Four New Space Companies Awarded NASA Contracts

Another Clearancejobs.com post of mine about NASA’s announcement last week of their awarding four “new space” companies a few contracts. Just go there for the details: New Space Firms Awarded NASA Contracts.

DIY Space: Predict The Future of Space Exploration

Do you have a penchant for prophecy? Do your officemates hang on every word when you dole out the divination? Is your casting Kung Fu strong? Then maybe this will be an easy DIY for you. The folks at OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer) are asking for the public to come forecast […]

When I’m Not Writing…

This post I’ve written for Clearancejobs.com isn’t space-related, except for the fact it’s to do with me. But it gives a decent accounting of what I do to stay happy and busy since I don’t have steady work currently. If you’re interested in how an unemployed person stays busy throughout the day, please read my […]

SPHERE Fishing for Space Debris

The International Space Station (ISS) sure could use some help, and eventually might get it if people buy off on this latest idea. If you weren’t aware, the ISS has three robot test satellites aboard, called SPHERES. SPHERES have been highlighted on this site before for a different project, so here’s what they’re used for just in […]

Healing Robot Arms from Space

Fox News recently reported about the Canadian Space Agency’s contributions to medicine with Canadarm. Canadarm 2 is a robotic and remote controlled arm mounted on the International Space Station (ISS). The original Canadarm was mounted on the space shuttle. Both robotic arms were designed to do work outside in space, while astronauts controlled the arms in the relative safety of […]