Commentary by Thomas Sullivan

Welcome to Space News. Here you will find the most current and significant space news.

This space news will consist primarily of developments, events, research, and everything and anything that has to do with space. This space news differs from the other space news sources in that these posts will be updated at least twice per day.

Here you will also find are Space Book Store. Our Space Book Store includes books on NASA, the International Space Station, Space Tourism, Astronauts, and more. If you are a space enthusiast, you will enjoy our Space Book Store.

America is posed and ready to enter the “golden Years” of space exploration and it is without a doubt a great time to be alive if you have any thoughts of man entering the cosmos. It is now obvious that NASA will not be the only enterprise for the outward movement of man into space. Our Space News Journal will be here to cover these exciting developments.

Here you will also find space news about space tourism. The seed for space tourism has started it’s germination and space companies involved in this exciting endeavor already exist. Space tourism no longer resides within the realm of science fiction. Space tourism and space exploration technology is developing at a rapid pace and our Space News website will be at the forefront in terms of timely delivery of this important space news.

Space pioneers such as Burt Rutan, Sir Richard Branson, Anousheh Ansari, Paul Allen, Peter Diamandis, and many others are at the epicenter of this exciting development. Space companies will be competing for customers within the market place, and our Space News website will cover all aspects of these developments.

Image courtesy of Virgin Galactic.

NASA has been an important entity for space exploration, but they are no longer the only player in the game today. NASA has taken the first steps and will continue to move man out into space, at least to the extent that a government agency can complete such a job. It appears as if the torch is being passed to space companies and competition within the market place will be a major force for putting man out into space.

Given the rapid, and for me unexpected development of space tourism, it is prudent to keep up with the most current space news. Hence the development of this space news journal. I could have privatized this space news journal where only I would read about these developments, but to me it makes more sense to share this news with the space enthusiast. The following is today’s current space news.

space tourism - Google News
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space tourism - Google News

China made easy: Tourism highlights - CNN

China made easy: Tourism highlights CNN - 5 hours ago But avoid the tourist trap of Badaling and head to the slightly less trammeled Mutianyu section, a 90-minute drive northeast of the Forbidden City. ...

Mark K. Matthews | Washington Bureau - Orlando Sentinel

Mark K. Matthews | Washington Bureau Orlando Sentinel, FL - 10 hours ago "We feel the market is entirely different now," he said, pointing to renewed interest in space tourism and the growth of new rocket companies. ...

Space tourism is nigh, but a new space age is not - Crosscut

Space tourism is nigh, but a new space age is not Crosscut, WA - Aug 1, 2008 Four years after Paul Allen won the X Prize with SpaceShipOne, Virgin Galactic has unveiled WhiteKnightTwo, bringing space tourism closer to reality. ...

Colliers International and PKF Capital List Houston's Historic ... - MarketWatch

Colliers International and PKF Capital List Houston's Historic ... MarketWatch - 2 hours ago PKF Capital is affiliated with PKF Consulting, the country's leading consulting services provider to the hotel and tourism industry. ...

Tourism industry eyes a renewable future - Business Edge

Tourism industry eyes a renewable future Business Edge, Canada - 1 hour ago With trips around Metro Vancouver expected to increase by 400000, the city will ban residents and businesses from selling parking space on private property. ...

All roads lead to China on 08-08-08, but growth not as fast and ... - TravelBizMonitor

TravelBizMonitor

All roads lead to China on 08-08-08, but growth not as fast and ... TravelBizMonitor, India - 6 hours ago In the space of a decade, China has become the world's fourth largest inbound tourist market, with 132 million inbound tourists in 2007, generating the ...

Tourism and Gaming Segways, air tours are newest attractions - In Business Las Vegas

In Business Las Vegas

Tourism and Gaming Segways, air tours are newest attractions In Business Las Vegas, NV - 2 hours ago Hughes agrees with that, noting that the Strip is too congested for everybody to be safe if pedestrians and Segway riders are competing for the same space. ...

Bartlett admits his workload is unsustainable - ABC Online

WA today

Bartlett admits his workload is unsustainable ABC Online, Australia - 13 hours ago Mr Bartlett took over Ms Wriedt's Economic Development and Tourism portfolios on Monday, when she was taken to hospital. He says Ms Wriedt is in no state to ... Rethink on portfolios Examiner No cure for all Mercury Tasmanian minister's ex-lover denies claims legal action is ... The Age all 387 news articles

Zim International Travel Expo moved to Bulawayo - The Herald

Zim International Travel Expo moved to Bulawayo The Herald, Zimbabwe - Aug 6, 2008 Mr Kaseke said the majority of the space at the exhibition centre had already been taken and urged stakeholders in the tourism sector to take space and not ... ZTA eyes Russian tourism market Chronicle all 3 news articles

Letter from New York - Southern Star

Letter from New York Southern Star, Ireland - 7 hours ago It should be to pay your respects; this isn’ta tourist attraction. To illustrate what I’m talking about, I looked on a New York City travel guide which had ...

NASA Breaking News
A RSS news feed containing the latest NASA news articles and press releases.

NASA Awards Global Hawk Support Contract To Northrop Grumman
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Division of San Diego for engineering and technical services in support of the center's planned operation of two Global Hawk aircraft.
NASA TV to Air Interviews With Hubble Servicing Astronauts
NASA Television will air interviews with each of the seven astronauts who will fly to the Hubble Space Telescope beginning at 8 a.m. EDT, on Monday, Aug. 11.
NASA Awards Glenn Research Center Support Services Contract
NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a follow-on contract to DB Consulting Group Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., for a variety of tasks including work involved in computer science, computer and software engineering, security, networking, application development and Web services at the center.
NASA's Johnson Space Center to Reopen Wednesday
NASA's Johnson Space Center, closed Monday afternoon and Tuesday because of tropical storm Edouard, will reopen for normal operations Wednesday.
NASA Awards Space Radiobiology Research Grants
NASA's Human Research Program will fund nine proposals from six states to investigate questions about the affects of space radiation on human explorers.
NASA to Broadcast Historical Highlights in High Definition
NASA Television will broadcast a special high definition feed of two hours of highlights from America's human spaceflight history as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.
NASA Awards Airspace System Research Contracts
NASA has awarded research contracts worth a total of $12 million to two industry teams to study how the introduction of new aircraft types may affect air traffic management efficiency, aviation safety and the environment in the future.
NASA Awards Medical and Environmental Support Contract
NASA has selected Innovative Health Applications, LLC , or IHA, of Cape Canaveral, Florida, to provide medical and environmental services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
NASA Spacecraft Analyzing Martian Soil Data
Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy
NASA Names Irvine Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics
NASA Associate Administrator for Aeronautics Research Jaiwon Shin on Monday announced that Thomas B. Irvine will be the deputy associate administrator for the agency's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, effective immediately.

NASA - Google News
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NASA - Google News

NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars - Voice of America

BBC News

NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars Voice of America - Aug 7, 2008 By Art Chimes NASA scientists said on Tuesday that the Phoenix Mars Lander has detected the apparent presence of a chemically reactive salt called ... Update: NASA Says No To Martians, Maybe To Life eFluxMedia NASA Dispels Internet Rumors About Life On Mars InformationWeek Nasa insists perchlorate doesn't rule out life on Mars guardian.co.uk io9 - Thaindian.com all 100 news articles

Pilots' reports on low fuel - The Associated Press

Pilots' reports on low fuel The Associated Press - 2 hours ago The Aviation Safety Reporting System — a database maintained by NASA — has reports from pilots expressing safety concerns about airline directives ... Pilots question safety,as airlines reduce fuel loads KGAN all 260 news articles

Mars Plus Water Plus Web Equals NASA Mess - Discovery Channel

Telegraph.co.uk

Mars Plus Water Plus Web Equals NASA Mess Discovery Channel - Aug 6, 2008 5, 2008 -- A grand experiment is unfolding on Mars that has already conveyed a key finding to NASA: Don't expect the Internet to bow to the rigors of the ... Video: NASA finds proof of water on Mars ReutersVideo NASA: Too soon to say if chemical would inhibit life on Mars Computerworld NASA mission: Mars soil may contain perchlorate Xinhua Scientific American - Reuters UK all 2,144 news articles

NASA spends $25M for two unmanned aircraft to explore the earth - NetworkWorld.com

NASA spends $25M for two unmanned aircraft to explore the earth NetworkWorld.com, MA - 3 hours ago NASA said this week it is snapping up two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for use in high-altitude, long-duration Earth science missions and is paying ...

NASA TV to Air Interviews With Hubble Servicing Astronauts - Space Ref (press release)

Space.com

NASA TV to Air Interviews With Hubble Servicing Astronauts Space Ref (press release) - 2 hours ago NASA Television will air interviews with each of the seven astronauts who will fly to the Hubble Space Telescope beginning at 8 am EDT, on Monday, Aug. 11. ... NASA TV to Air Interviews With Hubble Servicing Astronauts Space Fellowship Shuttle to deliver final service call for Hubble MSNBC Astronaut, a Mets fan, taking Shea home plate on shuttle Newsday The Huntsville Times - al.com - Space Fellowship all 16 news articles

NASA Cassini Prepares for Flyby of Enceladus - Space Ref (press release)

TopNews

NASA Cassini Prepares for Flyby of Enceladus Space Ref (press release) - Aug 7, 2008 ... inside the little moon," said Amanda Hendrix, Cassini ultraviolet imaging spectrograph team member at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. ... Cassini to search for source of Saturn moon's plumes New Scientist (subscription) Cassini to again inspect Enceladus United Press International Cassini Prepares for Monday Flyby of Saturn Moon WIBW all 26 news articles

The battle goes on for NASA's Ares rockets - Flight International

The battle goes on for NASA's Ares rockets Flight International - 6 hours ago By Rob Coppinger For NASA's Constellation programme, using 25-year-old Space Shuttle flight-proven systems seemed like a good idea for the agency's new Moon ... NASA GSFC Solicitation: Launch Transportation Space Ref (press release) all 2 news articles

NASA astronaut to speak at MPCC - North Platte Telegraph

NASA astronaut to speak at MPCC North Platte Telegraph, NE - 7 hours ago Nebraska native and astronaut Clayton C. Anderson will give a presentation about his career as a NASA astronaut and his experience aboard the International ... Nebraska astronaut to speak at Vietnam vets reunion North Platte Bulletin Astronaut's family dedicates reading nook to their mother Ashland Gazette all 3 news articles

NASA Tanks For the Ride - SatNews Publishers

Space Daily

NASA Tanks For the Ride SatNews Publishers, CA - 11 hours ago This big tank rolled out at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans August 6, and loaded onto an enclosed barge for a five-day sea journey to NASA's ... LockMart External Tank Is Pacing Item For Hubble Space Telescope ... Space Daily all 2 news articles

NASA GRC Solicitation: Development of a Long Life 600 W Hall Thruster - Space Ref (press release)

NASA GRC Solicitation: Development of a Long Life 600 W Hall Thruster Space Ref (press release) - 4 hours ago If you are viewing this solicitation on the fedbizops website, you must check the NASA Business website for amendments, attachments and forms (this is due ...

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