New Course for Space Exploration Promotes Private Firms, WS Journal “The Obama administration appears set to chart a new course for U.S. space exploration by promoting the use of private […]
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Too Close to NASA For Comfort?
Conflict of interest? Congresswoman staunchly backs Constellation — and is wed to astronaut , Orlando Sentinel “We know it’s personal to her,” said Dean Acosta, a spokesman for the Boeing […]
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Ed Lu on Launch Vehicles
Faster, NASA, Faster, Op Ed, Ed Lu, NY Times “To maintain a vibrant, innovative program, NASA needs to step up the rate of rocket launchings. It should set a requirement […]
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Avatar
Keith’s note: I just saw “Avatar” in IMAX 3D. It is simply stunning, utterly convincing, and profoundly immersive. You must see it. This is not a “movie”. It is something […]
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Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation Public Meeting, FAA “New COE for Commercial Space Transportation Public Meeting – February 9, 2010 The FAA Administrator has concurred with the request […]
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Laurie Leshin Is The New ESMD Deputy AA
NASA Names New Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration “Laurie Leshin has been named the new deputy associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, effective in January. […]
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Pandora Could Exist
Avatar’s Moon Pandora Could Be Real, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics “In the new blockbuster Avatar, humans visit the habitable – and inhabited – alien moon called Pandora. Life-bearing moons like […]
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Waterworld Found
Waterworld Discovered Transiting a Nearby Star, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics “Astronomers have announced that they have discovered a “super-Earth” orbiting a red dwarf star only 40 light-years from Earth. They […]
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Lakes and Fog on Titan
Sun’s Glint Reveals Lakes on Titan, JPL “NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured the first flash of sunlight reflected off a lake on Saturn’s moon Titan, confirming the presence of liquid […]
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Why Your NASA Computer May Not Work Properly
NASA Internal Email: Agency Planned IT Outage Starts December 18 “Benefits: Enhanced network management, accessibility, and system performance Services Affected: This notification covers the NASA Data Center Network Upgrade and […]