near-space

I can't help but think that continuing to use a ground-based infrastructure for near-space endeavors (near meaning "out to & including the Moon"), let alone using that same infrastructure approach for interplanetary endeavors, is no longer viable.

Why Some Say the Moon? - NASA Watch 2009

He has been involved as a researcher in 24 suborbital, orbital, and planetary space missions, including 8 for which he was the mission principle investigator; he has also led the development of 8 scientific instruments for planetary and near-space research missions ...

Today's NASA Administrator Gossip - Update - NASA Watch 2009

He has been involved as a researcher in 24 suborbital, orbital, and planetary space missions, including 8 for which he was the mission principle investigator; he has also led the development of 8 scientific instruments for planetary and near-space research missions ...

MSL Problems Revisited - NASA Watch 2009

Part 2 discusses some of the basic elements of space weather via brief descriptions of various solar phenomena, including quantifiable indices think tornado and hurricane categories that describe their intensity and possible impacts on Earth, its atmosphere and near-space environment.

Space weather: Are we ready for a solar strike? 2011

Tragically, however, for the past 20+ years, our country's civil human spaceflight effort hasn't been able to deliver big things, such as historic exploration milestones at far away destinations, or advancing the cause of easy human access to near-space locales.

NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: April 2010 Archives 2010

While Earth's magnetic field protects our planet from most of the permanent flow of particles from the solar wind, rifts or fissures in natural shield are known to occur, enabling the solar wind to penetrate our near-space environment.

Cluster Satellite Detects Rifts in Earth's Magnetic Field | Universe Today 2010

If the numbers work out, and there's a market for getting to near-space, this has now become a previously-solved problem.

Moira Gunn: Words, Words, Words ... NASA, NASA, NASA 2010

Tragically, however, for the past 20+ years, our country's civil human spaceflight effort hasn't been able to deliver big things, such as historic exploration milestones at far away destinations, or advancing the cause of easy human access to near-space locales.

NASA Watch: Exploration: April 2010 Archives 2010

If the numbers work out, and there's a market for getting to near-space, this has now become a previously-solved problem.

Words, Words, Words ... NASA, NASA, NASA 2010

After about five hours the balloon had reach 90,000 feet, which is considered near-space.

From Knock-Offs To 'Make-Offs' 2010