by Dave Dressler | Feb 2, 2022 | NASA, Space Medicine
Dr. John B. Charles, age 66 and a recent member of the Board of Directors of the National Space Society, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2022 with his wife Kathy at his side, following a two-year debilitating illness. John was born on March 29th, 1955 in...
by Dave Fischer | Jun 4, 2011 | Commercial Spaceflight, ISDC, Space Policy, Space Settlement
Presentations from the 2011 NSS International Space Development Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. Jeff Greason, President of XCOR Aerospace. Keynote Address at the Awards Banquet: A Settlement Strategy for NASA. This talk is widely regarded as a major statement in...
by Dave Fischer | May 16, 2011 | International Space Station, NASA, Space Shuttle
Launch Image Credit: NASA TV The Space Shuttle Endeavour began its final mission to the International space station with a perfect launch at 1256 UTC this morning.
by Dave Fischer | Apr 29, 2011 | International Space Station, NASA, Space, Space Shuttle
Endeavour at T-Minus 6 Hours Image Credit: NASA TV The launch of Endeavour was scrubbed today due to a failed heater in the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) of the Shuttle. It looks like there are multiple failures on APU1. The Load Control Assembly appears to be the...
by Dave Fischer | Feb 21, 2011 | International Space Station, NASA, Russian Space Agency
Image Credit: NASA With the extension of the lifetime of the International Space Station to 2020, and perhaps beyond, the maintenance and resupply of the station becomes critical. This is the third in a series examining the international effort to maintain a robust...