Prospects for Space Tourism
One of the applications that is being considered for spacecraft is tourism and transportation. Last week, the U.N.
Controversial RF Resonant Cavity Thruster
I have discussed a number of actual and theoretical engines to be used for spacecraft in this blog. There is a category of space drives that I have not discussed because they are wild speculation about designs that in some way defy well known physical laws which makes their construction and use highly improbable to say the least.
Russian Nuclear Powered Ion Space Propulsion System
Last week, I blogged about using lasers and space sails for the propulsion of spacecraft. This week, I am going to talk about using nuclear fission for space propulsion.
Russian Engineering Students Use Crowd Funding for Bright Satellite
Crowd funding is a new approach to raising funds for projects.
NASA Researching Laser Based Space Propulsion
The basic idea of using a light beam to power a sail attached to a spacecraft with photon bombardment has been around a long time.
Pentagon Requests Money For New Space Weapons Facility
The U.S. Department of Defense has requested one hundred and eight million dollars from Congress for the construction of a new facility in Colorado.
Scotland May Be The Location Of Commercial U.K. Spaceports
The U.K. has had satellites launched by other countries and U.K astronauts have visited the International Space Station courtesy of the manned space craft of other countries. Up until last October, the U.K. had never launched a rocket into space from their own territory.
Growing Wall of Space Junk in Low Earth Orbit Is a Political and Military Danger
I have blogged before about all the space junk orbiting the Earth. It is a huge problem and is getting worse with every launch. Space agencies on Earth are tracking over twenty three thousand pieces of space junk bigger than four inches. (For comparison, a baseball is about three inches in diameter.) It is estimated that there are trillions of smaller particles.
There Is A Bill Before The Washington State Legislature To Promote The Local Space Industry
I have to admit that I am ambivalent on the subject of this week's blog. I would prefer that state government stay out of promoting private businesses. However, I am a great fan of private space ventures.
India Working on Test Model of Reuasable Space Plane
I have blogged in the past about India's space program. They are a minor player in the international space race but they have made impressive progress including sending a satellite to Mars. They are also working on a reusable space launch vehicle.