Tag: international space station
-
Colorado-built Dream Chaser loses NASA missions, delayed again
The Dream Chaser, the long-awaited reusable spaceplane inspired by the Space Shuttle, could be chasing its own dreams for a little while longer. NASA announced on Thursday that it significantly changed the terms of the contract it awarded in 2016 to Louisville-based Sierra Space, the aerospace and defense company behind Dream Chaser. The company and…
-
Blast off: Colorado Springs college students’ experiment to launch to ISS
A science experiment by a group of local college students could lead to out-of-this-world applications. This week, the experiment designed by three current University of Colorado Colorado Springs students and one Pikes Peak State College alum will be sent to the International Space Station as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. “Getting the opportunity…
-
Space Command general gets questions on Alabama move, but has few answers for senators
The general atop U.S. Space Command told federal lawmakers Tuesday that he doesn’t know how much it would cost to uproot his headquarters to Alabama or how many of the command’s civilian workers — two-thirds of his staff — would follow it south. During a Senate hearing, Gen. James Dickinson said the command now plans…
-
Colorado astronaut Matthew Dominick: Always curious, always exploring
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has always been an explorer. Whether the Wheat Ridge native was exploring a new hiking trail in the Rocky Mountains or test flying a new naval aircraft, he’s always been curious about everything around him. But in the near future, Dominick…
-
Colorado astronaut Matthew Dominick: Always curious, always exploring
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has always been an explorer. Whether the Wheat Ridge native was exploring a new hiking trail in the Rocky Mountains or test flying a new naval aircraft, he’s always been curious about everything around him. But in the near future, Dominick could have the chance to explore an even more remote…