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The Masten Space System rocket XA-0.1B, also called Xombie Lunar Lander Challenge Winners Picked
NASA awarded its prize money on Thursday to the two aerospace companies that successfully simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again. NASA's Centennial Challenges program gave a $1 million first prize to Masten Space Systems of Mojave, CA, and a $500,000 second prize to Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, TX, for their Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge flights. The competition was managed by the X PRIZE Foundation. An awards ceremony for the winning teams was held at noon on 5 Nov. in room 2325 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. (Image Credit: NASA)
Atlantis “Go” for 16 Nov. Launch
NASA managers recently announced the official launch date and time of 16 November at 2:28 p.m. EST for Atlantis' next mission to the International Space Station. The STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles O. Hobaugh and piloted by Barry E. Wilmore. Mission Specialists are Robert L. Satcher Jr., Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Atlantis and its crew will deliver two control moment gyroscopes, equipment and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2 to the International Space Station. The mission will feature three spacewalks. (Image Credit: NASA)
Qian XuesenAIAA Notes Passing of Qian Xuesen
AIAA notes the passing of Qian Xuesen, the “father” of Chinese rocketry and the first director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Qian, 97, passed away 31 October, at his home in Beijing. AIAA president Dave Thompson stated: “AIAA notes with sadness the passing of Dr. Qian Xuesen of the People’s Republic of China. His contributions to rocket science, both at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and later in his native China, greatly assisted humanity’s space exploration endeavors.” Qian’s early research contributed to the United States Army’s development of Jet Assisted Take-Off technology during World War II.
The Ares I-X flight test vehicle lifts off from Launch Complex 39BAres I-X Test Flight Launches
NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT on 28 October from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight. The flight lasted about six minutes from its launch from Launch Pad 39B until splashdown of the rocket's booster stage nearly 150 miles downrange. The 327-foot tall test vehicle produced 2.6 million pounds of thrust to accelerate the rocket to nearly 3 g's and Mach 4.76, just shy of hypersonic speed. Ares I-X provides NASA with a great deal of data that will be used to improve the design and safety of the next generation of American spaceflight vehicles. (Image Credit: NASA)
DARPA Solicits Aircraft Proposals
DARPA has invited bids for a $155 million Vulture II contract to build and test an ultra-long-endurance aircraft. The 'near full-scale' flight demonstrator is expected to fly from one and three months, but the goal is to prove whether a future aircraft design could remain aloft more than five years. DARPA expects the proposals to be based on solar-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft, but will consider any energy source except nuclear power. The agency envisions that such a long-endurance aircraft could operate as a recoverable satellite which could remain on station, relaying communications or collecting intelligence data, for either military users or national interests. (Image Credit: Boeing)


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