Lou Friedman
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2013/02/19 12:05 CST | 3 comments
Executive Director Emeritus Louis Friedman writes about Asteroid programs of The Planetary Society.
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2013/01/14 02:37 CST | 13 comments
Louis Friedman discusses what he expects to be the future of space exploration. According to him, it won't be in manned missions, but in remote, virtual exploration available to anybody.
Manned Missions to Mars Aren't Just Sci-Fi
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2012/08/24 06:09 CDT | 9 comments
Space exploration is not just valuable to scientists; it is also popular with the public who pays taxes. And why not? The exploration of Mars is not only a search for signs of alien life. It is an exploration of the human future.
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2012/06/06 03:30 CDT | 3 comments
The last words Ray said to me were, “Yes, I will shout HURRAH!” I was visiting him at his home and had spent a hour or so talking with him about our favorite subject, Mars, as well as reading to him a couple of his own poems. Yesterday he passed away at the age of 91.
Phobos-Grunt Failure Report Released
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2012/02/06 05:24 CST
It appears that Phobos-Grunt was doomed before it launched on November 9, 2011. Cheap parts, design shortcomings, and lack of pre-flight testing ensured that the spacecraft would never fulfill its goals.
Official Phobos-Grunt Failure Report Released
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2012/01/31 05:32 CST
Official Phobos-Grunt Failure Report Released
Congratulations to Russia on the launch of Spektr-R (RadioAstron)
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2011/07/18 02:08 CDT
Congratulations to Russia on the launch of Spektr-R (RadioAstron)
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2011/03/06 11:00 CST | 1 comments
My day with Hawking and Aldrin
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2011/02/02 12:12 CST
My day with Hawking and Aldrin
Nanosail-D released into space
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2011/01/21 12:26 CST
Nanosail-D released into space
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