Editor’s note: This is just plain silly. NASA just signed a multi-year logistics and crew transport agreement for the ISS with Russia. Europe and Japan have ISS cargo carriers under […]
2006
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Genesis Crash Report to be Issued
Lockheed rapped for skipping Genesis test, Rocky Mountain News“Lockheed Martin failed to do a critical prelaunch test that would have uncovered the flaw that doomed NASA’s $264 million Genesis capsule, […]
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Survivor Picks an Astronaut
Editor’s note: From CBS’ Survivor website: “Dan Barry was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, but considers South Hadley, Massachusetts his hometown. He is a former astronaut who currently spends his time […]
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NASA Federal Credit Union Alert
Editor’s note: Posted on NASA Watch at the request of the NASA Federal Credit Union: “Today, NASA Federal Credit Union discovered an e-mail fraud attempt, known as “Phishing,” that appeared […]
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Griffin Comments on Advanced Propulsion Research
Reader comment: “Our Administrator, Mike Griffin, was here at Marshall Space Flight Center this past Friday (1/6/06). We had an opportunity to ask him some direct questions. One of our […]
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Exploration All-Hands Meeting at GRC
Editor’s note: From the GRC Bulletin page: “All Hands Meeting Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in the DEB Auditorium: “An All Hands Meeting led by Center Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., […]
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AvWeek Exclusive: International Preparations for New Horizons
Guarded by Nuclear Protection Teams, U.S. to Launch Fastest Spacecraft, Reports Aviation Week & Space Technology“In an exclusive report, AW&ST says that in addition to precautions at Cape Canaveral, the […]
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Interest in Mounting Anti-Nuke Protests Seems to be Fading
Upcoming NASA launch draws anti-nuke protesters, Orlando Sentinel“About 30 demonstrators gathered outside the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday to protest the upcoming launch of a […]
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Bad Space Science in Waco
Waco teachers take ‘trip of a lifetime’ to NASA, Waco Tribune-Herald“Touring NASA facilities, inspecting flight and anti-gravity simulators and talking with some of the world’s top engineers was a bit […]
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RCS Innovation on the CEV?
CEV revolution mounted, NASASpaceflight.com“An innovative gimbal mount is being proposed for inclusion to the design of the CEV (Crew Exploration Vehicle), revolutionising the vehicle’s RCS (Reaction Control System) and solar […]