Archive for November, 2008
BHO goes BOO at Discovery Day in Peterborough
Buckhorn Observatory’s active public outreach program is one of the reasons we earned a spotlight on NASA’s SOHO website. But the positive reaction of the kids is the key reason we spend so much time presenting the stars to youth groups.
Read More at Lakefield Herald…
Software critical to NASA missions
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 Virginian…
ESA Unveils Re-Entry Module
bmcage writes “The ESA unveiled the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, a real re-entry vehicle. Although it will not be reused, it has a better geometry than NASA’s Orion or the Russian Soyuz, giving better lift, and control. This is not done by the addition of useless wings, but by using two brakes. Finally a departure from the Apollo design that is actually better?” Read more of this …
OBAMA AND NASA
Pat Duggins Senior News Analyst pduggins@wmfe.org November 5, 2008—President Elect Barack Obama mentioned the historic Apollo 11 moon landing during his victory speech last night in Chicago . He’s voiced support for NASA, but many observers think the jury is still out on how the new President will eventually direct the U.S. Space Agency. Think Bush. …
Report: Space Shuttle Retirement Date in Jeopardy
WASHINGTON – The addition of an extra mission to NASA’s space shuttle flight manifest could significantly reduce the chance of retiring the orbiter fleet in 2010 as planned, possibly to as low as 5 percent, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in a report released Monday.
Read More at SPACE.com via Yahoo! News…
NASA News Too Depressing for a Headline
OK, I give up. I’ve sat here for about a half an hour trying to come up with a headline for this news piece. Actually, there are three different news items I’m combining into one article. One is fairly good news, the other two are very depressing. First the good news: [...]
New NASA launch system rocket parts arrive
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) — The U.S. space agency says the first major flight hardware for its Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida in preparation for its inaugural test flight.
First Rocket Parts Of NASA’s New Launch System Arrive In Florida
The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency’s next-generation launch system. The test flight is targeted for July 12, 2009.
Congressional Budget Office report worsens grim forecast for NASA’s Ares, Orion
In the latest blow to NASA’s next-generation manned spacecraft, congressional investigators have concluded that the Constellation program is likely to cost $7 billion more than budgeted if it is to fly by its target date of March 2015. Without extra money, it could be delayed by 18 months or more.
Read More at Orlando Sentinel…