Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

10/01/2017

Looking forward to the Annual Technical Meeting of the FAA COE CST in New Mexico!

02/09/2017

Paul Wilde and Ken Davidian rocking the COE Booth at the 20th Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference!

10/11/2016

07/27/2016

Just because I know you can't get enough... here's a free article from the New Space Journal...

http://click.liebertpubmail.com/?qs=b8508931c88b41cb5635da555cc60c7372cbea020e463597e7665a0202b29358

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07/12/2016

Here's an interview from David Livingston's The Space Show (01 July 2016) with Courtney Stadd where he describes his centrifuge experience as part of the COE CST research tasks being conducted by University of Texas Medical Branch. You can download the interview from the web (link given below) and Courtney begins talking about the centrifuge experience at about the 17:00 minute mark and ends at about 34:55.

http://thespaceshow.com/show/01-jul-2016/broadcast-2730-courtney-stadd

07/10/2016

This link from Blue Origin recently became active: https://www.blueorigin.com/astronaut-experience

Earth, in all its beauty, is just our starting place. Blue Origin is opening the promise of space to all.

07/05/2016

Just in case any of the space enthusiasts here like skateboards, here's a great VR video from 121C's (www.121cboards.com) Kickstarter campaign.

VR launches you to the edge of space on a real flight across the desert while Astronaut, Michael Lopez-Alegria relates his experiences in a Soyuz. The missio...

06/30/2016

Congratulations, Christine! Christine was funded by COE CST in the early years of the program... it's great to see her doing so well!

Education, People, Space Agencies Boulder Aerospace Team Places Second In National Business Pitch Competition Image Credit: CU Boulder/CNBC June 29, 2016 – The Space Research Company, founded by aerospace PhD candidate Christine Fanchiang, and research associate Luis Zea placed second in a national…

06/24/2016

Here's a visual demonstration of the point that an organization's perception of the future is highly dependent upon that organization's history... This is a picture of the Boeing Starliner capsule console as compared to that of the SpaceX Dragon capsule.

06/17/2016

Here's a very good piece of research regarding SpaceX's launches... well worth a quick read! (and check out the cool animation of the launch history!)

For SpaceX, the last year has been a time of struggle and success. After launching 6 customers into orbit in the first...

06/09/2016

Any takers? Here's the URL: www.coder.umd.edu/coder2016

05/24/2016

This just in from the "Better Late Than Never" Department... the "$pace Is Business" paper writing competition is now open! The prize is a $2,000 USD award to make a presentation at the International Astronautical Federation's 2016 Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico!

http://spacegeneration.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1688

$pace is Business! Description | Award | Competition Guidelines | Schedule | Contact | Sponsor | Past Winners The Entrepreneurship and Investment Committee (EIC) of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in cooperation with the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) introduces the $pac...