'Massive news' next week?

[spacefire]

can't see anything on NASA TV online.<br />There was some news about Saturn on Cnn.<br />but no briefing at this point. <br /><br />a new ring on Saturn. not massive news.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

here it is, this has to be it:<br />http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/sep/HQ_06317_red_capital.html<br /> <br />NASA sold out lol <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> jk it's interesting. Here's the text:<br /><br />David E. Steitz<br />Headquarters, Washington<br />202-358-1730<br /><br />Peter Banks<br />Red Planet Capital, Inc., San Mateo, Calif.<br />650-522-0085 <br /><br /><br /> Sept. 20, 2006 <br />RELEASE: 06-317 <br /><br /> <br />NASA Forms Partnership With Red Planet Capital, Inc.<br /><br />NASA has joined with Red Planet Capital, Inc., San Mateo, Calif., in a partnership to help the agency gain access to new and innovative technologies through the venture capital community.<br /><br />Red Planet Capital is a nonprofit organization that will establish a strategic venture capital fund for NASA. The purpose of the fund is to provide NASA earlier and broader exposure to emerging technologies. It is designed to promote the future availability of technologies with both government and commercial applications that can meet NASA's future mission requirements. The effort signifies the administration's commitment to creative approaches for promoting innovation in pursuit of America's space agenda.<br /><br />Red Planet Capital will use venture capital and a NASA investment of approximately $75 million over five years to attract private sector innovators and investors who typically have not done business with the agency.<br /><br />The principals selected to provide investment fund management are Peter Banks, Co-Founder and Partner of XR Ventures, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Graham Burnette, General Partner of the EA-Capital Fund family; and Jacques Vallee, co-founder of the EA-Capital Fund family, San Mateo. The principals will identify investment opportunities, perform due diligence and manage equity investments in companies. NASA will provide strategic direction and technical input to the fund.<b></b> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[radarredux]

> <i><font color="yellow">The Griffin Briefing was not the “massive News” that is supposed to be coming.</font>/i><br /><br />Apparently Shuttle_Guy knows what Shuttle_RTF is holding close to his chest. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br /><br /> /> <i><font color="yellow">Hubble Servicing Mission decision meeting at the end of Oct. ...</font>/i><br /><br />None the less, I found all the points interesting. I wish I had seen the briefing.</i></i>

 

[spacefire]

I believe we now know what the massive news was, see my previous post. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[crispyness]

Surely it'll be on the nsf front page when it breaks?

 

[brellis]

This is very good news. It gives NASA early access to private developmental research. I'd like to see it work both ways. For example if NASA has alternate proposals to "Apollo on Steroids" that are more risky, let go of them and allow private enterprise access to NASA developmental research that would otherwise be left on the shelf. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[shoogerbrugge]

What about China joining the ISS. Afterall NASA people are visiting the PRC as we speak. Would be great to see the Zhenzou docked to the ISS.

 

[mrmorris]

<font color="yellow">Would be great to see the Zhenzou docked to the ISS. </font><br /><br />Let's wait until we've at least seen the Shenzhou approach and dock with an orbital module from a previous flight (hopefully backing off and repeating several times). It would be really grim to see the Shenzhou <b>attempt</b> to dock to the ISS... and fail catastrophically.

 

[flynn]

It would be cool but I'd be very suprised, China seem happy to be doing things at their own pace.<br /><br />That said perhaps we could see a Chinaman on a shuttle flight. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[spacefire]

but that's not 'massive/good/cool' news.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chris, ye slimey limey, tell us! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[jamie_young]

It's going to be published at 10am Pacific, Thursday, we're told. Although the way this thread is going, nothing short of the second coming of Christ, who then holds a press conference to say he supports the VSE, is going to be required <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[j05h]

I'm going with China-ISS, though still have a glimmer of hope for icy-moon-life or Mars-life. Those berries still look like things, not rocks...<br /><br />Josh <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div align="center"><em>We need a first generation of pioneers.</em><br /></div> </div>

 

[nyarlathotep]

>"I believe we now know what the massive news was, see my previous post."<br /><br />If that's "massive" news then I suggest Shuttle_RTF looks at a dictionary. That word most certainly doesn't mean what he thinks it means.

 

[brellis]

<font color="yellow">Those berries still look like things, not rocks... </font><br /><br />thanks for saying that, I feel eminently underqualified to go there in an M&L post <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[skyone]

Chris said, over at NSF in the lunar lander thread that this "massive news" is not STS related...

 

[nojocujo]

Wonder if it has anything to do with sn2006aj

 

[blairf]

1000<br />Session 84-NSP-5 New Space Partnerships for the Value Proposition: Partnerships for New Space Enterprise Companies Ballroom A-1 <br />Chaired by: P. SMITH, Alliance for Commercial Enterprises in Space, San Diego, CA, and J. GRADY, NASA Ames Space Portal, Moffett Field, CA <br /> <br /> <br />Panel discussion. <br /><br />This session will feature perspectives on innovative and entrepreneurial new space partnerships. <br /><br />1000<br />Space Entrepreneurial Partnering <br />Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer, SpaceX, El Segundo, CA <br /><br />1030<br />Developing innovative public-private partnerships at NASA.<br /> <br />

 

[ldyaidan]

Does this mean that the private sector will be able to invest in NASA?<br /><br />Rae

 

[spacefire]

I think it's going to be a two-way street. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[blairf]

My guess<br /><br />Google foundation to fund a small lunar lander/rover developed and managed by Ames and launched on a Falcon 9<br /><br />

 

[radarredux]

> <i><font color="yellow">I'm going with China-ISS</font>/i><br /><br />I think a China deal would be really cool. ISS construction/completion is pretty much a done deal at this point, IMHO, and bringing China in as a partner at this stage would be cool.<br /><br />However, something of this magnitude would probably be decided at the political level. I am sure Congress and the President would not be too excited about Griffin making such deals without their explicit endorsement ahead of time.</i>

 

[radarredux]

> <i><font color="yellow">Although the way this thread is going, nothing short of the second coming of Christ, who then holds a press conference to say he supports the VSE, is going to be required</font>/i><br /><br />This is a common trend in so many discussion groups. Before a major Apple conference the rumors are spectacular, and in the end, reality (as exciting as it might have been) is a little bit of a disappointment compared to the hyped expectations.<br /><br />Still... as I squirm in my seat with all sorts of visions dancing in my head, the next half hour is going to be a tough wait... <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /></i>

 

[j05h]

Bigelow and Lockmart exploring Atlas for private spaceflight!! Ok, that IS massive news! <br /><br />http://nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4823<br /><br />Josh <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div align="center"><em>We need a first generation of pioneers.</em><br /></div> </div>

 

[spacefire]

wow...back off here a bit...isn't that a bit of a blow to SpaceX?<br /><br />seems to me, correct me if I'm wrong, that the military-industrial complex that is LM is doing everything in their power to stiffle Elon!<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[vt_hokie]

Interesting...