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September 27, 2012

FAA Awards Nearly $500,000 To Strengthen Commercial Space Activities

Grants Go To Projects In California, Colorado, Hawaii

The FAA has awarded nearly $500,000 in new Space Transportation Infrastructure matching grants to three projects located in California, Colorado and Hawaii that will help develop and expand commercial space transportation infrastructure.

Will Be Beamed To The Station During Showing At KSC On October 13

When the movie 'Forbidden Planet' is shown at Kennedy Space Center on October 13, it will also be beamed up to the ISS for viewing by the station's crew.

Challenge Issued By Geneva-Based Air Transport Action Group

The Canadian Government has been urged to boost investment in green aerospace research and development by Paul Steele, Executive Director of the Geneva-based Air Transport Action Group, a global association representing the commercial aviation industry on sustainability issues.

Commercially Developed Atlas V, Delta IV Have Delivered More Than 50 Critical Payloads With 100 Percent Mission Success

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is commemorating a decade of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) missions, in which the Atlas V and Delta IV successfully delivered more than 50 critical capabilities to orbit for the U.S. Air Force, National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and commercial users around the world.

Rotax Is NOT The Only Player In Sport Aviation Propulsion

Ya gotta hand to Viking... in an industry so VERY well dominated by Rotax, it takes some serious talent and extraordinary fortitude to take them on... But Viking Aircraft Engines has done so... and is making serious headway. While there is a lot to recommend the concept, it is not lost on most sport aviation customers that a Viking Engine can cost as little as half of the price of a comparable Rotax LSA engine. Hence, the little engine that could is quickly becoming popular in the OEM market for many of the most popular aircraft, gyro and powered parachute companies.

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Eight Science Experiments Will Get Free Ride To ISS

Space Florida Sponsoring A Contest That Will Make It Possible

Space Florida, the State’s spaceport authority and aerospace economic development organization, and NanoRacks, LLC, have announced a partnership to host the Space Florida International Space Station (ISS) Research Competition.