Tag: Aerospace
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With Stratolaunch project, Paul Allen makes a big bet on commercial spaceflight
Former NASA administrator Mike Griffin, Burt Rutan and Paul Allen at the conclusion of the news conference today. As he began speaking at the news conference for Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space project today, renowned aerospace engineer Burt Rutan pointed out a “large mistake” in a video simulation and model of the aircraft that the venture…
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Boeing spaceship emerging from Space Shuttle’s shadow
Rendering of Boeing’s CST-100 approaching International Space Station. (Boeing image.) Boeing is showing that it’s serious about developing a new spaceship, announcing that it will base the operations and manufacturing for its Crew Space Transportation program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the longtime home of the Space Shuttle program. The company’s CST-100 spacecraft…
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NASA report shows why Seattle didn’t land a Space Shuttle
An internal NASA scoring matrix showing how Seattle’s Museum of Flight (MOF) stacked up against other contenders for the Space Shuttle orbiters. Source: NASA Office of Inspector General review of the Shuttle selection process. Seattle’s Museum of Flight was among the top contenders this spring for a decommissioned Space Shuttle — placing well ahead of many other…
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NASA vet and X Prize creator at the helm of secretive space robot startup Arkyd
With the Space Shuttle Atlantis departing this morning for its final flight, some have lamented the end of an era for the American space program. But a number of entrepreneurs are keeping the flame alive, and one new Seattle area upstart, with some high-profile engineers and backers, is just coming onto the scene. The company is…