The Future in Space
Feb 4, 2010
The Obama plan to kill the Constellation Program may leave the way open for Chinese taikonauts to be the first individuals to again set foot on the Moon.
Feb 2, 2010
The administration's 2011 budget for NASA would axe the Constellation Program, but support the Space Station until at least 2020. The budget includes money for the development of commercially built spacecraft to carry astronauts into orbit.
Feb 1, 2010
"The Obama administration is canceling NASA's current space shuttle replacement- and lunar exploration-plan and is prepared to fight any congressional effort to save it, officials said."
Feb 1, 2010
The Bad Astronomer is optimistic about our future in space -- even if the Constellation Program is axed in the Federal budget.
Jan 31, 2010
It is rumored that President Obama is about to kill the Constellation Program and turn manned space launches over to private enterprise. Many are upset about this, but realistically there seems to be little alternative.
Jan 30, 2010
President Obama is expected to end NASA's mission to the Moon and to call for private companies to launch U. S. astronauts into orbit.
Jan 28, 2010
A NASA engineering team has tested a full-scale crew module made of composite materials. These strong, light weight materials can be easily formed into complex shapes that may be more structurally efficient in future spacecraft.
Jan 27, 2010
The agency's expansive study comes as it awaits word from President Obama of his goals and spending priorities for the space program.
Jan 25, 2010
NASA has developed a new space suit on the Space Station and in its future exploration program, Constellation.
Jan 24, 2010
NASA is going to develop faster communication networks in space to make communications with space missions up to 50 times faster than the data transfer rates available today.
