Fri, Dec 13, 2013
ATK Achieves 'Significant Milestone' As Booster Integrator
NASA and ATK have successfully completed two key avionics tests for the solid rocket boosters for the space agency's new heavy lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). The avionics tests, called hot fires, operate the booster's thrust vector control (TVC) system as if the booster were actually launching the SLS on a mission. The tests were conducted at ATK's Promontory, Utah, facility.
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Fri, Dec 13, 2013
Forty Students From Around The Country Receive Education Awards
NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has awarded fellowships and scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year to 40 graduate and undergraduate students from across the United States to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines.
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Thu, Dec 12, 2013
Finally! Someone (Besides ANN) Is Ready To Face LSA Reality
At the Redbird Migration 2013 meeting, EAA Chairman of the Board, Jack Pelton took questions from many of the attendees during his forum presentation. One question asked was (yes, by ANN); is it time for the FAA to revamp the light sport aircraft certification regulations? Pelton’s short answer to that question was yes; changes need to be made.
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Thu, Dec 12, 2013
Offers Insights For Possible Human Exploration
NASA's Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars' past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions. In a little more than a year on the Red Planet, the mobile Mars Science Laboratory has determined the age of a Martian rock, found evidence the planet could have sustained microbial life, taken the first readings of radiation on the surface, and shown how natural erosion could reveal the building blocks of life.
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Thu, Dec 12, 2013
Says He Wants To Preserve His Dream To Fly In Space
A Colorado first-grader has dreams of being an astronaut, as do likely many youngsters in the nation. But six-year-old Connor Johnson of Denver, under the advisement of his parents, is doing more than dreaming.
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Thu, Dec 12, 2013
Named Director of Flight Crew Operations For The Near-Space Tourism Company
Former astronaut Mark Kelly has been named Director of Flight Crew Operations at World View Enterprises. A retired U.S. Navy test pilot and Space Shuttle Commander, Kelly will play a central role in the start-up commercial space business, which began taking reservations Monday for its "accessible, affordable" trips to the edge of space via high-altitude balloon.
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