First CASIS-Sponsored Payloads Berthed to the International Space Station “Below is an overview of the major payloads now on board the ISS sponsored by CASIS: … Story Time From Space – Patricia […]
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Leland Melvin Retiring From NASA
Astronaut Leland Melvin to Leave NASA “I am sorry to inform the NASA family that my good friend and our Associate Administrator for Education, Leland Melvin, has decided to retire […]
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Beyoncé: Sampling The Sounds of Tragedy For Pop Music
Beyonce Slammed for Sampling Shuttle Tragedy on New Album, ABC “Retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson told ABC News, “For the words to be used in the video is simply insensitive, […]
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NASA Will Not Implement White House Education Reorg in 2014
Hertz says NASA will NOT implement the education reorg the President proposed. But $ was taken away in '14 req, so have to find the $ now. — Marcia Smith […]
Posted inCommercialization
GSFC Fast Tracks Space Forensics Website (Update)
Space Forensics Website, NASA GSFC “This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, which is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ); quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not […]
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Looking Silly for Space
Click on image to animate. Bill Nye Joins Dancing With the Stars Because He Loves the Cosmos, Wired “In order for us to carry out our mission to get the […]
Posted inExploration
Diversity in Support for Exploration and Education
Keith’s note: Care to guess where this donation box is? Note the diversity of currencies. This diversity is quite normal for this location. Click on image to enlarge.
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NASA Passes On Yet Another Opportunity to be Visible (update)
Google+ Hangout: We the Geeks: Asteroids “This Friday, an asteroid nearly three kilometers wide is going to pass by the Earth-Moon system. The fly-by is harmless — at its closest, […]
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NASA Education Cut Update
American Astronomical Society Statement: Proposed Elimination of NASA Science Education & Public Outreach The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has issued a statement addressing the potential elimination of the education and […]
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Student Creativity Rewarded With Expulsion and Arrest (Update)
Homer Hickam Supports High School Student Whose Science Project Got Her Expelled and Arrested “Homer Hickam, portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal in the movie October Sky, has joined the ranks of […]