2013 Year in review: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/12/year-in-review-part-i-unmanned-probes-2013/ http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/12/yir-part-ii-lunar-saturnian-exploration-attention/ http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/12/yir-part-iii-mars-exploration-elite-club/ http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/12/yir-part-iv-exoplanet-exploration-capabilities/
Article about launch services provider Sea Launch: A Heavyweight Battle: How Sea Launch Plans to Stay Afloat With SpaceX in its Waters - Via Satellite
A nice summary of Bigelow's plans for inflatable space stations: Bigelow offers NASA, others inflatable space stations at reasonable rates - Houston Space news | Examiner.com Also, anyone heard of this crazy Canadian? Complete with videos. Guy builds a *real* space cannon to (cheaply) send satellites into orbit... from his backyard | VentureBeat | Science | by Tom Cheredar
More info on Lunar Catalyst: Nasa turns to private companies to exploit the moons resources | South China Morning Post
Will SpaceX Super Rocket Kill NASA's 'Rocket to Nowhere'? | Private Companies Building Faster, Better, Cheaper Rockets | Space.com
Right. The answer to innovation and free market capitalism is clearly government subsidies. If you can't compete on a level playing field, simply tilt the field. That'll move the economy forward towards growth and efficiency. Yep.
The Europeans invested some €500m in a (Russian) Soyuz launch pad in Guiana. Next move by the Russians was to increase cost of every Soyuz vehicle delivered to Guiana. I mean how silly can these Eurocrats be? :cursing:
[OT]Seriously, the series just came out today and You're already at episode 7 though no more spoilers please
Haha, yeah, the wife and I took off today to stay home and have a marathon. Oh sorry, didnt mean to spoil that, was just excited. Hahaha. No more from me...
Lots of interesting information on some of the more important experiments that have happened on the ISS: Space News: Ten more years for the International Space Station
For those that are interested, here's a more detailed summary: Part 1: Affordable habitats means more Buck Rogers for less money says Bigelow | NASASpaceFlight.com Part 2: Bigelow: Moon Property rights would help create a lunar industry | NASASpaceFlight.com
Another fly in the ointment for Arianespace: http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Lighter_engines_a_headache_for_satellite_launcher_Ariane_999.html
Todays Space Headlines: Russia Ready to Unveil New Rocket : Discovery News SES Positioned To Overtake Intelsat in Revenue | SpaceNews.com Powerful New Next-Gen US/Japan GPM Satellite to Revolutionize Global Precipitation Observations and Climate Science Research
Has SpaceX shown any interest in the Lunar Catalyst initiative? I've heard no plans whatsoever from them regarding landing on the moon. Seems like the Grasshopper program and their expertise with landing legs on rockets would give them an advantage if they ever wanted to try a moon landing. Of course having enough fuel to fly back and forth from the moon with multiple takeoffs and landings would be tricky. I wonder if they can use electric propulsion in space like the newer satellites do? Just use the liquid propellants for take offs and landings to escape gravitational pull.