And the Winners Are …, Tucson Weekly“Democrat Gabrielle Giffords will replace retiring Congressman Jim Kolbe after she crushed Republican Randy Graf on Election Day. … When Giffords was asked whether […]
2006
Posted inPolicy
Election Implications For NASA
Democrats on Track to Win Control of House, Senate Remains Too Close to Call, Washington Post“Democrats were on track tonight to win control of the House of Representatives, chalking up […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Wednesday's Mercury Transit
Mercury transit foreshadows future planet hunt“The Mercury transit will take place on 8 November from 11:12 a.m. – 4:10 p.m. PST (2:12 p.m. – 7:10 p.m. EST). Portions of event […]
Posted inPersonnel News
McManus Heading for DOC
McManus moves from NASA to Commerce, FCW.com“John McManus, NASAs deputy chief information officer and chief technology officer, will start Nov. 13 as the Commerce Departments deputy CIO and CTO, Commerce […]
Posted inShuttle News
One more reason NASA should switch to Macs
Y2K-like fears create shuttle scheduling crunch, New ScientistComputer glitch limits next shuttle launch, Reuters“The shuttle computers were never envisioned to fly through a year-end changeover,” space shuttle program manager Wayne […]
Posted inExploration
The Lunar Ice Debate
Ice on the Moon, Paul Spudis“In contrast to some recent claims, this debate is still open and nothing has occurred in the last few years to cause participants in the […]
Posted inExploration
A Different Way to Implement the VSE
An Alternate Approach towards Achieving the New Vision for Space Exploration, Team Vision“Before us is a watershed opportunity to increase the depth of space exploration and development. The Exploration Systems […]
Posted inEducation
A Novel Way to Help These Students With Their Satellite
Put Your Name Into Space: America’s Most Ambitious Student Satellite is Your Canvas!“In 2010, a small unmanned research spacecraft designed by students will launch into Earth’s orbit. The science on […]
Posted inISS News
Sleeping on the Job at MSFC's POC
NASA workers snoozing on job, World Net DailyPhotos Released Of Space Workers Sleeping On Job, AP via WKMG“The photos released on the watchdog Web site NASA Watch showed three employees […]
Posted inExploration
The Coalition for Space Exploration Finally Does Something
“Welcome to SpaceAdvocate.com – the site that empowers space exploration supporters to connect with others across the U.S. to advocate for the Vision for Space Exploration with our nations leaders. […]