Newspace 2011 Conference | Bill Housley

Newspace 2011 Conference

I just finished my work rotation yesterday, so I’m kind of playing catchup here.

Spacevidcast.com is streaming live from the Newspace Conference 2011 going on right now.

They discuss future plans in various areas of commercial space and NASA regarding the spaceflight industry.

Click here for your peek into this new paradigm shift in space access…

http://ustre.am/tGU

To ask questions of panelists, click here…

http://ht.ly/5PEQ3 …or text (408) 641-0487

The Kennedy Vision (bhousley.wordpress.com)
Space Program Mavens Comment on the Future of Space Exploration: Joint NASA/Commercial Partnerships Coming to the Forefront; China to Play a Prominent Role (prweb.com)
Jupiter-bound spacecraft readies for launch (cbc.ca)
No More NASA Space Shuttles: What’s Next For US Spaceflight? (space.com)
Watch Now: NASA’s Final Space Shuttle Mission (wired.com)
Sink the space station? Not so fast (cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com)
Orion Lives! (bhousley.wordpress.com)

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~ by Bill Housley on July 28, 2011.

Posted in Current Events, space, Technology
Tags: International Space Station, NASA, Paradigm shift, space, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle program, Technology

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