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Lawmakers gird for NASA cut battle
HOUSTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's moves to drop a NASA program that would return astronauts to the moon will spark a political fight, space program experts predict.
Sat, Jan 30 | from United Press International
Preview of Official NASA Budget/Policy Events - Update
3 Feb: Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee - Hearing: Key Issues and Challenges Facing NASA: Views of the Agency's Watchdogs: 10:00 am EST - hearing runs for two hours. You can expect Subcommittee Chair Rep. Giffords to pick up where she left off at a previous hearing wherein she will bash No...
Sat, Jan 30 | from NASA Watch
No ESAS-2 Needed
NASA to Review Human Spaceflight, NY Times "The expansive, multimonth technical study, still in the preliminary stages, might be similar to the Exploration Systems Architecture Study that in 2005 settled on the design of the agency's program to return astronauts... NASA to Review Human...
Sat, Jan 30 | from NASA Watch
NASA Releases First Free E-Book, on History of X-15 Rocket Plane
Image: X-15 aircraft./NASA See Also: NASA’s Contest to Design the Last Shuttle PatchStrange Places on Mars: What Do You Want to See Next?Mars Phoenix Tweets: “We Have ICE!”Data Nerds Hack NASA — in a Good WayNASA Wants Your Ideas for Digitizing Rocket Scientist’s Notes
Fri, Jan 29 | from Wired
NASA Provides Inside Look at International Space Station with Streaming Video
NASA soon will provide Internet viewers an inside look at astronauts working in space by streaming video live from the International Space Station's laboratories. The internal views are set to begin Feb. 1 and will be available during all crew duty hours.
Thu, Jan 28 | from Space Ref
Opinion: Going In Circles Again: America Will Abandon Human Lunar Exploration - And Much More
Report: Obama Budget to Scrub Moon Mission, CBS News "Instead of blasting off to the moon, NASA's hopes for a manned mission there have been blasted to pieces, sources in the White House, Congress and NASA tell the Orlando Sentinel."... Report: Obama Budget to Scrub Moon Mission, CBS News
Wed, Jan 27 | from NASA Watch
NASA Gives Up on Spirit Rescue, Preps Mars Rover to Hibernate
Spirit Rover Wiggles Her WheelsSpirit’s Low on MarsFree Spirit: NASA Recreates Mars Surface to Liberate RoverRobot Rescue Party Aiding Mired Martian RoverMars Rover “Spirit” Needs Sunny Slope to Survive Winter WiSci 2.0: Alexis Madrigal’s Twitter, Google Reader feed, and green tec...
Tue, Jan 26 | from Wired
Rover Gives NASA an "Opportunity" to View Interior of Mars
NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two months.
Thu, Jan 21 | from Space Ref
Opinion:
In a new report, computer expert E. Michael Smith and Certified Consulting Meteorologist Joseph D'Aleo discovered extensive manipulation of the temperature data by the U.S. Government's two primary climate centers: the National Climate Data Center (NCDC) in Ashville, North Carolina...
Thu, Jan 14 | from antigreen (Blogspot)
Opinion: Mars probe's latest trouble: Titanium parts
Space News The good news comes from a November "Readiness to Proceed" review of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that took a hard look at problem-plagued ... NASA salvages one of its orbiting Mars probesal.com (blog) Dust Bedevils Mars Much More Often...Science Now
Thu, Dec 17 | from MSNBC
Podcast: Spock Has Certainly Left The Building
Mike Griffin Reveals His Commercialization Vision for NASA: Part 2, SpaceRef Mike Griffin: Well, with regard to feelings: I don't do feelings. Just think of me as Spock." [audio] Comment by Lori Garver during yesterday's employee briefing: "Feelings are back at NASA".
Wed, Jul 22 | from NASA Watch
Opinion: Bush-Era Plans to Reach Moon and Beyond Still Alive Under Obama
That may have sounded great, but it put NASA in a tough spot. First, the agency had trumpeted its success with less expensive robotic missions, not manned flight, and Bush’s priorities seemed likely to defund robotic missions. Second, the Space Shuttle program has been slated to come to an...
Fri, Jul 17 | from Wired
Patch: Restored Apollo 11 Video Released
NASA Releases Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk Video, NASA NASA released Thursday newly restored video from the July 20, 1969, live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. The release commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first mission to land astronauts on the moon."
Wed, Jul 15 | from NASA Watch
Podcast: Audio Reveals 1969 Russian Attempt to Beat U.S. to the Moon
The United States wasn’t the only country hoping to land on the moon in July 1969 — Russians were trying to beat us to the punch by landing the unmanned spacecraft Luna 15 while Apollo 11 was still in orbit around the moon. Now, thanks to the discovery of previously unheard recordings from 196...
Tue, Jul 7 | from Wired
Podcast: Remembering the Voice of Space Flight
Listen to the Apollo 10 broadcast. See Also: NASA’s Best Photos: You Make the CallOpen Data: Shuttle Impacts From Space JunkTiny, DIY Satellites Get NASA Boost Image: NASA Brandon Keim’s Twitter stream and Del.icio.us feed; Wired Science on Facebook.
Tue, Jun 2 | from Wired
GNC-2008-11-14 #424 (1) Week till 24hr Podcast
Mars Everest Panorama Big Bang or Big Bounce Cassini and New Aurora on Saturn Funny NASA Mission Control Google Gmail Video Roku Netflix One Dot? Is your Spam down? Mars Rover Low on Power Rover Update STS-126 to ISS for Home Improvements Telecoms Sweating Obama Administration
Thu, Nov 13 | from Geek News Central Podcast
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