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 06 2011

Eroding NASA Science: Space Telescope Scrapped?

Tag: Astronomy,Cosmology,Current Events,Galaxies,Hubble Telescope,Space Culture,Space Politics,Space Technology,Space Telescopes — Ian O'Neill @ 10:13 pm
After months of James Webb Space Telescope mismanagement accusations, a U.S. House subcommittee has recommended the $6.5 billion project's cancellation.

Jul 01 2011

NASA to Apollo 14 Astronaut: We Want Our Camera Back

Tag: Apollo Program,Astronauts,Current Events,Space Culture,Space People,Space Politics,The Moon — Ian O'Neill @ 3:23 am
Did ex-NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell illegally take one of the Apollo 14 cameras, only to try to auction it for profit?

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 10 2011

NASA Banned From Working With China

Tag: Current Events,NASA,Space Politics,Space Station,Space Technology — Ian O'Neill @ 10:45 pm
Citing espionage fears, a clause in the U.S. spending bill approved by Congress to avert a government shut-down a few weeks ago prohibits NASA from coordinating any joint scientific activity with China.

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 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.

Jan 24 2011

Sky’s the Limit in Space Real Estate Monopoly

Tag: Earth,Space Culture,Space Politics,The Sun — Ray Villard @ 9:17 pm
A 49-year old woman in Spain says that she's the owner of the sun.

Jan 06 2011

NASA’s New Reality Check

Tag: NASA,Private Spaceflight,Space People,Space Politics,Space Shuttle — Irene Klotz @ 5:38 pm
The only way for NASA's space initiatives to weather shifting political seas and limited budgets is to back programs that are affordable, sustainable and realistic, says administrator Charlie Bolden.

Dec 09 2010

Neil Armstrong: What Really Happened on the Moon

Tag: Apollo Program,Space People,Space Politics,The Moon — Ian O'Neill @ 9:29 pm
The Apollo 11 legend responds to a blogger's question by sending him an uncharacteristically chatty email with a vivid first-hand look into that historic mission in 1969.
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