Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has requested a February
2nd launch date for the first flight of the Falcon 9 heavy lift
launch vehicle from Kennedy Space Center, but the Air Force 45th
Space Wing says there is already a launch scheduled for that
day.
NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium And Space Florida Award
$453,000
The NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC), and Space
Florida have announced the selection and award of 22 space research
and education grants for 2009. The Florida Space Research Program
(FSRP) will provide a total of $453,191 in funding to selected
recipients.
An Aero-TV FIRST -- ANN's Jim Campbell Flight Tests Cessna's New LSA
Finally... ANN is proud to present the first published flight test data on Cessna's long-awaited LSA... the C-162 Skycatcher. Worth the wait, the Cessna 162 may be one of Cessna's very best efforts yet... thoroughly maximizing what it is to be an LSA... while being true to the outstanding stability and control profiles that have been a part and parcel of Cessna's entry-level aircraft products for many decades.
Masten Space Systems And Armadillo Aerospace Take The
Prizes
NASA will award $1.65 million in prize money Thursday to a pair
of innovative aerospace companies that successfully simulated
landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again: a $1
million first prize to Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California,
and a $500,000 second prize to Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall,
Texas.
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