Author Archives: lunadyne

by guest blogger (and Lunar Librarian) Ken It looks like the Congressional Budget Office decided to jump into the launch vehicle fray, releasing this week a report entitled “Alternatives for Future U.S. Space-Launch Capabilities”. (Hat tip to the ever dependable … Continue reading →

by Guest Blogger Ken Almost missed this one! There’s an Announcement of Opportunity over at JPL to sign up for the Solar System Ambassador program. This is a neat program begun in 1997 that trains people from around the U.S. … Continue reading →

by Guest Blogger Ken Well, this round of updating the catalog of the Lunar Library was a little more difficult than in past semi-annual updates, as the guys over at Out of the Cradle had an idea on how to … Continue reading →

by guest blogger Ken While Jon has his hands full with rocketey flamey stuff, I’ve had my hands full with my own little ongoing space adventure. Regular readers know that I’m one of the co-chairs for the NSS‘s 2007 International … Continue reading →

The LCR started with a reception and overview presentation. I saw a lot of familiar faces, met some new folks, tried to chat up the hottie from Orbital, the usual reception stuff. So I’m sitting at a table trying to … Continue reading →

by guest blogger Ken I wasn’t originally planning to attend the SFF’s NewSpace Conference in Las Vegas. Since I’m on a cash-only diet this year I don’t have a lot of flexibility for frivolities. However, when I got invited to … Continue reading →

by guest blogger Ken July is always the time of year when people start getting all sentimental about the phenomenal achievement of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. I’m working with NSS of North Texas to put together a program for … Continue reading →

by guest blogger Ken Anyone who has ever taken a stroll through the Lunar Library quickly realizes that it is about more than just the Moon, it’s about the High Frontier, with the Moon being just the most dominant aspect … Continue reading →

I picked up on this one from le blog lunar express, posted last Friday. Apparently, the Chinese helped out with the SMART-1 mission from Shanghai. For the French-impaired, I offer the following free-form, dictionary-free translation: “The communications attempts between SMART-1 … Continue reading →

Could a space shuttle orbiter be pawned? That would be a tough one. It would be helpful if there were at least two, if not three in the marketplace. Great pains would have to be taken to show the lenders … Continue reading →