ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Bigelow - orbiting earth!

Bigelow's Genesis II orbiting space. It is inflatable, it can haul people and or objects and it is revolutionary.

http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/

2008 - Year of the Spaceship

Virgin Galactic Unveils Suborbital Spaceliner Design By Tariq Malik.

Burt Rutan and his crew have unveiled a new spaceship for space adventures. Branson and Virgin Galactic have pictures of this new spaceship on their website. Check it out @

http://www.space.com/news/080123-virgingalactic-ss2-design.html

Spaceport America has a new director.

LAS CRUCES, NM –

The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) Board has announced the hiring of Steven Landeene as the new Executive Director for Spaceport America, the nation’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Landeene will fill the position left vacant by Rick Homans. The announcement came from Kelly O’Donnell, Chair of the NMSA, who said that Landeene will assume his responsibilities on January 7, 2008, as the Spaceport continues to meet key development benchmarks.
“Steven Landeene’s credentials speak for themselves,” said Governor Bill Richardson. “His years of experience in engineering and business will be beneficial to marketing the aerospace industry and more importantly, to this critical stage for Spaceport America.”
Landeene has extensive experience in aerospace-related fields, including 20 years with Honeywell Aerospace and three years with Landmark Aviation. As the Director of Aftermarket Services Marketing, Sales and Support at Honeywell International, Inc., Landeene served as the global marketing and sales support leader for the company’s aftermarket services.
Most recently, Landeene served as the Director of Strategy and Planning for Sales & Marketing of Landmark Aviation out of Phoenix, Arizona. Landeene holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University.
Landeene’s selection comes following an intensive, months-long national search for a new Executive Director.

Spaceport America Designs

A rendering for the Spaceport America Terminal. I have seen more attractive designs, but this one seems to be the one of choice. It is difficult to tell the scale of this facility from this drawing. If you check the Spaceport America link, it will take you to other images of the Terminal.

http://www.spaceportamerica.com/home.html

Sad day in Mohave

Our sincere condolences to Burt Rutan and his Virgin Galactic Team on their recent tragedy where three of the team members were killed. This happened during a fuel transfer. Branson has stated that this will in no way delay the Virgin Galactic construction schedule at the Spaceport America in NM.

Genesis II

Bigelow Aerospace has successfully launched Genesis II and it is responding to commands made from the North Las Vegas command center. Genesis I is still orbiting and taking some fabulous photos of earth. See following article in re: Genesis II

http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/multiverse/news.php#update