30 September 2004: Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse Update“In early August everyone left our base camp on Devon Island in the high Arctic. However the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse has been running autonomously since then. In early September we began experiencing technical difficulties with our communications link to the greenhouse. For several weeks a team of dedicated engineers worked the problem. After many long hours, communication with the greenhouse was restored.”More […]

A memorial service for Tony Schoenfelder will be held this Saturday, October 2, 2004, at 11 AM at the Colonial Funeral Home in Leesburg, Virginia. The address of the funeral home is: 201 Edwards Ferry Road, NE Leesburg, VA 20176 (703) 777-1414 It is located just east of the intersection of Route 7 (business district designation: Market St.), which runs east-to-west, and Route 15 (business district designation: King St.), which […]

28 September 2004: Technical Problems Delay Russian Space Launch Again, Reuters “Technical problems have prompted a further delay to the blast-off of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station, space officials said on Tuesday.” “He added the new launch date had not yet been set and did not elaborate on the technical hitch.”

27 September 2004: Virgin Group Sign Deal with Paul G. Allens Mojave Aerospace, Mojave Aerospace Ventures “Today, Sir Richard Branson announced that Virgin Group has entered into an agreement to license the technology to develop the worlds first privately funded spaceships dedicated to carrying commercial passengers on space flights.”

27 September 2004: Bigelow’s Gamble, Aviation Week & Space Technology“The Bigelow Aerospace project to privately develop inflatable Earth-orbit space modules is beginning to integrate diverse U.S. and European technologies into subscale and full-scale inflatable test modules and subsystems at the company’s heavily guarded facilities here. Company founder and millionaire Robert T. Bigelow told Aviation Week & Space Technology that he will announce as early as this week a new $50-million […]

26 September 2004: Space shuttles survive Jeanne; assembly building loses more panels, Florida Today24 September 2004: The KSC Emergency Operations Center has been activated– Spaceflight Now Coverage– Florida Today Storm Coverage– Kennedy Space Center braces for another hit, Orlando Sentinel– NASA Kennedy Space Center Prepares for Hurricane Jeanne, NASA KSC– Storm Track, NOAA NHC– Hurricane Jeanne advisory, NOAA NHC

25 September 2004: AIP FYI #129: Senate Appropriations Bill for NASA 25 September 2004: AIP FYI #130: Senate Report Language on NASA Programs 23 September 2004: NASA Excerpts from S. Rpt. 108-353; S. 2825, the Senate FY 2005 VA/HUD Appropriations Bill 21 September 2004: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2005 VA/HUD Appropriations Bill“National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): is funded at $16.379 billion, an increase of $200 million over […]

26 September 2004: CFO praises NASA financial system, FCW “Gwendolyn Sykes, NASA’s chief financial officer, woke up at 7 a.m. Sept. 23 to hear the news of a tropical storm approaching Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where employees were trying to meet their three-day deadline for closing the fiscal year’s financial books. But rather than fretting about the weather, staffers simply moved to Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama and […]

Have you ever been into space, in a research submarine, or been a part of a remote polar research base? Whether it’s exploring the depths of our oceans or reaching the top of our highest mountains, great feats often involve great risk. During a special symposium hosted by Administrator Sean O’Keefe, NASA examines the similarities between space exploration and other terrestrial expeditions with the help of some of the best […]

24 September 2004: NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 24 September 2004“Shortly after C&C3 took over as Prime MDM, fire and smoke alarms were set off from the FGB, annunciated (and reacted to) both in the Russian and U.S. segments. The crew reported no smoke or smell in the cabin and felt comfortable enough to return to bed. It is unclear at this time how the FGB alarm was triggered and […]