NASA Postpones Decision On Hubble Standby Shuttle
Monday, January 26th, 2009NASA is holding off on Hubble shuttle rescue plan changes to aid its Ares rocket test.
Archive for January, 2009
Queen Mary wins high honors at awards
Monday, January 19th, 2009The Queen Mary scored big with Hostmark Hospitality Group, netting six awards Tuesday at the group’s Annual Awards Conference & Seminar.
NASA chief Michael Griffin praises post-Columbia effort in farewell
Saturday, January 17th, 2009The administrator says goodbye to employees via a live broadcast. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, who guided the space agency through one of its most turbulent periods following the Columbia shuttle disaster and the decision to scrap the shuttle fleet by 2010, bid a somber farewell to NASA’s employees Friday.
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U.S. space agency chief warns of risks from extension
Thursday, January 15th, 2009President Bush wants to replace the shuttle with a new moon spaceship. But that would mean five years of relying on Russia to get astronauts to the space station. President-elect Barack Obama has proposed delaying the shuttle’s retirement.
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Mars trip proposed for space shuttles
Thursday, January 15th, 2009The co-founder of a rocket launch firm has proposed an audacious plan to send astronauts on a one-way trek to Mars using a pair of tethered U.S. space shuttles that would parachute to the Martian surface.
NASA chief says keeping space shuttles flying would cost $3 billion a year, extend risk
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Like this is a good idea… Obama is not being smart in this case. He has to think about getting rid of that ancient technology. It’s pretty much like asking someone … read more to take a covered wagon across the country–with cars flying by you at 70 MPH. They need to retire the shuttles and build something new.
Read More at Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune…
NASA: Keeping shuttle costs $3 billion yearly
Thursday, January 15th, 2009The cost of continuing the life of the space shuttle past next year’s planned retirement is $3 billion a year plus extending the risk of a deadly accident, NASA’s chief said Thursday.
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NASA: Continued Shuttle Use Would Be Risky
Thursday, January 15th, 2009NASA’s chief says it would cost an extra $3 billion a year to keep flying the space shuttle past next year’s retirement date. Plus it would extend the risk of a deadly accident.
NASA chief suspicious of aging shuttles
Thursday, January 15th, 2009WASHINGTON — The cost of continuing the life of the space shuttle past next year’s planned retirement is $3 billion a year, and it heightens the risk of a deadly accident, NASA’s chief said Thursday.
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NASA considers shuttle options
Thursday, January 15th, 2009WASHINGTON — The cost of continuing the life of the space shuttle past next year’s planned retirement is $3 billion a year plus extending the risk of a deadly …
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