The President's Space Commission held its final public hearing in New York City on Monday and Tuesday. The Commission heard from panelists including leaders of space advocacy organizations and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and, in its member deliberations, hinted that it would recommend major changes in the way NASA and the space industry do business in its final report.
Contents of presentations from this latest hearing should be up on the Commission web site sometime soon. Just a reminder to click on the 'Contact Us' button to submit your comments to the Commission. Time to comment is growing short. The Commission is due to issue its report to the President in June.
Thirteen space advocacy, industry and policy associations have announced that they have formed an alliance to support the vision of exploring the Moon, Mars and other destinations.
The X-Prize for private suborbital human spaceflight has taken on new money and a new name.
A deal between two emerging entrepreneurial space companies was announced this week. Bigelow Aerospace announced it will launch a prototype of an orbital inflatable habitat aboard a SpaceX Falcon V launch vehicle.
The Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, continue their historic and astounding explorations of the Martian surface. Opportunity has reached the edge of Endurance Crater and provided spectacular imagery. Meanwhile, Spirit continues its journey toward the Columbia Hills.
This approximate true-color image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the impact crater known as "Endurance." NASA/JPL
I haven't been consistent in keeping up with this exciting exploration activity. I've now added the JPL Mars Rover web site to the space section of my permanent links.
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