A report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that NASA has to…
Archive for November 30, 2007
Comet’s ‘dust bunnies’ to shower Earth
Geoff Chester was just 7 years old when he picked up his dad’s binoculars and aimed them at that familiar luminous object casting its glow over the night sky of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ever since, he’s been hooked on stargazing.
An X-Ray Santa Claus in Orion
Right in time for the festive season, ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has discovered a huge cloud of high-temperature gas resting in a spectacular nearby star-forming region, shaped somewhat like the silhouette of Santa Claus.
NASA – Agency Has Taken Steps Toward Making Sound Investment Decisions for Ares I but Still Faces Challenging …
NASA has been taking steps to build a business case–demonstrating the project is achievable within the constraints of time and money and other resources NASA has available–for Ares I.
Space Week inspires schoolkids
Space Week fosters love of math, science and space industry in Brevard County sixth-graders.
The space station: the best of times, the worst of times
Last week’s spacewalks to finalize the installation of the Harmony module to the International Space Station (ISS) have set the stage for the long-awaited attachments of the European and Japanese modules Columbus and Kibo. Both items have been waiting a long time for their trip into orbit.
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John Glisch: Playing the China card
FLORIDA TODAY editorial page editor John J. Glisch says China could beat the U.S. back to the moon unless the next president puts up the money and political support to get America there first.
Lockheed Martin prepares for Orion launch-abort test
As Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Jefferson County works on NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle, the successor to the space shuttle, it is preparing for a critical flight test next September.