New York Times: ”Over the next few years, American astronauts will be competing for a handful of slots on the International Space Station, flying there on Russian Soyuz capsules.”
Today, April 15, is normally called “Tax Day” in the United States; it’s the day when thousands of people across the nation stand in long, long lines outside their local post offices to mail their tax returns in at the absolute last minute. This year, though, the filing deadline is delayed until Monday the...
For many years now, you’ve become accustomed to the notion that retailers track your purchases. “Did you bring your Duane Reade VIP Club Savings Card today?” the clerk will ask in automaton-like fashion in a gambit to see if they can link today’s purchases to your long-term client purchase profile. “If you want those...
According to a story in today’s New York Times, Congress is on the verge of canceling the Constellation program entirely and shifting NASA’s focus away from the lunar outpost. Instead, NASA is now mandated to build heavy-lift vehicles that will be focused on longer-term, longer-distance travel. At the same time, the Chinese government has...
In another example of the value of proper requirements analysis before any major project is undertaken, the Planetary Society has announced an initiative: the first human mission to an asteroid.
The International Space Station (ISS) is now nearly complete, and it can be surprising just how many compartments it has, and yet at the same time how crowded it can feel. The age when people begin to live and work in space is here and now. Take a look at this video virtual tour...
The next time you hear someone bemoan how President Obama is destroying the American Way Of Life by nationalizing the healthcare, banking, and auto industries ( AS IF! ), tell them about SpaceX’s historic test launch of June 4, 2010.