All news from Waypoint 2 Space and recent articles from around the Commercial Space Flight Industry .

October 2013

‘Ender’s Game’ Film Got Zero Gravity Tips from Real-Life Astronaut

October 31st, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , |

The minds behind the movie "Ender's Game" had a little help bringing their version of the beloved science-fiction book by Orson Scott Card to life. "Ender's Game" focuses on the life of the gifted child, Ender Wiggin, a boy recruited to leave Earth and head to Battle School — a [...]

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Spaceport America budget estimating no launches til August 2014

October 30th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , |

LAS CRUCES — Spaceport America released a fiscal 2015 budget this week that pushes back its estimates for when Virgin Galactic may begin its flights and when the visitor’s center will open. The budget assumes Virgin Galactic will start flying by August 2014, about six months later than previously expected. [...]

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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft’s Avionics – Installed, Tested, Ready

October 30th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , , |

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla –NASA’s next planned crewed spacecraft, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or “Orion MPCV” has turned a pivotal corner toward ferrying crews to possible destinations beyond low-Earth-orbit. The spacecraft which will conduct the Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) had its avionics systems installed, powered up and ran [...]

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Spaceport Wars: More states joining NM in space industry quest

October 27th, 2013|Categories: News, Photography|Tags: , , , |

LAS CRUCES – As Spaceport America gets its finishing touches, awaiting the day that Virgin Galactic launches passengers beyond the stratosphere, more states are looking at entering the space industry, with a spaceport at the cornerstone of their plans. “It almost looks like wildflowers growing across the U.S., if you [...]

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