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Virgin Galactic Unveils Space Liner Mothership (SPACE.com) Virgin Galactic unveiled the mothership for its suborbital spaceliner Monday. Virgin Galactic's Mothership Ready to Haul Tourist Rocket to Space (TechNewsWorld.com) Don't book that cruise just yet -- the vacation to outer space is a step closer to becoming reality. Virgin Galactic unveiled its White Knight Two carrier this week, starting the countdown to the world's first airline to take tourists to the stars. White Knight Two is set to carry passengers to near zero-gravity reaches of the skies on Virgin's SpaceShipTwo rocket. NASA Announces 2008 Competitive Grant Programs (ThomasNet) Targeting secondary school level teaching and learning, K-12 Competitive Grants Opportunity will support innovative and replicable approaches to improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning and instruction. Global Climate Change Education Opportunity is aimed at improving quality of global climate change and Earth system science education. NASA is also making funding ... APSP Urges Kentucky and Other States to Adopt ANSI-7/ APSP Suction Entrapment Avoidance Standard (Centre Daily Times) In the wake of two suction entrapments last week in the state of Kentucky, one resulting in the death of a 14-year-old girl, the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) is urging that all states adopt the 2006 ANSI/APSP-7, American National Standard for Entrapment Avoidance in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Catch Basins. This comprehensive standard addresses all five ... NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 July 2008 (SpaceRef) All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. SPACE TOURISM--When will Florida get its "Ticket to Ride"? (WMFE Orlando) Pat Duggins Senior News Analyst pduggins@wmfe.org SPACE TOURISM?When will Florida get its ?Ticket to Ride?? July 31, 2008-- Sorry, couldn?t help the Beatles reference. Sir Richard Branson unveiled the mother ship of what?s supposed to be his Virgin Galactic commercial space tourism business this week. Once tested out on the West Coast, it?s supposed to ... ESA Prepares for November's Ministerial Meeting (SpaceRef) In November 2008, the ministers responsible for space activities in ESA's member states and Canada will gather in The Hague to set the course of Europe's space programme over the period ahead. APSP Urges Kentucky and Other States to Adopt ANSI-7/ APSP Suction Entrapment Avoidance Standard (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) ALEXANDRIA, Va.----In the wake of two suction entrapments last week in the state of Kentucky, one resulting in the death of a 14-year-old girl, the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals is urging that all states adopt the 2006 ANSI/APSP-7, American National Standard for Entrapment Avoidance in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Catch Basins. NASA "Bed Rest" Contractor Blogs the Days (Slashdot) Arguendo writes "It seems that earning $5000 a month for bed rest as a NASA contractor may not be so enjoyable after all. A 38 year-old woman selected for the study is blogging about her experience as test subject for NASA's study about the long-term effects of microgravity on people. There's quite a bit of information on her page, including info about the screening process, the food options ... John Glenn blasts Moonbase-to-Mars NASA roadmap (The Register) First then oldest in Earth orbit says start from there Famed US astronaut and politician John Glenn has said that that NASA's planned return to the Moon will be of no use to a future manned Mars mission.? |
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