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Month: September 2010
Awards: NASA Launch Services II

“The NLS II contracts are multiple award, IDIQ contracts with an ordering period through June 2020. These contracts will provide a broad range of launch services for NASA planetary, earth-observing, exploration and scientific satellites. The NLS II contract procures domestic launch services with a minimum capability of delivering NASA satellites weighing 250 kilograms or more at an altitude of 200-kilometer circular orbit and a launch inclination of 28.5 degrees.” – […]

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  • September 30, 2010
Moon Exploration Is Not Dead

Moon Exploration Is Not Dead, NASA Official Says, Space.com “But Garver said the moon is a symbol of inspiration for many people on Earth, in part because of NASA’s manned lunar landings of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The moon is also the most visible of off-world destinations to the public, she added. “I just won’t agree that this ends the moon as a destination,” Garver said. “We look […]

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  • September 30, 2010
EELVs are Still An Option For NASA

Garver, Bolden Urge Passage of NASA Authorization, Space News “Despite prescriptive language in the Senate bill that directs NASA to begin building a space shuttle-derived heavy-lift launch vehicle next year, Garver said the agency would work with stakeholders in Congress to determine an appropriate transportation architecture for exploration beyond low Earth orbit.” NASA’s future looks bleak amid policy shift, Orlando Sentinel via LA Times “Engineers at Kennedy Space Center in […]

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  • September 30, 2010
Here Come The Layoffs

Alliant Tech laying off 426 as shuttle winds down, Reuters “Alliant Techsystems Inc , a Minnesota-based aerospace and defense contractor, is laying off more than 400, mostly at its northern Utah plant, a spokesman said on Thursday. … he 400-plus layoffs amount to about 2 percent of the company’s total 18,000-member workforce.” Congress approves $19 billion for NASA but layoffs loom, CNN “It’s expected as the shuttle program comes to […]

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  • September 30, 2010
Bolden World Tour Update

KACST celebrating silver jubilee of Prince Sultan’s space trip, Arabnews.com “Participating in the opening session of the conference will be Prince Sultan, Gen. Charles F. Bolden, a NASA administrator and a veteran astronaut of four space shuttle flights,” said the KACST chief. He added that they will be joined by Vice President of KACST Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed, who is the pioneer developer of the Saudi space program. […]

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  • September 30, 2010
Lori Garver Hosts Media Teleconference Today

“NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will be available to answer media questions during a teleconference Thursday, Sept. 30, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Garver will discuss the strong, bipartisan support Congress has given the agency and President Obama’s ambitious plans for human space exploration with Wednesday night’s approval of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010. The Senate earlier this year approved the measure. Reporters may dial-in toll […]

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  • September 30, 2010
Help Keep Daily Hubble Status Reports Online

“For the past decades we have been posting the HST Daily Status Reports to this newsgroup for interested readers, and those people who use the HST as part of their daily work both in industry and academia. We have been notified that our usual method for receiving these reports will be terminated on October 8th. We can still get to the information and post it here, but there will be […]

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  • September 30, 2010
Shocking News: Rep. Giffords Uncovers Rocket Designing by Congress

House approves NASA Reauthorization Act 2010, Nature “The sole dissenting voice during deliberations came from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who chairs the House space and aeronautics subcommittee. “I have no reluctance in telling you that this is a bad bill, it will do damage to NASA and must be struck down,” she said. Though she was ultimately unsuccessful in swaying her colleagues, she listed several problems with the bill, including […]

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  • September 30, 2010
Earth As A Double Planet – As Seen From Orbit

A setting last quarter crescent moon and the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere are photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member as the International Space Station passes over central Asia. high res (1.2 M) low res (40 K)

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  • September 30, 2010
NASA Responds to House Vote

NASA Administrator Thanks Congress for 2010 Authorization Act Support “The President has laid out an ambitious new plan for NASA that pioneers new frontiers of innovation and discovery. The plan invests more in NASA; extends the life of the International space station; launches a commercial space transportation industry; fosters the development of path-breaking technologies; and helps create thousands of new jobs. Passage of this bill represents an important step forward […]

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  • September 30, 2010