Trying the Tried and True

by Bob Werb February 17, 2010 SpaceFront

I’ve been thinking about Rick’s post here on how “the agency which is supposed to be challenging the edge is taking so much heat for trying something new” and I’m wondering if we aren’t helping our opponents by accepting that there is anything “new” involved in the proposed NASA budget.
Think about it.  The “untried” use [...]

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They Are Not All Shills

by Bob Werb February 8, 2010 SpaceFront

Over the last week or so a number of people, including me, have pointed out that much of the dissembling about the proposed NASA budget is being done by people with a financial and/or political interest in maintaining the status quo.  It has been particularity disturbing how often those representing vested interests fail to disclose [...]

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We Need Your Money; We Need Your Time

by Space Frontier Foundation November 30, 2009 Featured

The Space Frontier Foundation is an incubator for people, organizations, and ideas.

By giving responsibility to talented young people, we help them prove themselves and learn skills they need to pursue careers advancing NewSpace. Former key volunteers are now working throughout the NewSpace community, in commercial space, and in government leadership positions.

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A Netscape Moment for the Commercial Space Industry?

by William Watson August 1, 2009 Newspace News

With the Augustine Commission’s suggestion that commercial space is likely to lead the development of space exploration in the future, enthusiasts anticipate the space industry following in the steps of the Internet industry. A Netscape Moment for the Commercial Space Industry?

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Private Space Claims Faster, Better, Cheaper

by William Watson July 14, 2009 Launch Vehicles & CATS

Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance, Aerospace Corporation, SpaceX, and Orbital Sciences weighed in during the Augustine Commission recently and commented on commercial involvement in Constellation. Private Space Claims Faster, Better, Cheaper

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