Misc. space news…
Some items in the space news in-box this morning:
Space job fair in Houston attracts “nearly 70 companies with an interest in the development opportunities spelled out in the [NASA] authorization bill”: [Houston Space Economy Faces Slow Rebound – Aviation Week][1].
Mark K. Matthews and Robert Block write about Charles Bolden’s situation at NASA: [NASA chief Charlie Bolden missing critical moments at space agency – OrlandoSentinel.com][2].
Two German radar satellites are flying in formation so as to produce 3D surface maps: [German mapping satellites enter orbital formation – Spaceflight Now][3].
An update on launch preparations for Shuttle Discovery: [STS-133 Shuttle Report | Technicians working on tiny fuel leak in Discovery pod – Spaceflight Now][4].
The [UP Aerospace][5] sounding rocket launches at Spaceport America have apparently cost $300k each: [PROFILE: Want to shoot a payload into space? Perez is your man – Las Cruces Sun-News][6]
[1]: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/asd/2010/10/18/07.xml&headline=Houston%20Space%20Economy%20Faces%20Slow%20Rebound [2]: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/os-absentee-nasa-administrator-20101018,0,905017.story [3]: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/17tandemx/ [4]: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/101018leak/ [5]: http://www.upaerospace.us.com/ [6]: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-business/ci_16368866
