Monthly Archives: February 2008


Statement by NASA Administrator Griffin Before the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics and Related Sciences …

February 29, 2008 – 10:54 am

“Thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the President’s FY 2009 budget request for NASA. The President’s budget request for NASA is $17.6 billion, a 2.9 percent increase over the net budget authority enacted for 2008.” Read More at SpaceRef…

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NASA Chief Warns of Possible Job Cuts After Shuttle Retires

February 29, 2008 – 1:37 am

WASHINGTON — Several thousand NASA contractors in Florida and Louisiana could be out of work once the space shuttle flies its last mission in 2010, the head of the U.S. space agency told a Senate panel Feb. 27. Read More at SPACE.com via Yahoo! News…

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NASA Solicitation: Constellation Program Ground Processing Services

February 29, 2008 – 1:28 am

This notice is to apprise interested parties of the current planning schedule for competition of the Constellation ground processing, provide high level information on the potential requirements, acquisition approach, and solicit industry input. Read More at SpaceRef…

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NASA awards Constellation contract

February 28, 2008 – 10:37 am

The U.S. space agency has awarded SGT Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., a contract for support services for the Constellation Program. Read More at UPI…

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NASA Administrator Says Thousands Will Lose Jobs At KSC

February 28, 2008 – 1:55 am

NASA’s administrator dropped a bombshell on the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday afternoon. He said thousands of workers will lose their jobs when the shuttle is retired. Read More at WFTV 9 Orlando…

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NASA Awards Constellation Program Support Contract

February 28, 2008 – 1:52 am

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA has awarded SGT Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., a contract for support services for Constellation Program, which is developing new spacecraft to travel beyond low Earth orbit. Read More at The San Francisco Examiner…

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NASA detects galaxy ablaze with star formation

February 28, 2008 – 1:43 am

Washington, Feb 27 : NASA’s Swift satellite has captured images of a nearby galaxy 2.9 million light years from Earth, which is ablaze with star formation. Read More at New Kerala…

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NASA aims to fire up public

February 27, 2008 – 10:51 am

With a tight NASA budget and political uncertainty on the horizon, space officials and industry leaders are trying to get public support for their mission for astronauts to return to the moon and eventually head to Mars. Read More at Denver Post…

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NASA’s SWIFT Satellite Images a Glaxy Ablaze With Starbirth

February 27, 2008 – 2:01 am

Combining 39 individual frames taken over 11 hours of exposure time, NASA astronomers have created this ultraviolet mosaic of the nearby “Triangulum Galaxy.” Read More at SpaceRef…

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NASA’s Swift satellite images a galaxy ablaze with starbirth

February 26, 2008 – 11:09 am

GREENBELT, Md. – Combining 39 individual frames taken over 11 hours of exposure time, NASA astronomers have created this ultraviolet mosaic of the nearby “Triangulum Galaxy.” Read More at EurekAlert!…

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