Dateline August 17, 2006, Space News from the Internet

• NASA approved an August 27 launch for Atlantis.
• Videos on the development of the Ares I and V.
• SpaceDEV continues to increase their revenue.
• The RAND report questions the merger of Boeing and Delta's launch systems to form the ULA.
• Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson is running for the Washington State Senate seat. He has a blog on space colonization.
• The MOON Resort and Real Estate development project will be exhibited at the X-Prize Cup in New Mexico this year.
• Voyager is now 100 AUs out.