Post by glactus on Sept 4, 2010 10:23:04 GMT
With the cancellation of the Constellation project, President Barak Obama has redirected NASA to explore an Asteroid landing by 2025 and then on to the great Martian adventure. In the meantime there will be much activity in low Earth Orbit, with increased activity at the International Space Station.
The International Space Station
Bigelow will be active in the private sector in launching his own inflatable space complex to transport paying passengers in an impressive space undertaking.
The Bigelow concept
And Virgin Galactic will be very active with the White Knight spacecraft on low Earth missions.
The White Knight Spacecraft
Boeing has also just announced a new crew and payload capsule to replace the shuttle at the ISS.
Boeing Crew spacecraft
With these advanced concepts coming online there will be plenty of interest for those who enjoy the wonders of space, and Astronomy.
Jupiter
Credits: These are NASA/Boeing/Bigelow and Virgin galactic images.
The International Space Station
Bigelow will be active in the private sector in launching his own inflatable space complex to transport paying passengers in an impressive space undertaking.
The Bigelow concept
And Virgin Galactic will be very active with the White Knight spacecraft on low Earth missions.
The White Knight Spacecraft
Boeing has also just announced a new crew and payload capsule to replace the shuttle at the ISS.
Boeing Crew spacecraft
With these advanced concepts coming online there will be plenty of interest for those who enjoy the wonders of space, and Astronomy.
Jupiter
Credits: These are NASA/Boeing/Bigelow and Virgin galactic images.