I have just returned from the launch of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the 8th commercial resupply services (CRS-8) mission for NASA by the SpaceX Flacon 9 rocket from their launch complex 40 at Kennedy Space Center. I was a launch site guest of Bigelow Aerospace […]
SpaceX and Hayabusa
I am in El Paso at the Texas Medical Branch hospital. I have a hand injury from gardening and was referred to a doctor in El Paso. I went to Google Maps, got the directions and called the doctor’s office to make sure of the route. I got lost. Both sets of directions had the […]
Congratulations to SpaceX and Elon Musk!
On Wednesday, December 8th, SpaceX accomplished what no other private company ever has: launching a space capsule into orbit and recovering the capsule on its return to Earth. “This achievement creates a paradigm shift in the U.S. launch industry while delivering on Elon Musk’s promise of increased access to space for mankind,” said Patricia Hynes, ISPCS […]
