United Space Alliance plans to hire hundreds of workers to replace striking union members, at least temporarily. Meanwhile, some members of Congress urged the company to reach a contract agreement with the union.
Archive for September 30, 2007
50 years after Sputnik, a new space frontier
The space age begins its next 50 years this week, with the United States poised atop an unsettled pyramid of spacefaring nations.
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Space Exploration, 50 Years Later
Bill Harwood looks at what has happened — and what hasn’t — 50 years after the Russians launched the little satellite that spurred the Age of Space.
Ball eyesAres Irocket contract
The company that builds items as diverse as grandma’s glass canning jars to advanced optics for the Hubble Space Telescope is looking to expand its business in Huntsville in part by winning a major NASA Ares I rocket contract.
Read More at The Huntsville Times…
Thompson Files: To save humanity
by Loren B. Thompson Arlington, Va. (UPI) Sep 25, 2007 I know how the world ends, and it isn’t with a whimper. You can see humanity’s epitaph etched in advance by simply gazing up at the moon on any evening and observing the vast craters created by ancient asteroids hitting the lunar surface.
NASA trolls web for wannabe astronauts
Position requires ‘extensive travel’ In its search for new astronauts, NASA has turned to the web.…
NASA Plans Bigger Moon Base, Sporty Rovers for Future Missions
NASA’s moon-bound astronauts will live in larger habitats and drive long-distance rovers.
NASA plans bigger moon base, sporty rovers
The next astronauts to work on the moon will likely live in larger habitats and drive sporty new rovers capable of two-week treks, NASA officials said Thursday.
NASA pundits launch debate over space flight
Panelists at a conference in Pasadena, Calif., question whether there’s a need to put another man on the moon.
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale’s Blog: NASA’s 50th Anniversary
NASA was formed on October 1, 1958, and we will soon be kicking off our 50-year anniversary celebration. We have so many accomplishments to celebrate from the past 50 years and a great deal on which to focus in the future.