Wright Brothers Day, 2006 – A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America“Today, our Nation follows the Wright brothers’ example of innovation as we continue to explore […]
2006
Posted inCommercialization
WiFi Use Expanding at ARC
NASA ARC Internal Memo: Increased WiFi Access“I am pleased to inform you that we now have wi-fi at the Tee Minus 1 Golf Course Clubhouse! Advanced Wireless Communication (AWC), a […]
Posted inShuttle News
Hey – You In the Blue Flight Suit: Get Back On The Bus, Now!
Editor’s note: I received an interesting response to my earlier posting “You Just Can’t Trust Those Former Astronauts“ from former astronaut Rick Searfoss:Hi Keith. There’s lots of stories of NASA […]
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A Nice Tall Stack Of Paper For All You Commercial Space Fans
Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants, FAA“The FAA is establishing requirements for human space flight as required by the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, […]
Posted inEducation
Something NASA Should Look Into
Live from the International Polar Year! Webinar with the Oden Expedition“Join Teachers Ute Kaden and Allan Miller live from the Oden Icebreaker en route to Antarctica! The webinar interface, HorizonWimba, […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
No Mars Rover for Canada
Ottawa won’t back Canadian-built Mars rover, CBC“The federal government has turned down a request by Canada’s space industry to support a contract that would have allowed thecompanies to build the […]
Posted inCommercialization
Shake Up (And Smart Moves) at Spacehab
Spacehab Announces Results of Annual Shareholders Meeting“After over a decade of service to SPACEHAB, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael E. Kearney announced his decision to retire from the Company […]
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Something Else ARC PAO Seems to Have Overlooked
GeneSat-1 update: “3:15 p.m. 12/14/06: The Minotaur 1 launch set for Monday, Dec. 11 from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, has been delayed with Saturday, Dec. 16, remaining as the […]
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Great News at ARC – Now Will Someone Please Wake ARC PAO Up
Message from the ARC Center Director: Kick-off Event for Google-NASA Collaboration on Friday“All members of the Ames community interested in the collaboration between Google and NASA are cordially invited to […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Geomagnetic Storm in Progress
NOAA SEC Space Weather Advisory Bulletin #06-5: Geomagnetic Storm in ProgressJoint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 13 Dec 2006“Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to reach […]