Monday morning – update
More from the 2011 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference:
During his talk, George Neld said that the administration’s proposed 2012 budget includes $5M for a “Low Cost Access to Space Incentive” prize: FAA 2012 budget proposal includes space access prize – Space Politics.
Kenneth Chang at the NYT writes about the conference and about research on suborbital space transports: Space Tourism May Mean One Giant Leap for Researchers – NYTimes.com.
In the new issue of The Space Review, Jeff Foust gives an overview of developments in the field of commercial suborbital space transports: Suborbital back out of the shadows.
Here’s another announcement from Astronauts4Hire: Astronauts4Hire Announces Selection of New Flight Members.
Ken Davidian and Pay Hynes talked this morning about the Center of Excellence – Commercial Space Transportation (COE-CST), which is sponsored by the FAA.
An article about the VG announcement: Virgin Galactic To Launch Scientists Into Space – Space.com.