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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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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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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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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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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$1.5 Million Purse at Stake in June Robot Competition
WORCESTER, Mass. — Autonomous robots created by 11 teams of engineers from across the country
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Streaking Athena Rocket ‘Sparked’ Calls | This Week In Space History
by michael shinabery An Athena that “streaked” across New Mexico on May 12, 1966, lit
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Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving
MOJAVE, Calif. — Team members of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission took a test rover
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Virgin Galactic and Virgin Unite Team for STEM Scholarship Program
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Virgin Galactic, the world’s first spaceline, and the Virgin Group’s not-for-profit
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Performs Launch Dress Rehearsal
See Video of the Successful Static Fire Test Below the Break. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
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Vanguard Failures Exacerbate American Setbacks | This Week In Space History
by michael shinabery Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part story. The “final
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Commentary
Getting to Where We’re Going Means Something New
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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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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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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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