Jim J. Zebrowski knows a thing or two about whipping up his own comet.
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Archive for July 31, 2008
NASA turns 50 today [60-Second Science Blog]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established 50 years ago today by the aptly named National Aeronautics and Space Act. NASA began operations on October 1, 1958, with a staff of 80 spread among four laboratories. The agency now consists of 15 facilities that employed more than 17,000 people in 2006, according to Best Places to Work. [More]
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NASA Sets Briefings for Hubble Space Telescope Shuttle Mission
NASA will hold a series of news media briefings Sept. 8 – 9 to preview the space shuttle’s fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA Awards Contracts for Concepts of Lunar Surface Systems
NASA’s Constellation Program has selected 11 companies and one university to independently develop concepts that contribute to how astronauts will live and work on the moon.
Space exploration comes to the classroom
Hoping to spur more youngsters to seek a career in space exploration, Lockheed Martin Corp. is launching an online program for students and teachers to learn about NASA’s mission to the moon and Mars.
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Nuking an incoming asteroid is a daft idea
APOLLO ASTRONAUT Rusty Schweickart differed with NASA during a public lecture in San Francisco last Wednesday by opining that using nuclear weapons to deflect incoming asteroids isn’t a very good idea.
Speech by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin before the Parliamentary Group on Space, French National Assembly
President Accoyer, distinguished members of the Parliamentary Group on Space, and guests, thank you for the opportunity to address you today.
Space Race Heats Up as More Players Jump In
As the NASA space shuttle program comes to a close, space exploration has become an increasingly global competition with the Europeans, Russians, Chinese, and others competing for bragging rights in the next generation of manned spacecraft.
RELEASE : 08-092 Three Marshall Center Employees Chosen for NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Elaine Flowers Duncan, Kimberly Sanland Robinson and Virginia Cook Tickles, all employees at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, are going back to school this year — only this time, they will be teachers instead of students.
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RELEASE : 08-089 NASA Marshall Center Engineer and Montgomery, Ala., Native Elaine Flowers Duncan Chosen for NASA …
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Elaine Flowers Duncan, an engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville and a native of Montgomery, Ala., has been selected for the NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program.
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