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TEDxChapmanU’s roster of speakers includes Allyn Rose, beauty queen who underwent preventive double mastectomy; Kathy Thomson, president/COO of Los Angeles Times; Gwynne Shotwell, president/COO of SpaceX; Kristen Howerton, popular mom blogger; Prince Gomolvilas, USC writing guru, and more. Orange, Calif. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 The roster of speakers for Chapman University’s second TEDx Conference -- returning to the university’s Memorial Hall in Orange, Calif. on Tuesday, June 4,...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez announced on Tuesday that SpaceX has signed a three-year agreement to use Spaceport America for flight testing. According to a Spaceport America statement, SpaceX will be leasing land and facilities at the New Mexico site to conduct the next phase of flight testing for its reusable rocket program. “I am thrilled that SpaceX has chosen to make New Mexico its home, bringing their revolutionary...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Elon Musk, the billionaire behind Tesla Motors and space exploration company SpaceX, has told Bloomberg that his car company is considering adding a driverless model to their lineup and has been discussing such possibilities with Google. Google has been working on their own version of a driverless car since 2011 and has even been allowing some of their top executives to be driven to work in these autopilot automobiles. Though Musk...

[ Listen to the Podcast Series: Is A Mission To Mars Possible? ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online During the Humans to Mars Summit at George Washington University yesterday, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden laid down some thoughts about the US space agency sending man to the Red Planet. Bolden started off his keynote speech by addressing the growing international interest in sending humans to Mars, while also pointing out how even President Barack Obama has...

[ Watch the Video: Grasshopper 250m Test | Ring of Fire ] April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online SpaceX, a private space transportation company, announced the fifth successful flight trial of its Grasshopper Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) Vehicle. Grasshopper flew 820 feet straight up, hovered in place while holding against the wind, and then returned to the launch pad. According to a Universe Today report, the 10-story Grasshopper was designed by SpaceX to...

ARLINGTON, Va., April 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK's (NYSE: ATK) CASTOR(®) 30 upper stage solid rocket motor supported the successful flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation's (NYSE:ORB) Antares rocket as it lifted off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 5:00 p.m. EDT with the Cygnus mass simulator payload. This was the test flight of the new Antares launch vehicle. "This is a great day for the Antares team," said Scott Lehr, vice president and general manager of...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online NASA’s commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully test-launched its Antares rocket Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. EST after several days of scrubbed attempts. The rocket lifted-off from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. This afternoon’s test flight was the first for Launch Pad 0A and the first flight for Orbital’s Antares rocket, which...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Update 4 (April 20, 4:00 p.m.) Excessive wind levels have forced NASA and Orbital to once again delay the launch of the Antares Rocket. Today’s 5:00 p.m. EDT launch has been scrubbed and the team will try again for a Sunday afternoon launch at 5:00 p.m. Mission managers decided to pull the plug on today’s launch after high-altitude wind speeds were found to exceed range safety restrictions. NASA TV coverage will begin at 4:30...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Thirty-two years ago today, the world got a little smaller as the best access man has ever had to space began when the first space shuttle launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle Columbia launched on the STS-1 mission, kickstarting over 30 years of science exploration, as well as a few tragic moments. Astronaut John Young was the mission commander that day. He was a veteran of four...

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and SpaceX will host a teleconference for news media at 1 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 28, to discuss the Tuesday return of the company's Dragon spacecraft from a cargo mission to the International Space Station. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) A trove of scientific research was among more than 2 tons of cargo Dragon brought back to Earth. Included are investigations that could aid in food...