NewSpace News, Issue #42,
December 2008
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Ride a Lynx to Space
Tickets for XCOR Aerospace's suborbital flights
aboard their Lynx launch vehicle will go on sale
December 2, 2008.
Wake-
up Call for Texas
SpaceX woke up half of Texas last week as they
completed their final milestone before their first
Falcon 9 launch, which is scheduled for early next
year.
New Opportunities for ITAR Reform?
A new administration and reconstituted National
Aeronautics and Space Council could answer the call
for change in US export control.
Welcome to
DragonLab
Low-cost, recoverable on-orbit laboratory space
is no longer a thing of the future, but a reality today.
New Mexico Votes
No for Spaceport
Spaceport America, home base for Virgin
Galactic,
suffered its first major hit as Otero County narrowly
defeated a tax measure planned to increase
operational funding.
SpaceShipTwo's Future
At the recent EAA AirVenture air show in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, Burt Rutan spoke about the future
applications of SpaceShipTwo.
A Call for Safety in Space
The emerging space tourism industry has some
worried about the lack of safety standards for
spaceship building.
A
21st Century Space Program
Former NASA Associate Administrator Alan Stern
comments on what it will take to transform NASA into
a 21st century space program that ignites the hearts
of America as it once did.
The Trip of a Lifetime
The first passengers on Virgin Galactic are
preparing for their maiden voyage, which is proving to
be an experience all on its own.
Take Your Hand off the
Panic Button
What does the new Obama administration mean
to Commercial Space? A look into who was voted in,
and what it means.
Progress and Contrast
Updates and new developments for commercial
space companies were announced recently at the
International Symposium for Personal and
Commercial Spaceflight in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The Universe: Sex
in Space
The History Channel investigates the challenges
sexual relationships and reproduction will face
as humanity moves to colonize the cosmos.
Airs December 2, 2008 9pm EST
Space Video Contest Results
What happens when you invite the world to post
space videos on YouTube, and offer cash
prizes totaling $3,500? The Space Frontier Foundation
recently found out.
Space Show
Highlights
Paul Breed, Leonard David and Bob Richards
discuss
their respective NewSpace initiatives with Dr. David
Livingston on The Space Show.
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