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August 27, 2013

Gone West: NASA's Robert Kraemer

Former Director Of Planetary Exploration Was Also A Rocket Scientist

NASA's former Director of Planetary Exploration Robert S. Kraemer passed away August 20 at an assisted living center in Catonsville, MD. The 84-year-old Kraemer had fallen at his home two months ago, and the cause of death was listed as complications stemming from that fall.

Will Give Students The Opportunity To Interact With, And Be Mentored By, NASA Langley Researchers

NASA Langley Research Center and the Governor's School for Science and Technology (GSST) have signed a space act agreement providing gifted students the opportunity for hands-on experience and guidance in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with the goal of inspiring future explorers, scientists and engineers.

Also: Dream Chaser, Piper AD, ECi NPRM, F-35, Gone West: Gordon Fullerton, Al Taddeo

The first 787-9 Dreamliner rolled out of Boeing's Everett, Washington factory and onto the flight line Saturday. Teams are now readying it, the second in the 787 family, for flight tests later this summer. One of the World's oldest and most prestigious aviation events got underway this weekend with the launch of the 57th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett long distance gas balloon race in Nancy, France. 18 teams from 10 nations are competing in the event where the winner is the balloon team that flies the farthest in straight line distance. The FAA had planned to charge organizers for the Copperstate Fly-in for air traffic control services, but they decided they’d go with plan “B&rdqu

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Ex-Im Bank Approves $105.4 Million Loan To Finance SpaceX Launch

Third Transaction In Support Of A SpaceX Deliverable

Continuing its support of the space industry in America, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $105.4 million loan to Space Communication Ltd. of Ramat Gan, Israel, to finance the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launch of the Amos-6 communications satellite, the purchase of American made-solar arrays, and insurance brokered by Marsh USA (Marsh).