The U.S. space agency and Alliant Techsystems Inc. say they are planning the first full-scale test of the Orion crew capsule launch abort system.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Alliant say the first full-scale test firing of the motor for the new launch abort system will be conducted Nov. 20 at the company’s launch [...]
WASHINGTON – As U.S. President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office in January, he does so having offered more specifics about his plans for NASA than any U.S. presidential candidate in history. Read More at SPACE.com via Yahoo! News…
NASA and ATK will conduct the first full-scale test fire of the motor for a new launch abort system. Read More at NASA…
Plan designed to achieve more, cost less, and engage the world. Read More at SPACE.com…
Absolute. Spacenerdgasm. 23 Omega Speedmaster Watches. In a cool space suitcase. The first is a replica of the original 1957 Speedmaster Broad Arrow, while the next 22 of them are the NASA missions… Read More at Gizmodo…
Cutting NASA’s apron strings? PayPal multihecamillionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, has announced that it will fly a genuinely private-sector space mission – including return to Earth – as soon as 2010.… Read More at The Register…
The U.S. space agency says it plans to highlight some of its most inspiring science and engineering achievements during an upcoming supercomputing exhibit.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said its research exhibit in Austin, Texas, Nov. 15-21 during the International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis will feature presentations about how … Read [...]
What would you take to space? Read More at New Orleans Times-Picayune…
NASA Showcases Science at 2008 Supercomputing Conference Read More at SpaceRef…
NASA was the focus of this month’s West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation Roundtable Luncheon.Dr. Butch Caffall, director of the NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, was the guest speaker for the event, which took place at the I-79 Technology Park Research Center in Fairmont Wednesday afternoon. Read More at The Times West [...]