Space Flight

Astronauts: American Heroes or Modern-day Meddlers?

Richard Garriott de Cayeux | Posted 05.31.2012

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Richard Garriott de Cayeux

They share the goal to see the expansion of exploration but must acknowledge the new economic and political realities we face. Resistance will not help usher in the sustainable future they desire!

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The Legacy of the Space Shuttle

Richard Garriott de Cayeux | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Nasa Budget, Space Flight, Nasa, Space Shuttle, International Space Station, Space Program, Space Shuttle Museums, Space Shuttle Program, Science News
Richard Garriott de Cayeux

The Space Shuttle has been the most successful space launch system ever by far. In 30 years we launched the Space Shuttle 135 times. Today more than half of the just over 500 people who have ever orbited the earth, have done so aboard one of the five space shuttles.

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Why Human Space Travel?

Richard Garriott de Cayeux | Posted 05.19.2012

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Richard Garriott de Cayeux

Human spaceflight can and will come down in cost by a factor of 10 to 100 in the next decades. The issue is not if we should explore and homestead in space but when.

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The New Space Race: The Next 30 Years of Human Exploration of Space

Richard Garriott de Cayeux | Posted 04.22.2012

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Richard Garriott de Cayeux

So, why travel into space and why should tax payers pay for humans to travel beyond Earth? Because this exploration will return direct economic value beyond exploration, in areas such as energy and minerals.

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Gingrich: Terrible President on Earth, Great One in Space

Konstantin Kakaes | Posted 03.31.2012

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Konstantin Kakaes


President Obama's attempts to reform NASA have been gestures in the right direction, but he has been tepid in this, as in so many other things. But a President Gingrich might be able to get real money for space.

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A Daughter's Dream of Space (As an Era Comes to a Close)

Margaret Lazarus Dean | Posted 08.19.2011

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Margaret Lazarus Dean

Sometimes people ask me how I grew to love spaceflight. I used to answer that I spent a lot of time at the Smithsonian as a kid. But as time went on, my answer started to reach back one step further.

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50 Years After Gagarin Was First to Space, Glenn Recalls His Own Historic Flight

James M. Clash | Posted 06.10.2011

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James M. Clash

Did John Glenn ever experience fear? In his own words: "How do you think you'd feel if you knew you were on top of two million parts built by the lowest bidder on a government contract?"

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Mars Flight Simulation: 6 Men Endure 105 Days Of Isolation In Simulated Flight

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW -- Russian engineers broke a red wax seal and six men emerged from a metal hatch after 105 days of isolation in a mock spacecraft, still smilin...

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U.S. Space Policy = Waste As Much Money As Possible

Ronald Mirman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nasa, John McCain, Barack Obama, Weather Forecasts, Space, 2008 Campaign, Space Flight, Gps, Space Policy, Election 2008, Pilot, Robotic Spacecraft, Home News
Ronald Mirman

Both Barack Obama and John McCain have spoken on space policy, and both are wrong. McCain is clearly more interested (he was a pilot and Republicans t...

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