Lon RainsSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Lon Rains Northrop Grumman Buys Builder of SpaceShipOne By Brian Berger, Lon Rains published 20 July 07 Private Spaceflight Sea Launch Rocket Explodes During Launch By Lon Rains published 31 January 07 Launches & Spacecraft NASA Chief Michael Griffin Invited to China By Lon Rains published 5 April 06 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Chinese space officials have invited NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to visit their country the fall, possibly as early as September. Missions Rocketplane's Majority Owner Buys Kistler By Lon Rains published 27 February 06 Launches & Spacecraft Chair of House Science Space & Aeronautics Committee Endorses Hubble Deorbit By Lon Rains published 6 April 05 Hubble Space Telescope Separate Space Military Force Has Few Supporters at Pentagon By Lon Rains published 7 October 04 Space Exploration USAF Space Command Creates Education Consortium By Lon Rains published 7 October 04 Space Exploration Management Shake-Up at Kistler Aerospace By Lon Rains, Brian Berger published 11 August 04 WASHINGTON - Kistler Aerospace has revamped its management, bringing in two former top aerospace executives at Boeing to get the company’s reusable rocket program moving again. Tech Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Black Friday Bargain: The best Sony camera for astrophotography is over $930 cheaper2'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles3Did NASA's Perseverance rover find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure4ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk5Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form
NASA Chief Michael Griffin Invited to China By Lon Rains published 5 April 06 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Chinese space officials have invited NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to visit their country the fall, possibly as early as September.
Chair of House Science Space & Aeronautics Committee Endorses Hubble Deorbit By Lon Rains published 6 April 05
Management Shake-Up at Kistler Aerospace By Lon Rains, Brian Berger published 11 August 04 WASHINGTON - Kistler Aerospace has revamped its management, bringing in two former top aerospace executives at Boeing to get the company’s reusable rocket program moving again.
