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Month: October 2007
Risk and Exploration Symposium Follow up

Extreme Explorers Discuss Martian Sand Dunes, Cat 5 Hurricanes, Exploding Shuttles, Wired“A who’s who of exploration have joined former NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe at Louisiana State University for two days of discussion on risk and exploration. The content is better than survivor and gives you a front row seat on some of the riskiest and most inspiring expeditions on and off the planet.”Dude, Where’s My Moon Rover?, Wired“Two weeks a […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 31, 2007
Air Safety Concerns in Congress

House Committee on Science and Technology Committee Members to NASA: Public Has a Right to See U.S. Air Safety Survey Data, House Science Committee“Chairman Gordon and other Members called on NASA to release the data claiming the public has a right to know about the safety of travel in the nation’s skies. Administrator Griffin announced at today’s hearing that NASA would release the NOAMS data, reversing NASA’s earlier stance. Several […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 31, 2007
Bad News From the ISS

Astronauts Spot Rip on Solar Panel, AP “Spacewalking astronauts bolted a solar power tower to the international space station on Tuesday, completing an ambitious three-day moving process that ended with elation when the beam’s giant solar panels began to unfurl. Their joy turned to concern, however, when a rip was spotted in the second solar panel. NASA needs to get the tower up and running to prevent malfunctioning station equipment […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 30, 2007
Risk and Exploration: Earth as a Classroom

CNN’s Miles O’Brien to Speak at LSU’s Upcoming Risk Symposium“CNN anchor and Emmy winner Miles O’Brien will join an impressive list of speakers at LSU’s upcoming international symposium on risk and exploration, Oct. 28-30. “Risk & Exploration: Earth as a Classroom,” will be held on LSU’s campus and is free and open to the public and the media. O’Brien is scheduled to speak on Monday, Oct. 29, from 9:05 to […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 30, 2007
Challenger Center News

Challenger Center for Space Science Education Adds New Members to Board of Directors“The Challenger Center for Space Science Education has added three new members to its board of Directors. Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia last week, the Challenger Center’s sitting board welcomed its new members aboard for three year terms. Added to the board were: Leroy Chiao, Carol Staubach, and Keith Cowing. …. Commenting on the new additions to the board, […]

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  • October 29, 2007
Field Center Work Assignments for Lunar Exploration Announced Tomorrow

NASA to Announce Work Assignments to Enable Lunar Exploration, NASA HQ “On Tuesday, Oct. 30, NASA will take another important step toward returning astronauts to the moon by assigning key future Constellation Program work to its field centers. The agency’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate will host a media roundtable at 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St., S.W., Washington.”

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  • October 29, 2007
ISS Rotary Joint Surprise

Spacewalkers make disturbing discovery: metal shavings inside solar wing joint, AP“Spacewalking astronauts doing construction work outside the international space station Sunday made a disturbing discovery: what appear to be metal shavings inside a joint that is needed to turn a set of solar power panels. The rotary joint, 10 feet in diameter, has experienced intermittent vibrations and power spikes for nearly two months. Space station managers were hoping a thermal […]

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  • October 28, 2007
Today's Ask The Administrator Question: Shooting Down Another Rumor

From: Anonymous at Marshall Space Flight Center Question(s): An alternative launch vehicle was proposed that has many advantages to Ares I/V. The direct STS derived vehicle offers more mass to orbit at $2B less per year, minimizes changes to the STS launch infrastructure while maintaining existing workforce, provides greater flexibility for lunar architecture options including global access anytime return, enables large science missions, and allows upgrades for Mars exploration. The […]

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  • October 26, 2007
Bigelow Is Looking to Buy a Ride

Bigelow Aerospace to offer $760 million for spaceship, New Scientist“Bigelow Aerospace intends to spur development of a commercial space vehicle to take people into Earth orbit by offering to sign a contract worth $760 million with any company that can meet their criteria, company president Robert Bigelow says.”

  • NASA Watch
  • October 26, 2007