Twin inukshuks on Devon Island. On the left is the Challenger Inukshuk on the right is the memorial to a member of the Columbia crew. NASA Haughton-Mars Project Space Shuttle […]
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Looking Back While Looking Forward
Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings “Given the sheer mass of the structure, and the slow manner with which things change here, this inukshuk may […]
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NASA's Day of Remembrance
Photo: NASA Day of Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, NASA personnel, and others, participate in a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, […]
Posted inCommercialization
Is United Space Alliance Being Put Down?
United Space Alliance Directed To Stop Pursuing New Business, Space News “United Space Alliance (USA), the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture created in 1995 to operate NASA’s now-retired space shuttle, has […]
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Mike Leinbach Is Leaving NASA
NASA Shuttle Launch Director Resigns, WMFE “In an email to colleagues, Leinbach said he is going to work for (quote) “a major aerospace company.” He did not name the company […]
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NASA Has Given Enterprise to New York's TBD Final Location
Space Shuttle Enterprise Is Now Officially A New Yorker, Says NASA, Gothamist “Our insider source tells us that today, “the official transfer of title of Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise from […]
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New York's Deceptive Shuttle Bid
Museum Seeks State Money for Space Shuttle’s Home, NY Times “Officials of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in Manhattan have taken their pitch for government support of the […]
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STS-135 Crew To Visit Oval Office
Keith’s note: President Obama will host the crew of STS-135 on Tuesday at 12:20 pm EDT in the Oval Office.
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Anyone Can Now Petition The White House For a Space Shuttle
Keith’s Note: It seems that the folks from Ohio managed to get the 5,000 signatures needed to get the White House to respond to their petition to have Space Shuttle […]
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Dayton Uses New White House Online Petition Process To Get A Shuttle
Dayton City Paper Donates Full Page Ad to Space Shuttle Enterprise Petition Effort “The quest to land retired Space Shuttle Enterprise at the National Museum of the United States Air […]