NASA chief tours Goleta space firm
By Stephen Nellis / Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on NASA chief tours Goleta space firm
A Goleta company with a new design for spacecraft solar arrays got a chance to show off its technology to the head of NASA on July 1. Deployable Space Systems, or DSS, is working on a flexible solar blanket that can be rolled up like a sleeping bag. The design saves precious space and Read More →
Deadline looms for nonprofit seeking Lompoc land
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 29th, 2013 / Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Deadline looms for nonprofit seeking Lompoc land
Environmental Education Group, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit that has been granted exclusive rights to negotiate a deal that could result in its control of 114 acres of city-owned land in Lompoc, has negative net worth and no history of successful commercial real estate development. Its leader, Alan Tratner, faces a $21,000 default judgment in federal Read More →
Landing space projects: Next Intent created Mars rover parts
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 20th, 2012 / Central Coast, Features, Technology / 1 Comment
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Bemco builds chambers to test equipment for space
By Tom Bronzini / Monday, July 18th, 2011 / Small Business / Comments Off on Bemco builds chambers to test equipment for space
A Simi Valley firm builds chambers that simulate some of the worst conditions that a piece of equipment or product could encounter.
Space group took $16M in public funds
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 10th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Space group took $16M in public funds
The recently dissolved California Space Authority used millions of dollars in federal earmarks and grants.