by Amy Gillentine Published: July 14,2011
Tags: Aerospace Industries Association, budget cuts, congress, NASA, NOAA
The 2012 appropriations bill – still being debated in Congress – has substantial cuts both to NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, prompting calls of concern from aviation and aerospace groups. [...]
NASA has accepted the Orion crew exploration vehicle design as its choice for a multi-purpose crew vehicle to be used in deep space – saving thousands of jobs in Colorado. NASA said the vehicle was the best choice for exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and commended the Orion designers for creating it with a reduced budget. [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 12,2011
Tags: Dynetics, NASA, propulsion system
Dynetics’ propulsion system has been approved for flight on NASA’s next fee-flying lander known as the robotic lander prototype. The prototype is designed to affordably and responsively test candidate flight software, electronics, guidance and sensors to be used on near-term robotic exploration systems like asteroids, the moon and beyond. Dynetics designed he system as a [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 25,2011
Tags: 26th National Space Symposium, Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology, Economic Development, NASA
While Colorado Springs missed out on an aerospace manufacturing park planned for the metro-Denver region, the city will be considered for a satellite location. The Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology entered a partnership with NASA to create the Aerospace and Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park last December. The business site, designed to shorten [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 18,2011
Tags: Aerospace/Defense, NASA
Aerospace and defense companies in Colorado Springs received good news from President Obama’s 2012 budget this week, but it wasn’t so kind to NASA. First the good news: Major rocket and satellite programs got a boost. And additional funding for space programs — including maintenance, research and development — means big money for aerospace companies [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 16,2011
Tags: NASA, space shuttle, University of Colorado
Containers built at the University of Colorado will carry two experiments aboard the space shuttle Discovery’s last flight. The shuttle is scheduled for launch on Feb. 24 after a delay of nearly four months. The two experiments will be in cylinders built by BioServe Space Technologies in CU-Boulder’s aerospace engineering sciences department. The cylinders will [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: December 13,2010
Tags: business park, Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology, NASA, tech transfer
The Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology signed an agreement with NASA today to promote the commercialization of technology developed for the space program. The agreement creates a technology acceleration program and regional innovation cluster for aerospace and clean energy. The group will also develop a manufacturing park focused on rapid new product development and [...] [...]
A private company launched a spacecraft into orbit Wednesday in a bold demonstration test for NASA that could lead to the first commercial space station supply run next year and eventual astronaut rides. The Falcon 9 rocket, owned by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., blasted into a clear, chilly morning sky, carrying a capsule named Dragon. [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: November 9,2010
Tags: commercial space flight, NASA
The commercial space race just got a boost – $200 million from NASA. The space agency is offering the money to companies to flesh out or flight-test technology, an effort set to bolster plans for an outpost in orbit. NASA already offered a $50 million commercial crew development program this year, awarded to Boeing, which [...] [...]
A manned mission to Mars may be decades away, but an international team of researchers will try to experience what one might be like by locking themselves up in a windowless capsule for a year-and-half – the time needed for a roundtrip to the red planet. The all-male crew of three Russians, a Frenchman, an [...] [...]
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