by michael doornbos
I’ve spent the last few days reading the Omni Magazines from 1978 and 1979. All of them in fact. I’m struck by something: we’re still talking about most of these same ideas as things for the future…
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Commentary
Now Launching: Paradigm Shift for Space Flight
by michael belfiore Innovation takes many forms. Sometimes it’s a new technology that introduces a
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Should Safety Be The Top Priority?
by jonathan goff One of the things that really strikes you about all the conversations
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Rick Tumlinson – “Why Space?” Part II
by rick tumlinson I was asked by a friend last week why I am focused
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Taking Flight To The Future On A Wing And A Prayer
by mark stewart Some lectures are standing room only at the British Interplanetary Society and
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An Open Letter To Space Activists From The Space Frontier Foundation
by will watson As you know, the President’s budget for NASA was released last month,
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Misunderstanding Safety
by edward v. wright 2012 promises to be a pivotal year for human spaceflight. Virgin
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Rick Tumlinson – “Why Space?” Part I
by rick tumlinson I thought I might step away from the moment by moment politics
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The Difference Between Boeing And SpaceX
by michael belfiore At a Southern California YPO meeting in February, I moderated a discussion between Virgin
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What The Heck Is A ‘Space Launch Vehicle’?
by andrew rush Way back on July 15, 2009, Blue Origin filed a provisional utility
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Newt Gingrich’s Moon Base Is NOT A Loony Idea
by jack burns During last week’s Florida primary campaign, presidential candidate Newt Gingrich proposed that
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Orbit
Miles O’Brien Reports: SpaceX Readies for Launch – Showdown Over Dragon Capsule Seat
On a PBS NewsHour broadcast, Science Correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the upcoming SpaceX flight.
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Planetary
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
PASADENA, Calif. — Observations from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the
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News
NASA Langley’s SCIFLI Team To Take Images Of SpaceX COTS2 Launch
HAMPTON, Va. — A team from NASA’s Langley Research Center will have its eyes, cameras
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News
Ball Aerospace Submits Solar Electric Propulsion Concept to NASA
BOULDER, Colo. — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has submitted its mission concept study to
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Video
Moonandback Interview with Ben Brockert, part 2 – Future Plans
At the recent Space Access Conference in Phoenix, Ben Brockert continues his interview talking about
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News
Robonaut 2, the Legless Patent Dynamo
by andrew rush Even though it doesn’t have any legs (yet), Robonaut 2 is
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Sub orbit
XCOR Aerospace Announces Lynx Suborbital Flight Winner
MOJAVE, Calif. — XCOR Aerospace today announced the grand prize winner of a trip aboard
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News
Elton John, ‘The Rocket Man’, Greets the ‘Rocket Men’ (Video)
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Continuing the celebration of André Kuipers’ music in space, British rock
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Environment
Our Weather Forecasting About To Get A Whole Lot Better
GREENBELT, Md. — NASA has completed commissioning of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (NPP),
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Video
Moonandback Interview with Ben Brockert, part 1 – The STIG Rocket
Ben Brockert, an Engineer for Armadillo Aerospace, talks with MM about the developement and experience
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Orbit
Expedition 31 Trio Blasts Off for International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba, Russian Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight
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Video
Moonandback Interview with David Masten, part 2 – Opportunities & Updates
Dave Masten talks with MM about his belief that NASA should take ownership of the
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Commentary
The Real Story Behind the “Manned” Space Program
by edward wright All organizations that have enduring for any length of time have
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Thursday 17 May 2012