NASA Pre-Countdown Update only has Weather as a Potential Issue, SpaceRef “At today’s NASA pre-countdown briefing NASA Test Director Jeremy Graeber said that there currently is no technical issues while […]
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Wings In Orbit – Great Book – If You Can Find It (but not online) UPDATE
Wings In Orbit: An Inside Look at the Shuttle, Aviation Week “Published by the Johnson Space Center and the Government Printing Office, Wings In Orbit is scheduled for an April […]
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The Shuttle Party Is Over
Transcendence Splashes Down, New York Magazine “It is objectively no small feat, slipping the surly bonds of Earth. But somehow, over its 30 years of existence, NASA’s Space Shuttle program […]
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First Family at STS-134
Keith’s note: According to a knowledegable government source the entire First Family will probably be attending the launch of STS-134 next week.
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The President: Shuttles and Politics
Obama to reporter: ‘Let me finish my answers’ next time, The Oval (with video) “Obama also bristled at claims that is administration skipped Houston in the award of space shuttle […]
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Shuttle Missions: $1.5 Billion Each?
Adding up the final tab for the space shuttle program: $1.5 billion per launch, Houston Chronicle “For Houston the benefits have been enormous, from basic economic development in the southeast […]
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Texas Politicians Escalate Fight With New York and NASA
Letter from Texas House Delegation to NASA Administrator Bolden About Shuttle Decision “It is our hope that politics did not play a role in this historic decision. If there is […]
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More Shuttle Layoffs Ahead
NASA Space Shuttle Contractor Announces Layoffs for 2,800 Workers, Space.com “The NASA contractor responsible for most of the work of maintaining the space shuttles announced Friday (April 15) that it […]
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Houston and New York Fight Over Shuttle
Texas lawmakers introduce bill to bring space shuttle to Houston, CNN “Two Texas lawmakers, upset that Houston was not picked as one of the retirement homes for NASA’s space shuttles, […]
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Why Houston Did Not Get A Shuttle
Why Houston Did Not Get A Shuttle, Wayne Hale “Immediate reaction from many people in the Houston area was that the Orbiter disposition decision was politically tainted. For example, this […]