• SpaceX tests rocket engines on pad

    Updated: 2012-09-29 22:34:07
    SpaceX says it successfully test-fired the engines on its Falcon 9 rocket today in preparation for Oct. 7's scheduled liftoff of the California-based company's first official cargo delivery to the International Space Station. The static-fire test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Stati hellip;

  • Dr. James (Jim) Vedda, Friday, 9-28-12

    Updated: 2012-09-29 04:44:07
    Dr. James (Jim) Vedda, Friday, 9-28-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1861-BWB-2012-09-28.mp3 Guest:  Dr. James (Jim) Vedda. Topics:  Dr. Vedda’s new book addressing cislunar development rather than destinations.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show [...]

  • High-altitude bioprospecting

    Updated: 2012-09-29 01:06:23
    (Source: Balloon News) Oliver de Payer, speaking from the UK High Altitude Society, describes his work on bioprospecting -- using balloons to search for microorganisms which only inhabit the stratosphere: For more information, visit the project website.

  • Today on New Scientist: 28 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-28 18:00:00
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  • Reaction Engines SABRE Q&A

    Updated: 2012-09-27 19:41:29
    The development team for the Reaction Engines SABRE air-breathing rocket engine, will be answering questions from readers of The Engineer magazine:- The Engineer Q&A: SABRE The team from REL will also be presenting at the IAC Conference in Naples next week: IAC 2012 website

  • Bloodhound SSC video, updates

    Updated: 2012-09-27 19:32:31
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  • First operational SpaceShipTwo flights from Spaceport America expected Feb 2014

    Updated: 2012-09-27 19:23:29
    Officials from Spaceport America in New Mexico expect that Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo will make its first operational flights from the commercial spaceport in February 2014. Sir Richard Branson and his family will be on the first operational flight of the suborbital passenger spaceplane. New Mexico Expects First Operational SpaceShipTwo Flights in February 2014 -- Parabolic Arc

  • Today on New Scientist: 27 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-27 18:00:00
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  • Navigating the Seas of Titan

    Updated: 2012-09-27 16:52:34
    Home About SpaceRef NASA Watch OnOrbit Commercial Space Watch SpaceRef Canada SpaceRef Europe SpaceRef Asia Astrobiology Loading Missions Space Station Calendar News Archives Space Weather Space Quarterly Magazine Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Navigating the Seas of Titan By Keith Cowing Posted September 27, 2012 12:52 PM View Comments NASA Rivers and Seas on Titan Humanity has landed a rover on Mars . Now , say scientists , it's time to land a boat on Titan . This outlandish scenario could become reality , according to engineers presenting their proposals at the European Planetary Science Congress on 27 . September Titan , Saturn's largest moon , is one of the most Earth-like bodies in the solar system . With a thick atmosphere , a diameter between

  • Singer Sarah Brightman Headed to Orbit?

    Updated: 2012-09-27 05:00:20
    Singer Sarah Brightman, already in line for a ride on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, seems to have higher aspirations.

  • Sarah Brightman: "Groundbreaking announcement" on Oct 10th

    Updated: 2012-09-26 23:06:42
    Sarah Brightman is expected to announce her plans for a commercial flight to the International Space Station, at a press event in Moscow on October 10th. Details will be released on her YouTube channel. She has also redesigned her personal website with a space-related theme.

  • RocketMotorTwo hot fire test 17

    Updated: 2012-09-26 22:34:46
    (Source: Scaled Composites) Second RM2 hot fire test this month. Fire:17 Date: 20 Sep 12 Objectives: Seventeenth full scale flight design RM2 hot-fire. Continued evaluation of all systems and components: - Pressurization - Valve/Injector - Fuel formulation and geometry - Nozzle<br / - Structure - Performance Results: All objectives completed. Performed targeted 45 second hot fire as planned. Duration of burn chosen to allow examination of internal geometry.

  • Space Tourism ticket holder no. 521

    Updated: 2012-09-26 22:28:07
    An interview with Glenys Ambe, fashion retailer from Brisbane, Australia, and ticket holder no. 521 on Virgin Galactic: Space Tourists: Ticket holder no. 521 -- Virgin Travel

  • UKube-1 to be launched on Russian rocket

    Updated: 2012-09-26 22:22:47
    The UK Space Agency's first Cubesat mission, UKube-1, is to be launched on a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket from Baikonur in March 2013: UK’s First CubeSat to Ride Russian Rocket -- Parabolic Arc

  • Odysseus: ESA space competition for schools

    Updated: 2012-09-26 22:18:42
    ESA announces 'Odysseus', a competition for school students aged 14-18 living in the European Union. Teams of 2 to 5 members must develop a space exploration themed digital project in one of three subject areas: Solar System, Spaceship, or Co-evolution of life. Odysseus: a space competition for schools -- ESA Education

  • Tiny seahorse spotted in underwater 'Google Street View'

    Updated: 2012-09-26 16:01:00
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  • ATV Undocking Postponed

    Updated: 2012-09-26 15:05:27
    Home About SpaceRef NASA Watch OnOrbit Commercial Space Watch SpaceRef Canada SpaceRef Europe SpaceRef Asia Astrobiology Loading Missions Space Station Calendar News Archives Space Weather Space Quarterly Magazine Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets ATV Undocking Postponed By Keith Cowing Posted September 26, 2012 11:05 AM View Comments ESA ATV Docked With ISS The undocking of ATV-3 from the International Space Station late last night was postponed due to an incorrect command . During operations ATV-3 performed perfectly in line with its pre-defined . measures A new attempt to undock will likely be made on Thursday , pending approval by the board of the Station management team this afternoon . Meanwhile , ATV Edoardo Amaldi is safe and in a dormant mode .

  • Newly spotted comet may outshine the full moon

    Updated: 2012-09-25 21:57:00
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  • Stratospheric Jump Set for October 8

    Updated: 2012-09-25 18:10:17
    Felix Baumgartner and his Red Bull team set a date for the Big Leap.

  • Today on New Scientist: 25 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-25 18:00:00
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  • Poke Einstein's brain with a genius iPad app

    Updated: 2012-09-25 16:42:00
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  • First Two Webb Telescope Flight Mirrors Delivered

    Updated: 2012-09-25 14:26:18
    Home About SpaceRef NASA Watch OnOrbit Commercial Space Watch SpaceRef Canada SpaceRef Europe SpaceRef Asia Astrobiology Loading Missions Space Station Calendar News Archives Space Weather Space Quarterly Magazine Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets First Two Webb Telescope Flight Mirrors Delivered By Keith Cowing Posted September 25, 2012 10:26 AM View Comments NASA Webb telescope's first two flight mirrors The first two of the 18 primary mirrors to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt , . Md The mirrors are going through receiving and inspection and will then be stored in the Goddard cleanroom until engineers are ready to assemble them onto the telescope's backplane structure that will

  • Red Bull Stratos Mission Ready to Go

    Updated: 2012-09-25 14:18:57
    Home About SpaceRef NASA Watch OnOrbit Commercial Space Watch SpaceRef Canada SpaceRef Europe SpaceRef Asia Astrobiology Loading Missions Space Station Calendar News Archives Space Weather Space Quarterly Magazine Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Red Bull Stratos Mission Ready to Go By Keith Cowing Posted September 25, 2012 10:18 AM View Comments Red Bull Stratos Getting Ready All systems are now go for Felix Baumgartner's jump from the edge of space . The Red Bull Stratos space capsule has passed high-altitude simulation testing after it was damaged in July's final practice jump , and a launch date has been set for October 8 in Roswell , New . Mexico The final countdown for Felix Baumgartner's history making jump from the edge of space began on Monday

  • Navy Research Vessel to be Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong

    Updated: 2012-09-24 20:47:58
    Home About SpaceRef NASA Watch OnOrbit Commercial Space Watch SpaceRef Canada SpaceRef Europe SpaceRef Asia Astrobiology Loading Missions Space Station Calendar News Archives Space Weather Space Quarterly Magazine Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Navy Research Vessel to be Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong By Keith Cowing Posted September 24, 2012 4:47 PM View Comments USN R V Neil Armstrong Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the first Armstrong-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research AGOR ship will be named Neil . Armstrong Mabus named the future R V Neil Armstrong AGOR 27 to honor the memory of Neil Armstrong , best known for being the first man to walk on the moon . Armstrong was an aeronautics pioneer and explorer for the

  • Today on New Scientist: 24 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-24 18:00:00
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  • Space News FLORIDA TODAY floridatoday.com

    Updated: 2012-09-24 13:37:47
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  • Dusty Spiral Galaxy NGC 4183

    Updated: 2012-09-24 13:31:49
    Home About SpaceRef NASA Watch OnOrbit Commercial Space Watch SpaceRef Canada SpaceRef Europe SpaceRef Asia Astrobiology Loading Missions Space Station Calendar News Archives Space Weather Space Quarterly Magazine Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto Asteroids Comets Dusty Spiral Galaxy NGC 4183 By Keith Cowing Posted September 24, 2012 9:31 AM View Comments NASA ESA STSCI NGC 4183 The NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided us with another outstanding image of a nearby galaxy . This week , we highlight the galaxy NGC 4183, seen here with a beautiful backdrop of distant galaxies and nearby . stars Located about 55 million light-years from the Sun and spanning about 80,000 light-years , NGC 4183 is a little smaller than the Milky Way . This galaxy , which belongs to the

  • Airborne Engineering enters the limelight

    Updated: 2012-09-22 21:59:07
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  • UKSEDS affiliates to British Interplanetary Society

    Updated: 2012-09-22 21:45:00
    UKSEDS (UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) approved changes to its Constitution on 18 Sept 2012, to affiliate with the British Interplanetary Society. UKSEDS Constitution

  • Brian Mosdell, Friday, 9-21-12

    Updated: 2012-09-22 17:24:13
    Brian Mosdell, Friday, 9-21-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1858-BWB-2012-09-21.mp3 Guest:  Brian Mosdell.   Topics: SpaceX Florida operations with Falcon 9, Dragon, Heavy, and more.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space [...]

  • BBC reports on Hybrid Air Vehicles airship 'breakthrough'

    Updated: 2012-09-21 23:42:32
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  • Bloodhound SSC rocket tests to be livestreamed on 3rd Oct

    Updated: 2012-09-21 23:26:53
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  • Richard Branson talks about commercial spaceflight on CBS

    Updated: 2012-09-21 23:20:34
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  • JBIS papers 1999-2012 now listed on NASA ADS database

    Updated: 2012-09-21 23:14:48
    Papers from the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society from 1999 to Jan 2012 are now listed on the NASA Astrophysics Data System catalogue, see e.g. Hempsell (2010), 'The Interaction between Skylon and the International Space Station. The full text of the papers can be purchased online.

  • California Witnesses the End of an Era and Introduces the Beginning of Another

    Updated: 2012-09-21 22:49:44
    Mojave, CA – Citizens all across the state of California witnessed the breathtaking flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour today with low flybys over Palmdale, Lancaster, Mojave, Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Endeavour’s final resting place will be the California Science Center for permanent display next month. Residents of Mojave and [...]

  • Today on New Scientist: 21 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-21 18:00:48
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  • The 2012 Drought, As Seen From Space

    Updated: 2012-09-21 15:35:18
    NASA's GRACE satellites have been watching our groundwater disappear.

  • Space for sale: Astronauts may decide keepsakes' fates

    Updated: 2012-09-21 00:42:00
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  • Next SpaceX launch set for Oct 7 – this one counts

    Updated: 2012-09-20 23:31:52
    NASA and SpaceX announced Thursday that they have set Oct. 7 as the date of the first-ever, official private resupply mission to the International Space Station, featuring the Dragon capsule. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo spacecraft is set for 8:34 p.m that evening. It follows SpaceX’s successful first-ever space station private [...]

  • The Critical Role of Kotex in the Cuban Missile Crisis

    Updated: 2012-09-20 19:00:34
    One way to keep things secure during low-level spy flights.

  • Today on New Scientist: 20 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-20 18:00:00
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  • The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars,” Wednesday, 9-19-12

    Updated: 2012-09-20 16:00:48
    The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars,” Wednesday, 9-19-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1857-BWB-2012-09-19.mp3 Guests:  John Batchelor, Taylor Dinerman, Dr. David Livingston:  Topics:  Russian rocket, safety and launch problems to the ISS.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and [...]

  • The Resilience of Air Race Fans

    Updated: 2012-09-19 20:01:27
    The real stars at Reno this year were in the stands.

  • Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 9-18-12

    Updated: 2012-09-19 18:53:23
    Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 9-18-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1856-BWB-2012-09-18.mp3 Guest:  Robert (Bob) Zimmerman.  Topics:  Commercial crew, space policy, commercial space and more.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space [...]

  • Today on New Scientist: 19 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-19 18:00:00
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  • High-resolution Brain Atlas finished

    Updated: 2012-09-19 18:00:00
    : Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY Cookies Privacy High-resolution Brain Atlas finished 18:00 19 September 2012 Life Picture of the Day Caroline Morley , online picture researcher Image : Allen Institute for Brain Science The human brain is big and complicated . There has been a map for gene expression in mice brains available for a number of years but human brains are a thousand times bigger and a little harder to come by for post-mortem . research But

  • Today on New Scientist: 18 September 2012

    Updated: 2012-09-18 18:00:00
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  • Space Science and Engineering Foundation charity

    Updated: 2012-09-18 09:29:19
    The Space Science and Engineering Foundation, the charitable organisation which runs the UK Space Settlement Design Competition has opened a charitable giving page: Space Science and Engineering Foundation -- Virgin Moneygiving

  • UK Space Conference 2013

    Updated: 2012-09-17 21:33:05
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  • Branson: 'Millions of people may become astronauts'

    Updated: 2012-09-17 21:19:29
    Richard Branson expresses an optimistic vision of the development of space travel:- Millions of people may become astronauts -- USA Today: Travel

  • The Three Rocketeers: BBC4 documentary on development of Skylon

    Updated: 2012-09-17 21:02:44

  • Reaction Engines SABRE engine funding petition

    Updated: 2012-09-17 21:00:00
    Garry Foskett has created an HM Govt e-petition in support of funding the Reaction Engines SABRE project: Invest in Reaction engines Ltd Sabre project -- Direct.gov There is a pre-existing e-petition in support of the Skylon spaceplane, by Oliver Lines. This petition closes on 24th October. -- Direct.gov

  • Today on New Scientist: 17 September 2012

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  • Juno Jupiter probe gets British boost

    Updated: 2012-09-16 00:59:55
    Jonathan Amos relates the story behind the British-built Leros-1b rocket engine on board NASA's Jupiter-bound spacecraft Juno: Juno Jupiter probe gets British boost -- BBC News

  • Space – The New Frontier: ‘Growth Opportunities for Non-Space Companies’

    Updated: 2012-09-16 00:32:33
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  • Back in the Race at Reno

    Updated: 2012-09-15 17:57:56
    Not all the new safety measures are welcome, but the teams are upbeat, and happy to be racing again.

  • AIAA Space 2012/CASE Taped Interviews, Part One, Friday, 9-14-12

    Updated: 2012-09-15 00:26:03
    AIAA Space 2012/CASE Taped Interviews, Part 1, Friday, 9-14-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1852-BWB-2012-09-14.mp3 Guests:  John Elbon; John Mulholland; Dr. Robert O’Brien.  Topics:  Boeing Commercial Space programs and nuclear thermal propulsion updates.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.  Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant [...]

  • The Hemingways Go Flying

    Updated: 2012-09-14 20:47:13
    The macho man of American Letters was a nervous flier. His wife was another story.

  • Institute for Interstellar Studies: UK-based organisation for interstellar flight research

    Updated: 2012-09-14 14:35:51
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  • Virgin Galactic SS2 initial glide tests complete: First powered flight may be supersonic

    Updated: 2012-09-14 14:08:38
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  • RocketMotorTwo Hot Fire Test 16

    Updated: 2012-09-14 14:00:13
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  • Faster than the speed of flight: Is it possible to fly to Australia in just two hours?

    Updated: 2012-09-14 01:55:39
    Mark Piesling at the Independent profiles work on high-speed airbreathing propulsion technology at Reaction Engines Ltd: Faster than the speed of flight: Is it possible to fly to Australia in just two hours? -- Independent

  • Disaster Monitoring Constellation is awarded AIAA Space Systems accolade

    Updated: 2012-09-14 01:49:15
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  • Lecture: To the Stars -- A Vision for Catalysing Interstellar Flight before 2100

    Updated: 2012-09-12 21:24:25
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  • Stuart Witt Elected CSF Chairman

    Updated: 2012-09-12 20:31:42
    The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Elects Stuart O. Witt as Chairman Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation has elected Stuart O. Witt as the next Chairman. Witt was nominated and elected by CSF’s Executive Board of Directors, whose members span the industry. Witt succeeds Eric Anderson, who has completed his appointed [...]

  • Ardbeg Galileo: one small sip for a man...

    Updated: 2012-09-12 16:04:09
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  • Test firings for Bloodhound SSC hybrid rocket

    Updated: 2012-09-12 15:51:37
    Full-scale test firings of the 27,000lbf hybrid rocket for the Bloodhound SSC supersonic car are scheduled to take place next month at Newquay Airport: Newquay test fixed for Bloodhound land speed rocket -- BBC News

  • Kounotori’s End

    Updated: 2012-09-10 20:47:37
    A Japanese camera will try to catch first-time pictures of a satellite's breakup.

  • Alarming Reports from George Orwell

    Updated: 2012-09-06 16:49:09
    In the weeks leading up to the Blitz, Londoners were still learning how to respond to air-raid warnings.

  • Len Sugerman and Neil Armstrong

    Updated: 2012-09-05 07:00:00
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  • Russia’s NPO Molniya and EMZ to Build Space Plane

    Updated: 2012-09-04 23:14:55
    Russia’s NPO Molniya and EMZ (Myasischev Experimental Factory) are teaming up to build a space plane to carry tourists and satellites into low Earth orbit. Tourists will be able to see the curvature of the Earth out of the portals and experience weightlessness for 3 – 5 minutes. According to Red Orbit, “The space plane [...]

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