Hickam will speak at rites for 12 miners, Huntsville Times“Huntsville author Homer Hickam, whose family is from the mining town of Coalwood, W. Va., will speak today in Buckhannon, W. […]
2006
Posted inISS News
Expeditionary House Cleaning Chores On-Orbit
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 13 January 2006“The Flight Engineer conducted a search for a power supply unit (BP) for the Russian SKV-2 air conditioner, reported as “lost” in the […]
Posted inShuttle News
Covey Named COO of United Space Alliance
Richard Covey Named Chief Operating Officer of United Space Alliance“We are pleased to announce that veteran Shuttle astronaut and space industry executive Richard O. “Dick” Covey has been named to […]
Posted inHubble
Hubble Trouble
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #4028“WFPC2 WF4 Supplemental Darks – A anomaly has been found in images from the WF4 CCD in WFPC2. The WF4 CCD bias level appears […]
Posted inNews
Mike Griffin's Big Secret Revealed
Take a leap into hyperspace, New ScientistWelcome to Mars express: only a three hour trip, The Scotsman“An extraordinary “hyperspace” engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Mars Community Holds Out Hope While NASA HQ Backs Off From Mars
NASA MEPAG Report: Science Analysis of the November 3, 2005 Version of the Draft Mars Exploration Program Plan“An MSR mission directly supports the eventual human exploration of Mars. Results from […]
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False Alarm
Mayday! Mayday! British rescue sparked by faulty TV receiver, AFP“A faulty digital television receiver has sparked a helicopter rescue mission after sending out a rogue distress signal, the Royal Air […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Stardust Returns To Earth
NASA’s Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close in Utah Desert“NASA’s Stardust sample return mission returned safely to Earth when the capsule carrying cometary and interstellar particles successfully touched down […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Another Moon Rock Theft
Moon rocks stolen from vehicle in Virginia Beach, Virginia PilotMoon rocks taken from NASA instructor’s car, AP“Several lunar rocks were stolen this week from a car belonging to a NASA […]
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An Indian Manned Space Program?
Decision on manned space mission in a year: ISRO Chief, PTI“We need to develop a lot of new technologies to build a life-supporting system, a space capsule with safety features […]