Deep Space Gateway: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/deep-space-gateway-to-open-opportunities-for-distant-destinations Flying Crew on EM-1: NASA’s study of adding crew to EM-1 is completed, awaiting response NASA’s assessment of whether it can add astronauts to EM-1, the first joint test flight of the Space Launch System and Orion crew exploration capsule, is complete and has been briefed to the White House as… [Continue Reading]
Astronaut Breaks Record: Astronaut Peggy Whitson breaks NASA record for most days in space Veteran U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson broke the record of 534 days for most career time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut early Monday. Whitson, who launched to the Station in late November, is not scheduled to return to Earth until… [Continue Reading]
NASA Fares Well: A Republican favorite, NASA escapes Trump’s budget ax NASA, a national engine for economic growth and innovation, has fared well in President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget for the fiscal year that begins October 1. The $19.1 billion proposed for NASA, represents a less than one percent reduction, much less than proposed reductions… [Continue Reading]
Keep Exploring: Ex-NASA official at CU’s Conference on World Affairs: ‘We have to keep exploring’ Former NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman told the audience at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Conference on World Affairs that space exploration must go forward. “All of this exploring is not for the faint of heart,” explained Newman. “But… [Continue Reading]
Orion and Space Launch System Senate Letter to President: Hatch Urges Continued Support of Space Explorationin Letter to President Trump Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the senior Republican in the United States Senate, led 23 of his colleagues in a letter to President Trump highlighting the importance of space exploration infrastructure, including the SpaceLaunch System (SLS),… [Continue Reading]
Commercial Crew on Schedule for 2018: Commercial Crew on tight but achievable timeline for crewed flights in 2018 Boeing and SpaceX are showing signs of achieving crewed test flights of their CST-100 Starliner and Dragon spacecapsules by the end of 2018. Both are developing systems to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station… [Continue Reading]
President Signs: Trump touts bipartisanship of NASA reauthorization in weekly address In a video address early Saturday, President Trump pointed to his signing of the 2017 NASA Transition Authorization Act last week as an effective example of Washington bipartisanship. The president said with the NASA Transition Authorization Act, “we renew our national commitment to NASA’s… [Continue Reading]
NASA Funding: FY2018 budget may be topic A, but FY2017 still not settled Though Congress is soon to get more details from the Administration on the proposed 2018 budget, the White House and lawmakers must still come to terms on a spending plan for 2017. Unable to agree on a budget last year, lawmakers and… [Continue Reading]
[gview file=”https://titusville.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TTP-April-Rerendered.pdf”] More news from the City of Titusville
Titusville, April 5, 2017 – As a result of the advertising professionals competition annually conducted nationally by the AAF American Advertising Federation, and commonly referred to as the ADDY AWARDS, Brandt Ronat & Company (BR&C) was awarded the following in February 2017 from the AAF/Space Coast region. The Titusville | LAUNCH FROM HERE brand won… [Continue Reading]