[Monday, May 2, 2011] Winners of the Conrad Foundation's 2011 Innovation Summit were announced today at the conclusion of the four-day event held at NASA-Ames Research Center.

[Tuesday, May 3, 2011] Space projects and organisations such as Excalibur, Galactic Suite, Bigelow's Space Complex Alpha and Russian Orbital Technologies plans have created increasing interest in orbital space tourism, and with that, a need for new data and research.

[Tuesday, May 3, 2011] This notice announces a public meeting to solicit comments and information from the public on the regulatory approach to commercial orbital human spaceflight by the FAA.

[Wednesday, May 4, 2011] Whenever someone proposes to do something that has never been done before, there will always be skeptics. 

[Wednesday, May 4, 2011] This project is to demolish various facilities and structures located at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). These facilities previously housed administrative and technical support or were support structures.

[Wednesday, May 4, 2011] Innovate Our World has partnered with a leading Google Lunar X prize competitor, Astrobotic Technology to help student teams design payload concepts suitable for Astrobotic's planned 2013 Tranquility Trek mission to the Apollo 11 landing site.

[Wednesday, May 4, 2011] The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

[Thursday, May 5, 2011] Recognising the value of using Earth observation satellite data to support development activities, ESA and the World Bank will work together on several projects through the 'eoworld' joint initiative.

[Thursday, May 5, 2011] NASA proposes to revise the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to consolidate and make changes to three currently-existing cross-waiver of liability clauses.

[Thursday, May 5, 2011] Today, Space Adventures outlined a forecast for commercial orbital spaceflight and announced details of how additional living space will be made available during the company's planned circumlunar mission.

[Friday, May 6, 2011] Subcommittee Democrats Seek Answers on Scope and Timing of FAA Plans to Regulate the Safety of Commercial Space Transportation

[Friday, May 6, 2011] The purpose of this synopsis is to inform industry of NASA's intent to award a one-year, with 1 one-year option, sole source contract extension to the Integrated Mission Operations Contract (IMOC).

[Friday, May 6, 2011] NASA/HQ intends to increase the maximum order amount of contract NNH07CC90B with Innovative Technologies, Inc. (ITI), pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source.

[Friday, May 6, 2011] Since GAO reported on the commercial space launch industry in 2006 and 2009, the industry has evolved and moved further toward space tourism. Commercial space tourism promises to make human space travel available to the public for the first time.

[Friday, May 6, 2011] The Subcommittee held a hearing to review the FY 2012 budget request submitted by the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation and to examine new initiatives in the request to expand the office's roles and responsibilities

[Sunday, May 8, 2011] A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite for the United States Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 here at 2:10 p.m. EDT today.

[Sunday, May 8, 2011] The official ceremony marking ESA's handover of the Soyuz launch site to Arianespace took place today at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, after the site was declared ready for the first flight and the completion of a simulated launch campaign.

[Tuesday, May 10, 2011] Aerospace-related economic development played a significant role in the 2011 Florida Legislative Session, with more than $43 million being committed for growth of the industry in the coming year.

[Thursday, May 12, 2011] The Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the OMB a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement regarding Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] Over the past two decades, DOD has had difficulties with nearly every space acquisition program, with years of cost and schedule growth, technical and design problems, and oversight and management weaknesses.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] While NASA's commercial cargo efforts have been underway since 2005, and NASA has been purchasing commercial services for robotic spacecraft launches since 1988, NASA is just beginning its Commercial Crew Program.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] President Obama's proposed budget for 2011 directs NASA to transition the role of transportation provider for low earth orbit to commercial space companies.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] This video is from a 11 May 2011 centrifuge run at the NASTAR center with SwRI scientist Cathy Olkin in the cockpit. The view simulates what one would see on a suborbital flight profile aboard Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] This video shows SwRI scientist Con Tsang's 100% acceleration ride on a SpaceShip Two profile on 11 May 2011 as part of the NASTAR Center's suborbital scientist astronaut training program.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] NASA's Mars Science Laboratory aeroshell and cruise stage were delivered to Kennedy Space Center, Fla. yesterday. Lockheed Martin built the aeroshell and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory built the cruise stage.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] The Aerospace Industries Association is deeply concerned that actions by the House Appropriations Committee this week could result in cuts to NASA's Space Launch System and FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] The X PRIZE Foundation and the LEGO Group today announced MoonBots 2.0: A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS(R) Challenge.

[Friday, May 13, 2011] NASA has selected 16 payloads for flights on the commercial Zero-G parabolic aircraft and two suborbital reusable launch vehicles as part of the agency's Flight Opportunities Program.

[Saturday, May 14, 2011] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) applauds the release by the Departments of Defense, State, and Commerce of an interim report that assesses the national security impact of reforming United States export control policy for satellites.

[Sunday, May 15, 2011] When Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final trip into space it will be under the watchful eye of a high altitude balloon built and flown by students and volunteers from across the U.S.

[Monday, May 16, 2011] ATK's Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) supported the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour today as they ignited at 8:56 a.m. EDT sending her crew on their 11-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

[Monday, May 16, 2011] Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Space Shuttle Main Engines today successfully powered the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on Mission STS-134 to deliver a permanent experiment module to the International Space Station.

[Tuesday, May 17, 2011] The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes the strong support for space technology investments and the Office of the Chief Technologist in the NASA FY2012 proposed budget.

[Tuesday, May 17, 2011] NASA, Google, HP, Microsoft, The World Bank and Yahoo! are inviting software developers, independent computer experts and students to participate in the Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) event on June 4 and 5 at several worldwide locations.

[Wednesday, May 18, 2011] Last week I had a rather remarkable experience: I flew into space in Pennsylvania. Well, almost. I attended a three day Suborbital Scientist Training Program conducted by The NASTAR Center.

[Wednesday, May 18, 2011] Contact your Representative by Friday morning at the latest, and ask that they tell the Appropriations Committee that they support full funding for the NASA Commercial Crew and Space Technology programs.

[Wednesday, May 18, 2011] What you should do - ASAP, but definitely before noon on Friday, May 20th - is call your Member of Congress' office in Washington, D.C., ask to speak to the staff person who handles "NASA appropriations" and ask that staffer to take two actions:

[Wednesday, May 18, 2011] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing for NASA's NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite to advance the spacecraft closer to a planned October 25, 2011, launch.

[Wednesday, May 18, 2011] ROSES-2011 has been amended to include the requirements for submitting proposals using short duration orbital platforms, including CubeSats, in Section IV(h) of the ROSES Summary of Solicitation.

[Wednesday, May 18, 2011] Molecular Devices top-of-the-line M5e Reader offers flexible configurations across all commonly-used detection methods to accommodate a wide range of life sciences applications.

[Wednesday, May 18, 2011] The National Aerospace Training and Research Center (NASTAR) in Southampton, PA, a member of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, welcomed last week its latest set of future scientist-astronauts and educator-astronauts for training.

[Thursday, May 19, 2011] Masten Space Systems and Space Florida announced today the signing of a $400,000 contract under which Masten will perform a series of demonstration flights of a Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing reusable suborbital launch vehicle from LC 36 at CCAFS.

[Thursday, May 19, 2011] Industry sources report that Northrop Grumman will begin to layoff personnel working on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) next month for budgetary and scheduling reasons.

[Thursday, May 19, 2011] Environmental Tectonics Corporation announces the formation of the NASTAR Foundation, a non-profit organization that fosters opportunities for people of all ages to experience the excitement of aerospace exploration.

[Friday, May 20, 2011] enefits of space surround us. Exploration fuels innovation. Groundbreaking technologies we develop to explore space keep us close and safe right here at home.

[Friday, May 20, 2011] This Announcement changes the contact information for the Ombudsman appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from interested parties concerning the selection process for the NASA-CCDev-2 Announcement.

[Friday, May 20, 2011] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to issue a revision to the NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) Request for Proposal (RFP) on or around June 20, 2011 and encourages new and existing providers to submit proposals.

[Friday, May 20, 2011] "Bring It Back," a small and inexpensive microgravity spaceflight kit, has won the do-it-yourself technology and education space competition sponsored by NASA and MAKE Magazine.

[Saturday, May 21, 2011] NASA has not made sufficient progress in carrying out the changes Congress required in the 2010 Act. Furthermore, NASA has not adequately complied with a number of reporting requirements designed to keep Congress apprised of NASA's progress.

[Saturday, May 21, 2011] An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off this evening from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, ST-2 and GSAT-8, into their planned transfer orbits. Flight VA202 was the third Ariane 5 launch of 2011.

[Saturday, May 21, 2011] Each year, Space Florida submits a list of project priorities to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for consideration in preparing a five-year work program in partnership with local Transportation Planning Organizations (TPOs).

[Monday, May 23, 2011] The European Space Agency, Arianespace and the European Commission announced today that the launch of the first two satellites of Europe's global navigation satellite system is planned to take place on 20 October.

[Monday, May 23, 2011] International Launch Services (ILS) successfully carried Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Telesat, a leading global fixed satellite services operator.

[Tuesday, May 24, 2011] NASA investment of resources to communicate with the private sector may aid in the development and demonstration of safe, reliable, and cost-effective space transportation capabilities.

[Tuesday, May 24, 2011] NASA has announced plans for the agency's second annual IT Summit, a gathering of industry leaders who will explore the outer reaches of information technology.

[Tuesday, May 24, 2011] NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft were delivered by its builder Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on May 20.

[Tuesday, May 24, 2011] The top six teams competing in the first "RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge" showcased their creative ideas for a panel of expert judges, fellow teams and others on April 14, 2011.

[Wednesday, May 25, 2011] Is there a path forward for United States' space policy? When a new President takes office in 2013, he or she should propose to Congress that we start space policy and its administration from scratch.

[Wednesday, May 25, 2011] Is there a path forward for United States' space policy? When a new President takes office in 2013, he or she should propose to Congress that we start space policy and its administration from scratch.

[Wednesday, May 25, 2011] Because of the absence of gravity, fuels burning in space behave very differently than they do on Earth. In this image, a 3-millimeter diameter droplet of heptane fuel burns in microgravity, producing soot

[Wednesday, May 25, 2011] Loral Space & Communications Inc. today announced that following the launch of Telesat's Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite on an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket, one of the satellite's solar arrays did not fully deploy.

[Wednesday, May 25, 2011] NASA proposes to revise the NFS to include guidance consistent with NASA's authority under Section 401 of the Commercial Space Competitiveness Act of 1992. NASA may enter into multi-year anchor tenancy contracts for commercial space goods or services.

[Wednesday, May 25, 2011] SIA and AIA welcome a proposed amendment to H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, that would authorize the president to remove satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List.

[Thursday, May 26, 2011] SpaceX and Orbital continue to make progress completing milestones under their COTS agreements with NASA, but both partners are working under aggressive schedules and have experienced delays in completing demonstration missions.

[Thursday, May 26, 2011] NASA is seeking proposals for services from commercial suborbital flight providers and payload integrators to support the agency's Flight Opportunities Program, which is part of NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist.

[Friday, May 27, 2011] The main objective of the EHD demonstration is showing that a prototype pump can withstand the extreme launch loads as the rocket lifts off and hurtles toward space.

[Friday, May 27, 2011] Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) announced today that the company had received a Safety Approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

[Friday, May 27, 2011] Mapping Dark Matter is a image analysis competition whose aim is to encourage the development of new algorithms that can be applied to challenge of measuring the tiny distortions in galaxy images caused by dark matter.

[Saturday, May 28, 2011] DOD has significantly increased its investment and planned investment in SSA acquisition efforts in recent years to address growing SSA capability shortfalls.

[Saturday, May 28, 2011] The X PRIZE Foundation has announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated to design the Tricorder X PRIZE, a $10 million prize to develop a mobile solution that can diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians.

[Saturday, May 28, 2011] This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition.

[Saturday, May 28, 2011] Preparing for the launch of the first Galileo navigation satellites, ESA has inaugurated the most northerly node in its worldwide network of Galileo ground stations. Svalbard is positioned more than 78*N, less than 1,000 km from the North Pole.

[Monday, May 30, 2011] In an unprecedented on-orbit maneuver, Commander Mark Kelly completed the first ever Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)-like approach to the International Space Station at 3:24 a.m. CDT today.