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Space Solar Power Makes a Move
Pacific Gas and Electric have signed a contract with Manhattan Beach-based startup Solaren Corp. to buy energy in 2016.

COTS-D May Get $80 Million
NASA and the White House have agreed to provide $150 million to the COTS program, of which $80 million is earmarked for a "crewed launch demo," which has ignited rumors about the human-rated COTS-D program.

Flowers on the Moon
With help from expedition partner Odyssey Moon, Paragon Space is planning to grow the first plant on the surface of the moon.

Handsome Reward for Microgravity Research Competition Winner
$25,000 and a free ride on a Falcon 9 were given to a University of Texas team for their winning submission to the competition.

Astrobotic Shoots for Apollo 11 Landing Site
Google Lunar XPrize competitor Astrobotic has revealed their plans to explore the historic Apollo 11 landing site during their mission to the Moon.

Argentina Signs With SpaceX
Argentina's National Commission on Space Activity has purchased two Falcon 9 flights from Hawthorne, CA based Space Exploration Technologies, which are scheduled to launch by 2013.

50,000ft in a White Knight
September is slated to be the magic month, when Scaled Composites is planning to take their mother ship to 50,000ft, the altitude at which suborbital vehicle SpaceShipTwo will be released from.

Bringing Space Tech Down to Earth
NewSpace startup companies are using their technologies and services to not only advance the space economy, but to advance many terrestrial applications down on Earth.

Challenge Money Still on the Table
Armadillo Aerospace may have won Level 1 of Northrop Grumman's Lunar Lander Challenge six months ago, but there are no signs of stopping from NewSpace companies going after the remaining prize money.

The Galactic Gamble
As risky as Virgin Galactic's plans are, is the suborbital space tourism market theirs to lose?

Rocket Racers Slow Down
The economic downturn is forcing the Rocket Racing League and other NewSpace companies to scale back their ambitious schedules, although plans for the "NASCAR of the sky" are still moving forward.

SIS & ISDC Approach!
The Space Investment Symposium (May 27) & the National Space Society's International Space Development Conference (May 28-31) take place in Orlando, FL.

Space Business Forum in New York
Space Adventures President and CEO Eric Anderson and space tourist Richard Garriott are set to speak about the financial opportunities of private space travel in the upcoming Space Business Forum on June 4.

Space Access '09 a Success
Unreasonable Rocket, Armadillo Aerospace, Masten Space Systems and XCOR Aerospace were among the organizations represented at the recent Space Access conference in Phoenix, AZ.

Space Show Highlights
Dr. Chris McKay, Dr. James Wertz, and Chris Carberry discuss their respective NewSpace initiatives with Dr. David Livingston on The Space Show.

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