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Month: January 2006
Budget Worries at Langley

Lawmakers warn Langley could face cuts, WVEC“Virginia congressman warned employees of NASA Langley Research Center, which was largely spared from sharp cuts this year, that the upcoming budget looks even tighter. “I think we’re going to have the same problem as last year, but bigger,” said U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-1st District.”Langley aims for the stars, Daily Press“In the past 18 months, about 600 workers – half of them […]

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  • January 31, 2006
Shuttle Update

Parsing shuttle launch dates, Orlando Sentinel“One of the great riddles of recent months is: When will the space shuttle launch again? As usual, the short answer is: Nobody knows.” … “Presentations made last Thursday at the space shuttles Program Requirements Control Board show just how tight the schedule is. Internal NASA documents with the processing schedules are reproduced below.”

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  • January 31, 2006
Another Hollow Space Rant From the UK Press

Heavens, what a waste of space, long pointless rant, Times of London“As Nasa remembers the Challenger astronauts, it should pay them a tribute that is 20 years overdue. The shuttle’s next flight should be to the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, and the grandiose Moon and Mars plans belong in the bin. The bad-taste joke of 1986 was that Nasa stood for Need Another Seven Astronauts. In truth, it doesn’t […]

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  • January 31, 2006
New Deputy Center Director at Langley

NASA Announces That Stephen Jurczyk is the New Langley Research Center Deputy Director“NASA announced today Stephen Jurczyk is the new Deputy Center Director for the agency’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. Jurczyk was Langley’s Director of the Research and Technology Directorate.”

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  • January 30, 2006
Boeing and Union Settle – At Last

Boeing agrees to contract with rocket workers, Reuters“Boeing Co. said on Monday it agreed to a tentative contract with about 1,500 striking machinists at its rocket unit plants, who are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.”

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  • January 30, 2006
Congress Weighs in on Hansen "Silencing" By NASA

Rep. Boehlert Responds to Accusations Concerning NASA’s “Silencing” of Climate Scientist“Good science cannot long persist in an atmosphere of intimidation. Political figures ought to be reviewing their public statements to make sure they are consistent with the best available science; scientists should not be reviewing their statements to make sure they are consistent with the current political orthodoxy.NASA is clearly doing something wrong, given the sense of intimidation felt by […]

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  • January 30, 2006
Mike Griffin May Be a Great Engineer But …

Mike Griffin After Nine Months, Orlando Sentinel“Orlando Sentinel: 2006 is an election year. Your predecessor, Mr. [Sean] O’Keefe, went out and campaigned for some candidates. Do you plan to do the same? Griffin: No. I don’t know if Mr. O’Keefe did that or not, but my understanding of the Hatch Act is that I am prohibited from engaging in political activities or supporting particular candidates. So I certainly will not […]

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  • January 30, 2006
DART Mishap Report Still MIA?

NASA Announces DART Mishap Investigation Board Members“NASA selected the mishap investigation board to determine why the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft did not complete its mission on April 15.” Editor’s note: It has been more than 9 months. Why hasn’t there been any word as to when the DART Mishap Investigation Board will issue its findings? The results of the investigation have actually been known by NASA for […]

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  • January 29, 2006
Comments From Mike Mullane About Being Misquoted

To the space community: “I have recently learned that a London newspaper, The Guardian, ran an article which attributed this quote to me, “The space shuttle is a deathtrap.” I suspect the article was a result of the recent media interviews surrounding the release of my new book, “Riding Rockets, The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut”. Please know that I have never interviewed with anybody from that paper […]

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  • January 29, 2006