NASA Doubles XPrize Pot
The stakes just got higher for some of the Google Lunar XPrize competitors with NASA's naming of six companies who are eligible for a $30 million Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data award. Press Release at NASA
SpaceShipTwo Makes History, Again
Only weeks after reaching a milestone with its first piloted glide test, SpaceShipTwo has repeated its success with a second piloted glide test. Doug Messier at Parabolic Arc
Bigelow Finds Some Customers
Bigelow Aerospace has found six customers for their inflatable orbital habitats, including space agencies, government departments and research groups. Leonard David at SPACE.com
Astrobotic and CMU Awarded Moon Mining Contract
Astrobotic Technology and Carnegie Mellon University have been chosen by NASA to develop a prototype robot that can harvest water and methane ice from the Moon's poles. Announcement at XPrize Foundation
Virgin Galactic Makes CCDev Bid
During the Spaceport America dedication, Virgin Galactic Founder Richard Branson announced the company's plans to propose an orbital system for NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program. Doug Messier at Parabolic Arc
SpaceX Plans COTS Demo Flight
Space Exploration Technologies plans a November 18 launch for their first Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) demonstration flight. James Dean at FloridaToday.com
Bob Richards Gets Back in the Game
Bob Richards, formerly the Founder/CEO of Odyssey Moon, has created a new GLXP team, Moon Express, which was one of six teams recently awarded a lunar data purchase agreement by NASA. Doug Messier at Parabolic Arc
XCOR Wet Leases Lynx
XCOR has announced the wet lease of their Lynx vehicle to Space Experience Curacao, who plans to have tourist flights by 2014. Press Release at XCOR
XPrize Summit Recap
Google Lunar XPrize teams from around the world met on the Isle of Man for this year's XPrize Summit, which served as a forum for teams to discuss their work so far and what they plan to do next. Doug Messier at Parabolic Arc
James Cameron Flies on ZeroG
NewSpace CEO's Elon Musk and Peter Diamandis recently flew on ZeroG with film director James Cameron. Press Release at XPrize Foundation
WhiteKnightTwo Meets its Makers
WhiteKnightTwo made an appearance last week at the Spaceport America runway dedication, where it met Sir Richard Branson and 30 of its future "millionauts". Press Release at Spaceport America
Water Matters
With the recent discoveries of NASA's LCROSS mission, Space.com's David Brody is interviewed by MSNBC to explain the significance of water on the Moon. David Brody at SPACE.com
The New Frontier
Rick Tumlinson, Co-Founder of the Space Frontier Foundation, discusses what he calls the New Frontier Movement. Rick Tumlinson at Huffington Post
Transorbital Railroad
Dr. Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society, outlines how a "transobrital railroad" can be created, and what the importance is in doing so. Robert Zubrin at the Mars Society
The Space Show
Dr. Alan Stern , Dennis Stone, and Dr. Lee Valentine discuss their respective NewSpace initiatives with Dr. David Livingston on The Space Show.
SpaceUp San Diego Un-Conference
In January of next year, SpaceUp San Diego will be holding its second annual space un-conference. Everyone who attends SpaceUp is encouraged to give a talk, moderate a panel, or start a discussion. Sessions are proposed and scheduled on the day they're given, which means the usual "hallway conversations" turn into full-fledged topics.
SEDS SpaceVision 2010: Envision. Ignite. Achieve.
From November 5th to 7th, hundreds of students with a passion for space will convene at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the largest fully student-run space conference in the nation, dedicated to facilitating networking between students, professionals, and the public.
