Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?

– why it is so difficult to send humans back to the moon compared to the Apollo missions from 1969-1972 that first landed astronauts on the lunar surface. – A key reason is funding – the Apollo program received around 5% of the entire federal budget at its peak, whereas today NASA receives less than […]

New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird get in on innovation research grants from NASA

– Two Washington state aerospace companies, New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird Space Systems, have received Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from NASA. – The SBIR program provides funding for small businesses to conduct research and development that has the potential for commercialization and benefits NASA’s goals. – New Frontier Aerospace received funding […]