The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Monday that Anousheh Ansari might fly to the ISS before Charles Simonyi, the ex-Microsoft developer who signed a contract with Space Adventures last month. According to a Roskosmos official cited in the article, Simonyi’s plans to fly in spring 2007 may change because of “some recent developments, related to his […]
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That’s the topic I address in an article in The Space Review about Burt Rutan’s luncheon speech Thursday at ISDC. As previously noted here, Rutan leveled criticism at everyone from NASA to the FAA to competing spaceflight companies during his talk. There’s been some criticism of his remarks, both in discussions at the conference and […] On Friday the Russian news service RIA Novosti reported that Anousheh Ansari had officially been signed up as the backup to Daisuke “Dice-K” Enomoto for this fall’s Soyuz ISS flight. The news wasn’t that surprising, since she had previously been reported to be in training in Russia to serve that role, possibly as a prelude […] At ISDC Thursday night the Space Tourism Society, in conjunction with the NSS, gave out the 2006 ORBIT awards for those people and organizations who have done the most to support the space tourism industry. The official list of awardees actually excludes one person: Dennis Tito was a surprise winner of his new eponymous award, […] Burt Rutan was the luncheon speaker Thursday at ISDC, and his his extended speech (which lasted close to an hour counting Q&qmp;A) he fired some shots at pretty much everyone else involved in the space industry, including NASA, FAA/AST, and other ventures. For some summaries of comments, check out the articles at SPACE.com, MSNBC, and […] Greg Olsen is scheduled to be in Los Angeles Thursday for the ORBIT awards dinner at ISDC, but he has something arguably more important to do today. The Newark Star-Ledger reports that Olsen plans to announce a $5 million donation to his alma mater, Fairleigh Dickinson University, today. Normally in response to such a donation, […] Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut and until late last year the head of the Canadian Space Agency (he resigned to make an unsuccessful run for a seat in Parliament), visited a school recently in Westmount, a suburb of Montreal where he lives. An article in the Westmount Examiner recounts his comments about space tourism: […] Michael Belfiore reports on his blog on a speech given by Burt Rutan before high school students in Mojave. Rutan said that the town hasn’t changed much since he moved there in 1974, but that over the next four to five years “Mojave’s going to look a whole lot different.” With what he claims to […] And they’re coming to a school or an airport near you, at least if you’re in New Jersey. NorthJersey.com reports on an appearance by Brian Binnie, SpaceShipOne pilot, at the Lincoln Park Airport in New Jersey on Saturday. “It’s like meeting Charles Lindbergh or the Wright brothers,” said airport manager Peter DeRosa. Meanwhile, two days […] Today marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of the “first” commercial space tourist, Dennis Tito, on a Soyuz taxi flight to the ISS. (There are other “tourists” who flew in space before Tito, ranging from Helen Sharman to the politicians who got rides on the shuttle; Tito, at least, is the first tourist who […] |
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