Spaceport America Takes Shape
The concrete runway is poured, and the Terminal Hangar Facility rises from the desert sand in Las Cruces, NM as Spaceport America's construction makes outstanding progress. Photos at Spaceport America

Amen, Jeff: Augustine Committee and The Future of NASA
At National Space Society's ISDC 2010, Jeff Greason gave a riveting and extremely informative, concise speech on the findings of Augustine Commission, NASA, and the future of the space economy at large. Video at XCOR Aerospace

Red Bull Stratos: High Altitude Jump Project
Capsule testing, pressurized space suits, and high-altitude sky dives are the latest happenings for the record breaking attempt by Felix Baumgartner. Press Release at Red Bull

The First Private Space Station
At the moment, expansion and construction are the main themes for the commercial space station provider Bigelow Aerospace, located in Las Vegas, NV, including exciting future plans and timetables. Announcement at Bigelow Aerospace

Capitalism In Space
As government programs increase in size, the argument can be made that we're headed down a road to socialism-but what Obama's space policy suggests goes down the road less traveled, especially by government. Bob Werb at SpaceFront

This Week In Space: An Inside Look at SpaceX
In the latest edition of This Week In Space, Miles O'Brien interviews SpaceX's Ken Bowersox and discusses the maiden voyage of the Falcon 9, with ideas for the future path of the company. Miles O'Brien at Spaceflight Now

Lunar XPrize Hardware Being Built
Real hardware is being built and tested by Google Lunar XPrize contenders such as Odyssey Moon, Astrobotic, Next Giant Leap, ARCA, and more. Amanda Stiles at X Prize Foundation

Falcon 9 Causes ESA to 'Reflect'
The success of the Falcon 9 maiden launch has caused the European Space Agency to reflect on how business in space is done. Dan Thisdell at Flight Global

Commercial Crew, Fully Funded-Imagine the Results
In a recent press release, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation released a statement with more than 50 astronauts, scientists, and industry leaders urging Congress to fully fund Commercial Crew. John Gedmark at Commercial Spaceflight Federation

The Space Show
Dr. Jim Logan, Taylor Dinerman and Rick Tumlinson discuss their respective NewSpace initiatives with Dr. David Livingston on The Space Show.

Los Angeles Meetup: Trends in NewSpace Industry
The 62 Mile Club in Los Angeles, CA will be having an event on the evening of July 20th, with guest speaker Rick Tumlinson. Robert Jacobson at 62 Mile Club

Exciting Talks at NewSpace 2010
The featured speakers for the VIP lunch events at Space Frontier Foundation's NewSpace 2010 Conference have been announced, including exciting talks from Tim Pickens of Dynetics, Inc., Joshua Raffaelli from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Tom Nugent from LaserMotive. Buy Your Tickets Now!

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