Spaceflight

Spaceflight is hard, and any design seeking three 9's reliability (or more) will face issues like this, including SpaceX and everyone else, but

Another Launch Delay for STS-119 - NASA Watch 2009

Spaceflight is a high risk venture and 2-4% of rocket launches fail.

Washington Post Poll on Space Spending - NASA Watch 2009

Spaceflight is as much about Inspiration as it is about Exploration.

Why Some Say the Moon? - NASA Watch 2009

I will continue to enjoy his excellent writing and reporting in Spaceflight Now.

Sad Day for Aviation Week Readers - NASA Watch 2008

Training Backups for Spaceflight is the next entry in this blog.

Today's Video: Space Diving - NASA Watch 2007

I've also just started looking through Spaceflight by Giles Sparrow (I love these BIG astronomy books).

Simple Meme: What Book Are You Reading Now? 2010

Worlds in a Grain of Sand looks at Exploration vs. Scientific Modes of Spaceflight: "I came across a realization about the space program that I hadn't realized or considered before - the current Space program will never, ever be as successful as the Mercury - Apollo era, for one simple reason - there is no certain, end all goal for the current plans for space travel."

June 2009 2009

Through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program SSEP, a STEM education initiative designed to engage students and their teachers in science, classrooms around the United States were challenged to design real experiments to fly in low orbit -- first on the Space Shuttle's final flight, and then on the International Space Station.

Student Experiments Aboard The Space Shuttle Endeavour The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

The "flight marks another key milestone toward opening the space frontier for private individuals, researchers and explorers," John Gedmark, executive director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, said in a statement.

Rocket makes glide flight in next step toward space tourism Associated Press 2010

Worlds in a Grain of Sand looks at Exploration vs. Scientific Modes of Spaceflight: "I came across a realization about the space program that I hadn't realized or considered before - the current Space program will never, ever be as successful as the Mercury - Apollo era, for one simple reason - there is no certain, end all goal for the current plans for space travel."

SF Tidbits for 6/11/09 2009