Titusville Talking Points April 2017

              [gview file=”https://titusville.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TTP-April-Rerendered.pdf”]   More news from the City of Titusville

Brandt Ronat & Co. Wins ADDY AWARDS for “Titusville: Launch From Here” Campaign

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]

Governmental Affairs Update – February 2017

2017 began with the reelection of Al Taylor as chairman of our committee.  The first few meetings of the year were dedicated to drafting a 2017 Legislative Priorities to be presented to the Board of Directors for their approval at the February meeting.  During this process members of the committee were tasked with verifying information… [Continue Reading]

NASA Authorization Legislation

Senate:  Senate passes 2017 NASA Transition Authorization Act  The U.S. Senate passed an updated NASA authorization measure on Friday, one similar to a House measure approved in the last Congress. Formulated with bi-partisan support, the Senate measure urges NASA to study how the Orion capsule might serve as a backup to the commercial crew vehicles… [Continue Reading]

International Space Station

New ISS Airlock:  The International Space Station will get a new, private airlock in 2019  Houston-based Nanoracks has reached an agreement with NASA for the installation of a cargo airlock on the U.S. segment of the International Space Station, possibly at the Tranquility module. Boeing will assemble and install a compatible berthing mechanism. The new… [Continue Reading]

Orion and Space Launch System

Orion Update:  Insider exclusive: Orion designed to keep crew in the ‘loop’  Lockheed Martin, NASA’s prime contractor for development of the Orion crew module, is paying close attention to the requirements and limitations of future crew members as it proceeds, according to the company’s crew module director. Work is underway at NASA’s Johnson Space Center… [Continue Reading]

Commercial Space Transportation

Commercial Crew:  Commercial crew providers remain confident in schedules Prepare for the inaugural launches of astronauts by Boeing and SpaceX in 2018, representatives of the two companies are declaring in response to a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office audit that cautions the flights could be delayed until 2019. Boeing’s Starliner 100 and SpaceX’s crewed Dragon are… [Continue Reading]