Orbital Sciences

NewSpace to the Rescue for the Space Station

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 10.28.2011

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Rick Tumlinson

It is absurd that more then 50 years into the age of human spaceflight, the entire world depends on one launch system to get people to and from space.

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Apollo's Children and the NewSpace Revolution

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 09.21.2011

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Rick Tumlinson

The shuttle program ended this week just as we celebrated the 42nd anniversary of Apollo. It is poetic and yet sad. It also begs the question, what ne...

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More Bang for Buck Rogers

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 08.20.2011

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Rick Tumlinson

NASA has a responsibility to be a good customer. This means one that knows what it wants when it walks in, how much it wants and how often, and what it wants to pay.

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The Top Contenders In The New Space Race

msnbc.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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When NASA's space shuttle fleet retires in 2011, the space agency will have to rely on Russian spacecraft and the private sector to taxi cargo and hum...

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