Jul 23 2011

The Shuttle Is Dead; Long Live The Politics

Tag: Space Commercialization,Space Culture,Space People,Space Politics,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Technology,Space Telescopes,Space Travel,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 12:13 am
When space shuttle Atlantis fired up its engines on July 8, the bittersweet tears for the end of an era had barely dried when the question: "So, what's next?" was asked.

Jul 19 2011

Last Space Shuttle Heading Home

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Commercialization,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Irene Klotz @ 11:29 am
As Space Shuttle Atlantis left the space station, it remained uncertain when another U.S. spacecraft would return.

May 20 2011

CRI ‘Beyond Beijing’ Show: End of Shuttle Mission

Tag: Current Events,NASA,Space Commercialization,Space Culture,Space Politics,Space Shuttle — Ian O'Neill @ 6:11 am
In a second interview, I appeared on Chinese radio as part of CRI's "Beyond Beijing" to discuss the retirement of NASA's Shuttle Program and the future of space commercialization.

May 20 2011

PRI’s ‘The World’ Interview: Beer Designed for Outer Space

Tag: Current Events,Space Commercialization,Space Culture,Space People,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 4:00 am
Earlier today, I had the honor of being invited on PRI's "The World" radio show with host Lisa Mullins to discuss a combination two of my favorite subjects: space beer!

May 19 2011

SpaceShipTwo Re-entry System Tested

Tag: Aviation,Private Spaceflight,Space Commercialization,Space People,Space Shuttle — Irene Klotz @ 7:24 pm
Virgin Galactic has released a video clip of the latest test flight of SpaceShipTwo, featuring the spacecraft's unique "feathering" technique.

Apr 29 2011

SpaceX Video of Powered Dragon Mars Landing

Tag: Space Commercialization,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 1:07 am
On Wednesday, SpaceX released a pretty cool promo video for its commercial crew development program.

Apr 27 2011

Russian Resistance to SpaceX Dragon Docking

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Soyuz,Space Commercialization,Space Politics,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 4:06 pm
Although excitement is growing for the possibility of U.S. commercially-launched astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), some international partners may need convincing.

Apr 23 2011

SpaceX Aims to Put Man on Mars in 10-20 Years

Tag: Astronauts,Falcon,Rockets,Space Commercialization,Space Exploration,Spacecraft,Spaceflight — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:12 pm
Elon Musk has announced a time-scale for his company's planetary exploration goals.

Apr 13 2011

Money: The Next Human Spaceflight Incentive?

Tag: Apollo Program,Aviation,Current Events,Mars,NASA,Private Spaceflight,Soyuz,Space Commercialization,Space Culture,Space Politics,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Technology,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 7:04 am
Are we at a cross-roads in human spaceflight? Or are we in a steady decline? On the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first flight, Discovery News space producer Ian O'Neill shares his opinion.

Apr 05 2011

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket: Shortcut to Mars?

Tag: Falcon,NASA,Rockets,Space Commercialization,Space Transportation Systems,Spacecraft — Irene Klotz @ 8:52 pm
Scheduled for a 2013 maiden flight, the new rocket could make a Mars sample return mission a reality.
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