Joe Six Pack and NASA “We all know by now that STS-126 astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper let go of a tool bag the other day during an EVA in space. A […]
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Transition Update
Obama’s NASA Dilemma – The fate of the U.S. space program hangs in the balance, Technology Review “While other presidents have had the luxury of putting off major decisions on […]
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Endeavour Docks With ISS
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 November 2008 “STS-126/Endeavour docked smoothly at the ISS PMA-2 (Pressurized Mating Adapter-2) port at 5:01pm EST, four minutes ahead of timeline, in darkness (orbital sunset […]
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Selling Defective Parts to NASA
Alvin Man Indicted on Allegations He Gave NASA Faulty Shuttle Part, Fox 26 “As Space Shuttle Endeavour gets ready to launch Friday night, a NASA contractor is facing a 2-count […]
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STS-126 Update
Cold front could thwart Friday’s shuttle launch, AP “An approaching cold front could thwart NASA’s plans to launch space shuttle Endeavour on Friday on a flight to the international space […]
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Shuttle Retirement on GAO Top 13 List for Transition Team
GAO Lists Top “Urgent Issues” for Next President and Congress and Unveils New Website “Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro Thursday released a list of 13 urgent issues the Government Accountability […]
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Shuttle Extension To 2015 Possible – But Not Cheap
Shuttle extension would cost NASA $2 billion a year, Orlando Sentinel “Flying the space shuttle past its scheduled 2010 retirement date would cost NASA at least $2 billion a year, […]
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Job Cuts Are Inevitable at KSC
KSC’s Cabana says job cuts are coming no matter what, Orlando Sentinel “The new director of Kennedy Space Center, Bob Cabana, said thousands of job losses are coming to the […]
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STS-126 Date Set
NASA Gives GO For Space Shuttle Launch on November 14 “NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour’s readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for […]
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An Award for Virginia Whitehead
Editor’s note: This morning, at 7:30 am, before the STS-126 FRR began, a small ceremony was held whereby Virginia Whitehead received NASA’s Lifetime Achievement Award from Mike Griffin. A special […]