Two spacecraft designed and built by university students in
Kentucky and California, which are not much bigger than a child's
toy building block, will fly in space for a short period this month
to gather information that may be applied to future small Earth
orbiting space vehicles.
More than 100 student teams from around the globe will drive
their specially crafted lunar rovers through a challenging course
of rugged, moon-like terrain at NASA's 17th annual Great Moonbuggy
Race in Huntsville, AL, April 9-10.
Conventional Take Off and Landing Engine Is Cleared For Use in
F-35
Pratt & Whitney has achieved initial service release (ISR)
for the conventional take off and landing/carrier variant (CTOL/CV)
F135 engine, marking another major milestone as the engine is
cleared for operational use in the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth
fighter.
Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) Monitored
Operations At Cape Canaveral
Thursday, March 4, 2010 marked a significant milestone in FAA
efforts overseeing the safety of the nation's commercial space
transportation industry with the 201st FAA-licensed commercial
rocket launch.
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