political wrangling, they must be affordable, sustainable and realistic. In other words they must be things we have done. To survive politics space travel must be new and exciting and <b>commercial</b>. </span></span></span></li><li>Rick Homans, former director of Spaceport America, says that the new Governor, Susana Martinez, must <a href="http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2011/01/spaceport-needs-martinez%E2%80%99s-support-homans-says/">declare her support</a> or the project may slow or stop in its tracks. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></li><li>It only took 40 years, but NASA <a href="http://blog.al.com/space-news/2011/01/nasa_uses_apollo_data_to_prove.html">proved the Moon has a core</a> using data from Apollo. </li><li>NASA is currently <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40967788/ns/technology_and_science-space/">stuck in bureaucratic hell</a>, waiting on the congress and the president to figure out the budget. They have found <a href="http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110107-nasa-boosted-cots-funding.html">$40 million more for the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)</a> program since the beginning of the fiscal year (October). </li><li>It is an odd felling, but I am proud that commercial space tourism has become mainstream enough to be <a href="http://io9.com/5727843/will-commercial-space-flight-ruin-the-enviroment-back-on-earth">actively attacked my environmentalists</a>. </li></ul>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-77937401088768488702011-01-05T09:29:00.003-06:002011-01-05T09:49:17.220-06:00Space News Roundup January 5, 2011<ul><li>NASA researchers have found that they can <a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awst/2011/01/03/AW_01_03_2011_p53-277413.xml&headline=NASA%20Recalculates%20To%20Save%20Weight%20On%20Launchers&channel=space">cut the weight </a>of some components by 20% and still achieve safety goals. </li><li>New Mexico's new governor, Rep Susana Martinez, is<a href="http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_17006361"> auditing Spaceport America</a> to make sure tax dollars are spent the right way. </li><li>Long term space flight may <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/04/2561619/long-term-space-flight-may-be.html">impact your ability to have children.</a></li><li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/04/2561619/long-term-space-flight-may-be.html"></a>India is building their own GPS type system, the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(59, 58, 57); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1034843.ece?homepage=true">Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System</a> (IRNSS).</span> </li><li>The James Webb Telescope may be<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/science/space/04telescope.html"> pushed back 8 years</a> due to cost over runs. The current launch date is now 2022. </li></ul>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-57778976704504263612011-01-04T09:21:00.003-06:002011-01-04T09:34:07.276-06:00ULA to Government: Don't Force Compeition<div>The United Launch Alliance (ULA) that is the product of the Boeing and Lockheed Martin merger is laying off 19% of its workforce to reduce overlap in the Atlas and Delta rockets. That isn't what caught my attention, though.</div><blockquote>[ULA Chief Operating Officer Dan Collins] urged the government not to force a competitive environment on an industry that may be ill suited to it.<br /><br />"I'm not saying no to competition, I'm just urging us to be judicious in its use," Collins said. "Our success will be judged not on how widely we used the tool of competition, but ... on how wisely we used the tool of competition."</blockquote>For some odd reason I thought competition was the natural state of the market until the government starting screwing with it. They acknowledged that SpaceX is really there only current competition due to ITAR.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, after talking about switching from a cost-plus to fix-price contracts, said:<br /><blockquote>"The Air Force has erected enormous barriers to entry at least in the launch market, and made it really very difficult to get in," Musk said. "It's sort of strange that we have over 30 missions on contract for Falcon 9 — which is a vehicle that has more capability than the Delta 4 Medium — but not one of those is with the Air Force. Why is that?"</blockquote>So Mr Collins, no need to worry. The government isn't going to let, um I mean force any competition on you.</div><div><br /></div><div>Update: <a href="http://www.space.com/news/united-launch-alliance-workforce-layoffs-110103.html">Original story</a></div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-3307305090266157182011-01-04T09:10:00.003-06:002011-01-04T09:21:22.732-06:00Space News Roundup January 4, 2011<ul><li>NASA announced they had <a href="http://www.compositesworld.com/news/three-google-lunar-x-prize-win-nasa-contracts">purchased data packages</a> for $500,000 from three (3) Google Lunar X-Prize contestants: Astrobotic Technology Inc (Pittsburgh, Pa., USA), Moon Express Inc. (Mountain View, Calif., USA) and the Rocket City Space Pioneers (Huntsville, Ala., USA).</li><li>The Universe lets us know once again, we really have no clue what is going on: <a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/vast-solar-eruption-shocks-nasa-and-raises-doubts-on-sun-theory-a327330">Vast Solar Eruption Shocks NASA and Raises Doubts on Sun Theory</a></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Also if you didn't realize it, The Space Review came out yesterday:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; "><a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1752/1" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Space challenges for 2011</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><p class="info" style="line-height: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; "><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1751/1" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">Peace</a></span></p><p class="info" style="line-height: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1750/1" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">What’s in a number?</a></span></p><h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1749/1" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Reviews: Envisioning the universe</span></a></h3></span></span></div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-67611783840923497432011-01-03T09:04:00.003-06:002011-01-03T09:17:47.627-06:00Space News Roundup January 3, 2011<ul><li>Canada is looking to<a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Space+Agency+seek+launch+rockets+Canada/4050540/story.html"> build and launch their own rocket</a>. To be honest, I understand their desire to reach an important space milestone, but I think they would be better served by building the infrastructure for launches and buying launches from private companies, such as Boeing and SpaceX. Of course ITAR is always an issue...</li><li>NASA's Mars rover Spirit is <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSWJ6ZDpU6TckyuUSj9mftwfsE9g?docId=401bdc4db9f949008c5fd5035f16a45e">still not talking</a>.</li><li>Some band I've never heard of wants to<a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/muse-want-to-play-space-gig_1193258"> play in space</a> aboard Virgin Galactic.</li><li>NPR has a <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/01/02/132583035/Our-Place-In-Space-After-The-Shuttle-Program-Wraps">roundup </a>of NASA's plans for manned space.</li></ul>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-3923880777557066772010-12-30T13:32:00.001-06:002010-12-30T13:33:59.940-06:002011 The year of Private Space?Leonard David <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>believes <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40840100/ns/technology_and_science-space/">2011 is the year private space</a> (or new space) will take off. Here's crossing our fingers.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-39925485999585135982010-12-30T13:27:00.002-06:002010-12-30T13:30:55.971-06:00SpaceX Makes NASA Look BadRobert Block at the Orlando Sentinel thinks <a href="http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/30/1942603/nasa-faces-a-competitor-in-spacex.html">SpaceX's ability</a> to launch a cheese-manned capsule into orbit and recover it for $800 million is "raising some serious questions about NASA." Meanwhile, NASA is spending $500 million in six months on a <a href="http://www.onlinespacenews.com/2010/12/government-1-common-sense-0.html">program that no longer exists</a>.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-70693666892095880852010-12-30T12:50:00.002-06:002010-12-30T13:06:51.227-06:00First Android in SpaceIn February, NASA hopes to launch <a href="http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_16961384?nclick_check=1">Robonaut 2</a> to the International Space Station. R2 (who could resist) is humanoid from the chest up.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-53389046495420643492010-12-30T12:46:00.003-06:002010-12-30T12:49:50.574-06:00How to Colonize Mars<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Joel Levine, a researcher at NASA Langley has just published a book called T<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Human-Mission-Mars-Colonizing-Planet/dp/0982955235/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287364920&sr=1-3">he Human Mission to Mars: Colonizing the Red Planet</a>. I haven't read it yet, but as soon as I can get it I will post a review. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Fox has a <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/12/30/nasa-scientist-publishes-colonizing-red-planet-guide/?test=faces">overview</a>. </span></div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-81331585496726146572010-12-29T14:30:00.002-06:002010-12-29T14:32:26.632-06:00There are no words for how stupid this is...I can't even bring myself to comment on how dumb this is.<div><br /><a href="http://www.transterrestrial.com/?p=31381">How Many NASA Engineers…</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"You are so dumb, really dumb, for real"</div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-67012630577654972482010-12-29T14:15:00.002-06:002010-12-29T14:21:08.959-06:00Government 1 Common Sense 0Due to the insanity that is the United States Federal Government, The Constellation program has been cut but NASA is still <b>forced </b>by congress to <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/12/29/nasa-spending-half-billion-dollars-canceled-ares-rocket/">spend $500 million on the dead Ares 1 rocket</a> through March. <div><br /></div><div>From Fox News:</div><div><br /><blockquote>Constellation is the umbrella program that includes the Ares I, the rocket NASA has been building to replace the space shuttle as means of transport to and from the International Space Station, as well as other spacecraft that would have been capable of performing a variety of missions. President Obama cancelled Constellation last year, but thanks to congressional delays and inaction, the program simply won't die -- and it's costing big bucks.</blockquote><br />This is mostly related to the fact that congress can't get a budget passed. Hopefully the next congress can get something together. In a world of deficit hawks and tea parties, however, this seems insane. This is why the government shouldn't be doing so much, they suck at most things. <br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-3158501638819480822010-12-29T10:56:00.002-06:002010-12-29T11:30:08.220-06:00Top Space News of 2010Clark Lindsey has his list of the top space related news of <a href="http://www.hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=26104">2010</a>.<div><br /></div><div>This is my top three. It is completely based on my own (rational) self-interest. In other words, things that I believe help get my wife and I into space. </div><div><br />3. <a href="http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/">Bigelow Aerospace</a> signed a deal with Boeing (of all people) to launch space stations into orbit. Apparently, six countries are interested in<a href="http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/private-space-station-first-clients-101019.html"> leasing their very own space station</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>2. Scaled Composites/Virgin Galactic had a <a href="http://www.virgingalactic.com/news/item/vss-enterprise-completes-first-manned-glide-flight/">successful glide test</a> of VSS Enterprise and Eve.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. It is hard to argue that <a href="http://www.spacex.com/">SpaceX </a>had the best year of any new-space company. They closed it out with a successful <a href="http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20101208">launch and re-entry of the Dragon capsule</a> carrying a <a href="http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20101209">wheel of cheese</a> on December 8. They also signed the <a href="http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20100616">largest commercial launch contract in history</a> with Iridium.</div><div><br /></div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-27518727213746026932009-12-22T08:33:00.002-06:002009-12-22T08:36:14.522-06:00NASA Jumps into GamingApparently NASA is working on a <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3177417">massively multiplayer online game</a> called Astronaut: Mars, Moon, and Beyond. A demo is avalible at their <a href="http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/mmo/index.php">website</a>.<br /><div></div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-58810461330307248372009-12-22T08:27:00.002-06:002009-12-22T08:30:38.627-06:00Top Stories of 2009Alan Boyle at MSNBC reviews the<a href="http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/12/21/2157981.aspx"> top space stories of 2009</a> and allows you to <a href="http://technology-science.newsvine.com/_question/2009/12/21/3659750-what-was-the-top-space-story-of-2009">vote for your favorite</a>.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-57535049437284591212009-12-21T09:15:00.003-06:002009-12-21T09:17:55.083-06:00Soyuz Launches for ChristmasThe<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ikuDNRgZZT7naYDJdZZ7kdEsDJjQD9CN9QK00"> Russian Soyuz rocket launched</a> American, Russian, and Japanese astronauts into space yesterday. These three new astronauts will spend Christmas on the International Space Station joining American Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-62498710397127755482009-12-21T09:11:00.003-06:002009-12-21T09:13:22.432-06:00NASA Should Learn from Silicon Valley and RussiaFormer astronaut Edward Lu says NASA should <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/opinion/21lu.html?_r=1">take a lesson from Silicon Valley and Russia</a> and build smaller highly reliable rockets, like the Soyuz, and launch them as fast as new ideas in the technology world.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-80211733932909328472009-12-21T09:04:00.002-06:002009-12-21T09:09:05.151-06:00EU has lots of Plans, but Little MoneyThe European Union has plans for a Mars sample return mission and manned launches over the next decade. However, it is difficult to see how they are going to<a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/20/european-union-space-business-lisbon-oxford.html"> increase the spending</a> on space the required 50% given the current budget deficits in Europe.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-11830279317703399372009-12-21T08:54:00.002-06:002009-12-21T09:04:46.405-06:00World Waits on US PlanAccording to John Kelly, the rest of the World is talking a good talk about space, but in reality they are <a href="http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091221/NEWS02/91221002/1006/news01/World+awaits+U.S.+decision+on+space+exploration+s+future">waiting on the US</a>, and more specifically the Obama administration, to decide what we are going to do in space over the next ten years.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-24097984393367071842009-12-21T08:44:00.003-06:002009-12-21T08:54:36.318-06:00Obama Pushes Private Space FerriesThe Obama administration, in one of its few nods to private industry, is asking NASA to f<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126135372896199409.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories">und private companies on the order of $3.5 billion</a> to develop private transport to orbit. It is rumored that they may add $1 billion to NASA's budget begging in October of 2010. <div><br /></div><div>This is good news to companies like <a href="http://www.spacex.com/">SpaceX</a>, who are already set to receive $1.6 billion to develop and test their Falcon 9 rocket under the COTS program. </div><div><br /></div><div>They are also, not surprisingly, seeking international support in developing rockets to land on the Moon and Mars. </div><div><br /></div><div>Like the old Vulcan proverb, Only Nixon can go to China...</div>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-49004039678191087092009-05-07T16:05:00.002-05:002009-05-07T16:08:30.019-05:00Virgin Galactic wants to Branch OutVirgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn says that space tourism is <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNewsMolt/idUKTRE54639Q20090507">just the beginning</a>. He sees Virgin Galactic moving into space science, servicing space server farms and replacing long-haul flights.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-4689370122289608062009-05-07T16:01:00.003-05:002009-05-07T16:02:43.991-05:00Peter Diamandis at Arizona Science CenterIf you are in Phoenix next month...<br /><br /><br />PHOENIX, AZ -- 05/06/09 -- The MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Enterprise Forum of Phoenix will host an extraordinary event, Rewarding Breakthrough Innovation, on June 4, 2009, at the Arizona Science Center where Arizona business leaders and community members will meet the key figure in the development of the personal spaceflight industry, Dr. Peter H. Diamandis. He will be sharing his experiences, vision and passion for having created many space-related businesses and organizations including the X PRIZE Foundation, the Rocket Racing League, Zero Gravity Corporation, Singularity University and Space Adventures, Ltd.<br /><br />The evening experience includes a direct conversation with Dr. Diamandis exploring how Arizona can participate and contribute on a global scale by advancing opportunity through science, education, technology and entrepreneurism. The presentation by Dr. Diamandis will highlight the X PRIZE Foundation, where money is rewarded to directly fund research in areas of exploration in space and underwater, life sciences, energy and environment, education and global development to benefit humanity. He will share how to get involved and even compete for the million dollar prizes like the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE awarded in 2004 to Mojave Aerospace Ventures for the world's first private spaceflight on SpaceShipOne.<br /><br />He will also incorporate highlights of his vision and role as the Vice Chancellor and Chairman of Singularity University, a revolutionary education program that focuses on inspiring leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity's grand challenges. Registration is required.<br /><br />"The exciting event is part of the continuing series presented by the MIT Club of Phoenix, now the newly formed MIT Enterprise Forum of Phoenix, with a mission of fostering entrepreneurship and exploring innovation with unique access to leaders and pioneers in areas of business, technology and science," said Armando Viteri, chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix. "We are privileged to have Dr. Peter Diamandis share his experiences and encourage us to use imagination and change the way we see ourselves on this planet."<br /><br />Seating is limited and registration is required. Attendees will have a chance to personally greet Dr. Diamandis in an open networking session beginning at 5:00 PM. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. The live presentation will start at 6:00 PM and opportunities for question and answer will be 7:30 to 8:00 PM.<br /><br />To register for the event, visit http://tinyurl.com/c6vs7b or call 602-640-9005. Members of the MIT Enterprise Forum, MIT Club of Phoenix, Arizona Science Center and All-Ivy Council of Phoenix members pay $50 by pre-registering and all other pre-registrants pay $60 to attend. If seating is available, the cost on the day of the event is $75. MIT students and their parents attend for $40. Arizona Science Center is located at 600 East Washington Street Phoenix at Heritage and Science Park in Copper Square. Registration for the event is open through midnight June 2, 2009. Corporate sponsors include Osborn Maledon, Stearns Financial Services, Arizona Science Center and Advisory Board Architects.<br /><br />MIT Enterprise Forum of Phoenix -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of Phoenix is a chapter for the MIT Enterprise Forum, The Global Entrepreneurial Network. Formerly the MIT Club of Phoenix, a chapter of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Alumni Association, the new MIT Enterprise Forum of Phoenix is dedicated helping technology entrepreneurs with direct access to experienced and successful CEOs through a series of coaching panel events of local business experts. MIT Enterprise Forum of Phoenix brings together local, national and even global leaders and entrepreneurs from real companies discussing real issues, providing everyone a front row seat to behind-the-scenes success. The organization has the mission to enhance the value of the MIT degree, build community, and celebrate shared experiences.<br /><br /><br />Media Contact:<br />Jamie Glass<br />Email Contact<br />602-369-5537Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-54638622750293493762009-05-07T15:53:00.002-05:002009-05-07T15:55:29.149-05:002010 NASA Budget Request ReleasedThe <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/344612main_Agency_Summary_Final_updates_5_6_09_R2.pdf">2010 NASA Budget Request </a>has been released. For more information check out NASA's <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/news/budget/index.html">budget site</a>. RLV and Space Transport News has <a href="http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index.php?blogid=1">comments </a>specific to COTS.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-21180859786849233072009-05-07T15:51:00.001-05:002009-05-07T15:52:51.562-05:00White House Statement on NASA ReviewThe White House has released a <a href="http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/press_release_files/NASA%20Review.pdf">statement </a>on the study they are currently undergoing on the Ares program.Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-15086991137013845982009-05-07T08:38:00.002-05:002009-05-07T08:41:17.486-05:00Masten Space B-750 Engine Test Video<a href="http://www.masten-space.com/">Masten Space </a>has released a video of their B-750 engine test. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X93fF8mQiT4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X93fF8mQiT4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-51049223105834131192009-05-07T08:31:00.002-05:002009-05-07T08:36:00.454-05:00May 11 Shuttle Launch in HDNASA will begin broadcasting in high definition (HD) from the Kennedy Space Center Friday at Noon (EDT). It will continue through the weekend. On Monday, at 8:30 AM EDT, it will begin launch coverage. The Shuttle Atlantis should liftoff at 2:01pm EDT. <br /><br /><p>NASA streaming and schedules are at:</p><p><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/ntv">http://www.nasa.gov/ntv</a></p>Dan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.com0