Thu, Sep 20, 2018

Canadian Space Sector Campaign Launches Awareness Campaign

#DontLetGoCanada Will Raise The Profile Of Canada's Accomplishments In Space

Canada's current leadership role in space and potential involvement in the growing space economy depends on a commitment from the Government of Canada for a new space strategy. A coalition of organizations from Canada's space sector is launching a campaign to inform Canadians about what's at stake.

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Thu, Sep 20, 2018

NASA Awards Fellowships To 12 Graduate Students

Grants Total $1.9 Million Will Give Students Valuable Hands-On Experience

NASA Fellowship Activity has awarded fellowships through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) and Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) to 12 graduate students totaling $1.9 million to conduct research and contribute directly to NASA’s work and mission.

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Wed, Sep 19, 2018

NASA Names Holly Ridings New Chief Flight Director

First Woman To Lead The Group Directing Human Spaceflight Missions

NASA has named Holly Ridings its new chief flight director, making her the first woman to lead the elite group that directs human spaceflight missions from the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Wed, Sep 19, 2018

Airborne 09.19.18: SpaceX Moonshot, 747 'Art Car', Nat'l Aerobatic Championships

Also: FAA Reauthorization Stalled, First 777X, Unlicensed Pilot Arrested, Soundproofing PC-12

A Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire is the first passenger named for SpaceX's trip around the moon, which the company plans for 2023. Yusaku Maezawa has been named as the first private passenger to fly around the moon. No human has been that close to the moon since 1972. Maezawa, whose net worth has been estimated at $2.9 billion, appeared on stage with SpaceX founder Elon Musk for an event held at the company's headquarters. "Finally I can tell you that I choose to go to the moon," he said. The Bureau of Land Management wants the owners of an "art car" from Burning Man that is made from the front half of a Boeing 747 fuselage removed from government land. It has been parked on the Black Rock Desert since the event ended two weeks ago. The display had been moved about 12 miles from the Burning Man site in the Nevada desert onto land managed by the Bureau. BLM

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Wed, Sep 19, 2018

Airbus And Orbital Insight Partner On The OneAtlas Platform

Will Build Geospatial Analytics System

Airbus Defense and Space has entered into a partnership with Orbital Insight, a U.S.-based geospatial analytics company, to build a suite of geospatial analytics services and tools. The agreement will provide Orbital Insight with access to Pleiades and SPOT satellite imagery at scale and provide Airbus with analytics services, making Orbital Insight the first analytics partner for the Airbus Digital Platform, "OneAtlas."

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