by rand simberg
On its last trip to the International Space Station (ISS), the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lost an engine in ascent, losing a little performance but achieving orbit anyway. On Friday’s flight more »
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News
Space Access ’13 Conference Info & Agenda
04 March 2013
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Less than six weeks till the next Space Access Conference, April 11-13 in Phoenix Arizona.
See registration info and links, conference agenda and speaker confirmations below the break. more »
Governmental policy decisions will affect the cost and access to space for private travel. - Image credit: Nick Kaloterakis
News
Five Days Left to Fund Vital Book on Human Spaceflight Safety
30 November 2012
by clark lindsey
The crowd-funding campaign to support publishing Rand Simberg’s book on spaceflight safety policy “Safe Is Not An Option: Our Futile Obsession In Spaceflight”, has gotten two thirds of the way to its goal. It needs your help! more »
Private space property rights will be necessary in order for companies to make a profit and settlement to occur. - Image credit: NASA/MM
News
Property Rights in Space, Part 1 of 2: No Space Police Needed
20 August 2012
by andrew rush
Vestigial intellectual property rights in space exist, but what about general property rights in space? more »
Orbit
Rand Simberg’s “Space Policy Explained: Part 6
22 June 2012
Rand Simberg’s witty, acerbic video series “Space Policy Explained” has a new chapter.
Commentary
Intellectual Property Rights and Lunar Land Grants
11 April 2012
by andrew rush
Recently, the Web (or at least the space-oriented part) has been filled with discussions, defenses, and even some dismissals of a proposal by the Space Settlement Institute more »
News
Space Access Conference To Get Underway April 12th
08 March 2012
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Notice has come from the organizer of an update to the program at this year’s Space Access Conference: more »
Video
Moonandback Interview With Rand Simberg, part 2 – An Industry Grows With Many Approaches
08 March 2012
AT NSRC, author and analyst Rand Simberg talks with MM about the current companies involved in building suborbital spacecraft, their differences and their expectations for the coming year, and takes on what he calls our “irrational obsession with spaceflight safety”.
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Video
Moonandback Interview With Rand Simberg, part 1 – Writing About Space
07 March 2012
Rand Simberg talks with MM about ten years of writing on the subjects of space and space policy, about the Competitive Enterprise Institute where he is currently an adjunct scholar, and the growth of the Next Generation Suborbital Researchers conference over its three year history.
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Commentary
What Is Paul Allen’s Venture Really For?
20 December 2011
by rand simberg
While last week’s news about the new privately-funded air-launch system was exciting more »
Commentary
Russia Believes its Own Propaganda
by edward wright
Some things have not changed since the end of the Cold War. Russia is still making the mistake of believing its own propaganda.
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Video
Ben Brockert – 3-D Printing | Moonandback Interview
Able Space Co.’s Ben Brockert discusses 3-D printing’s new capabilities for making rocket engines, inventing
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Video
Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: “The Challenge”
Though tenuous to our mission to bring you ‘real’ spaceflight news, this video commercial by
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Planetary
Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on Mars
Second Drilling is Intended to Confirm Results from First PASADENA, Calif. — The team operating
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Video
Ben Brockert – The Able Space Company | Moonandback Interview
Rocket propulsion engineer Ben Brockert tells us that he has started his own aerospace company.
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Orbit
Dream Chaser Spaceplane Completes Major Safety Review
Sierra Nevada’s Commercial Crew Vehicle Passes NASA Milestone – Free Flight Test Scheduled for Later
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Environment
Biomass Satellite Selected as ESA’s 7th Earth Explorer Mission
by phillip keane The European Space Agency announced on May 7th that the “Biomass” satellite
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Orbit
Next-Gen Air Scrubber Moves On to Final Phase of Testing
Unit Projected for Use in the Orion Spacecraft by lori keith Providing breathable, oxygenated air
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Video
Christopher Carson – Humanity as a Cosmic Phenomena | Moonandback Interview
In the second and last part of his interview, Chris Carson stresses the importance of
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Moon
Northrop Grumman Completes Lunar Lander Study for Golden Spike
Study Identifies New Minimalist Ascent Pod Lander Concept BOULDER, Colo. — The Northrop Grumman Corporation
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News
SpaceX Brings “Grasshopper’s” Flights to Spaceport America
Next Phase of Reusable Rocket’s Testing at New Mexico Spaceport SANTA FE, N.M. -– Governor
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Planetary
Mars One Garners 78,000 Applicants in First Two Weeks
Long Line and Growing for One Way Trip to Mars AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands – Just
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Video
Christopher Carson – Lunarcy: The Movie | Moonandback Interview
Moonandback talks with Christopher Carson, who started a DIY space program called The Luna
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Environment
NASA’s ‘REEL Science Communications’ Video Contest Winners Announced
High School Students Made Videos Communicating NASA Earth Science to Younger Students GREENBELT, Md. —
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Sub orbit
Space a Whole Lot Closer for a Hundred-plus People
Citizen Astronaut and Space Hacker Workshop a Sold-out Success by alvin remmers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
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Video
KLM Airlines Ticket-to-Space Contest Balloon Launches
ABC-TV Network affiliate KXTV-Channel 10, Sacramento, California News Anchor Dale Schornack follows John Powell and
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