Testing Key Technologies
Tariq Malik has an article on the Orbital Express satellites, launched as part of the payload on last night's successful Atlas V launch. (By the way, that launch success is good news for both Lockheed Martin and Bigelow--a failure would have been a major setback in their stated plans to use the vehicle to deliver passengers to orbit).
Tariq Malik Space.com link:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/070308_orbitalexpress_prelnch.html
And comments from:
http://www.transterrestrial.com/
So they going to test orbital fueling and satellite servicing. Cool.
Check out Rand's Blog and the new story.