The first day of the month starts off with a beautiful planet pairing in the eastern sky. Early in the morning, the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, rise together before the sun with a small waning crescent moon in attendance.
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NASA is wrestling with a potentially dangerous problem in a spacecraft that has not even been built yet.
Area middle school students sitting in on an interactive broadcast today will be able to probe the mind of a retired astronaut and a Saturn V rocket engineer, and talk to the Marshall Space Flight Center manager who is heading a program to build moon rockets.
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Sales were strong for GenCorp Inc., reflecting continued growth in its aerospace and defense business, for fourth-quarter 2007 and the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, the company reported Thursday. (GY)
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin in remarks to the Space Transportation Association this week emphasized that the new system for space exploration that NASA is developing, including the Orion
“Today’s topic is motivated by the inquiries I’ve had lately, in one forum or another, concerning various aspects of NASA’s post-Shuttle spaceflight architecture.”
The Proposed Action (Preferred Alternative) is to continue preparations for and to implement the Constellation Program.
United Space Alliance moves to make sure employees will have some safety net if they remain with company to end of shuttle program.
The space agency is wrestling with a potentially dangerous shaking problem that could destroy the Ares I after launch. The rocket is to lift crews into space.
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Manned space-travel enthusiasts hope to salvage planned trips to the moon and beyond, which are quickly taking a back seat to more earthly matters amid market meltdowns.
