Dateline May 1, 2006, Space News from the Internet

• Space Review is out:
• Eric Hedman talks about a different way to implement the VSE
• Sam Dinkin gets more publicity for Spaceshot.com (not that I blame him...)
• Dwayne A. Day debunks the $1 million space pen myth
• Taylor Dinerman bios the new man at Ames, Pete Worden.
• Jeff Foust wraps it up with a discussion of the Space Frontier Foundations Teachers in Space program.
• Dennis Wingo discusses Dr Marburger's recent speech and the economics of space exploration. (Dennis received his degree from UAH, where I am currently pursuing my PhD. Small world and all that -djs) Jeff Foust comments.
• NASA's Exploration Workshop ended Friday. ComSpace has some presentations.
• New Horizons has reached the 100 day mark and is out past Mars
• Burt Rutan tells some kids in Mojave about SS2 and how he doesn't want to live in New Mexico
• NASA is going to launch with the Shuttle ET as is. MSFC doesn't think that is a good idea.
• Eileen Collins is retiring from NASA
• The NY Times is upset about Congressional pork and NASA
• ISDC 2006 starts on May 4. I wish I could go, but my kids are starting school this week and My son's birthday is in the middle of the conference. I will be at next years ISDC, though.
• Director Griffin is suddenly gung-ho on the COTS program. I just can't figure him out.
• The May NewSpace News is out.
• The People's Daily reports that China and the US may cooperate on lunar probes.
• John Strickland, Jr. puts his two cents in on the VSE

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