To the Moon Alice! with Golden Spike
Yesterday, the Golden Spike Company presented its plan for a return to the Moon beginning perhaps as early as the end of this decade. The technical aspects of the plan, and that’s all it really is at...
View ArticleGolden Spike Taps Northrop Grumman to Refine Lunar Lander Concepts
Mooncat?Credit: Golden Spike Source: space.com The Golden Spike Company announced last week that it has selected Northrop Grumman to conduct a design trade for the lunar lander which would be required...
View ArticleNASA / Bigelow Press Conference Reveals Interesting Details
Robert Bigelow and Lori GarverCredit: NASA At a press conference held in Bigelow Aerospace headquarters, NASA Deputy administrator Lori Garver and Bigelow founder and chairman Robert Bigelow formally...
View ArticleRobotic Refueling Mission Recap
Fueling the New Fronier?Credit : NASA NASA recently completed a significant technology development exercise outside the International Space Station, its Robotic Refueling Mission, which used the...
View ArticleGolden Spike Launches Crowdsourcing Campaign
Now Taking DonationsCredit: Golden Spike Co. Golden Spike Company, the recently announced venture which is seeking to conduct commercial trips to the lunar surface using mostly established technology,...
View ArticleA Summer Storm Coming : SLS and Commercial Crew
A Storm is Coming If two recent stories are any indication, the ongoing budget battle between supporters of NASA’s heavy lift Space Launch System and the Commercial Crew program is about to enter a new...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman Presents Lunar Lander Concept for Golden Spike
“Pumpkin” LanderCredit : Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman News Release Photo Release — Northrop Grumman Completes Lunar Lander Study for Golden Spike Company Study Identifies a New Minimalist Ascent...
View ArticleExploring NASA’s Agreement with Bigelow
The Start of Something BigCredit : Bigelow / NBC News On Thursday, May 23 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, NASA Associate Administrator Bill Gerstenmaier and Bigelow Aerospace founder and president Robert Bigelow...
View ArticlePlanetary Resources Kickstarter Campaign Takes Off
In what is already turning out to be one of the more fascinating space oriented crowdsourcing efforts yet seen, Planetary Resources introduced what amounts to a public access prototype of its planned...
View ArticleAs Orion Rolls Out, Scientific American Questons NASA’s Asteroid Redirect...
After a delay of 24 hours due to bad weather, NASA is preparing to move the Orion spacecraft mounted aboard a Delta Heavy rocket to SLC-37 this evening. The launch, which will test Orion’s heat shield...
View ArticleMoon Express and Changing the Debate Over NASA’s Priorities
Setting Up Shop / Image Credit Moon Express Florida Today reports that Moon Express has signed a deal with Space Florida for partial use of historic Launch Complex 36 in order to test engines and...
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