‘Greatest risk is to take no risk’, Orlando Sentinel“The children of the seven astronauts who died aboard shuttle Columbia three years ago received an avalanche of condolences from around the […]
2006
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Making Roving Mars Difficult To See
‘Mars’ looks fine, thanks to IMAX, USA Today‘Roving Mars’ Seizes An Opportunity With Spirit, Washington Post Editor’s note: Everyone I have talked to has said that “Roving Mars” is an […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Bruce Lundin Has Died
Bruce Lundin, Former NASA Glenn Research Center Director Dies“Bruce Lundin, Director of NASA’s Lewis Research Center from 1969 to 1977, (now the Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, Cleveland), passed […]
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Logan Doane Has Died
From: The Doane FamilySent: Jan 27, 2006 12:00 AMSubject: LoganIn case you have not yet heard, yesterday morning (the 25th), Logan completed his final journey. He truly faced his battle […]
Posted inEducation
A New Approach to Explaining Space Science
Touch the Sun, NAS“Touch the Sun is a universally designed book with colorful raised images and combined text in print and Braille that explores the dynamic nature of our Sun. […]
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Looking Like You Are Actually Doing Work at PAO
Editor’s note: Once again, like clockwork, NASA has issued two ever-so-slightly different versions of the same space station status report within minutes of each other (see earlier post).All of the […]
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Space Life Science: Where You Stand Depends on Where You SIt
Thinking About NASA’s Future, Letters, Science“The legitimacy of basic life sciences research should stand alone.” – Michael Barratt, NASA Johnson Space Center“Without forging ahead in research supporting healthy space travel […]
Posted inShuttle News
Challenger: Making Sure Historians Get It Right
7 myths about the Challenger shuttle disaster, MSNBC“The flight, and the lost crewmembers, deserve proper recognition and authentic commemoration. Historians, reporters, and every citizen need to take the time this […]
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Sending the Wrong Message to Students
Editor’s note: Imagine a science teacher in Washington, DC giving out a homework assignment in the next day or so. She tells her class to use the web and find […]
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Different Messages For Different Audiences
NASA HQ Special Notice: NASA’s Day of Remembrance [Long – internal distribution]Administrator’s Statement on NASA’s Day of Remembrance [Short – public distribution] Editor’s note: It seems a little odd to […]