How should the war on drugs be fought?
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Hillary Clinton has pledged a broader effort to help Mexico fight drugs gangs. Is this a shift in tactics?
Archive for March, 2010
Prognosticating NASA’s future
Monday, March 29th, 2010What are the prospects for NASA’s proposed new exploration plan? Bob Mahoney brackets the range of potential outcomes to see what the most likely scenarios are.
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A Half Century of TIROS
Monday, March 29th, 2010TIROS 1, the first weather satellite, was launched 50 years ago.
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Prepared Statement by NASA Administrator Statement of Charles F. Bolden before the House Subcommittee on Commerce …
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Before I discuss the details of the NASA budget request, I would like to talk in general about the President’s new course for human exploration of space. With this budget, the United States has positioned itself to continue our space leadership for years to come.
ATK Orion Launch Abort Offers Unmatched Crew Safety For Human Space Flight
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Alliant Techsystems has completed the second of two ground tests of a full-scale attitude control motor (ACM) for the launch abort system (LAS) of NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle.
?Hubble? launches viewers into orbit
Monday, March 22nd, 2010Remember those jokes about the Hubble telescope needing a blind man?s cane and dark glasses when it went into orbit 20 years ago and immediately proved nearsighted?After eye surgery by NASA astronauts to fix a warped mirror, the Hubble has become an instrument of penetrating vision that has allowed astronomers to peer into the farthest reaches of space and catch fantastic glimpses into the …
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Escape Rocket Motor for NASA Moon Ship Passes Test
Monday, March 22nd, 2010The motor for the planned Orion crew module’s abort system just passed its second ground test.
‘Hubble 3D’ a far-out experience
Saturday, March 20th, 2010Remember those jokes about the Hubble telescope needing a blind man’s cane and dark glasses when it went into…
?Hubble 3D’ launches viewers on grand trek
Saturday, March 20th, 2010Published: Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:05 a.m. Remember those jokes about the Hubble telescope needing a blind man’s cane and dark glasses when it went into orbit 20 years ago and immediately proved nearsighted?
Heavenly trek into wonders of deep space in ‘Hubble 3D’
Friday, March 19th, 2010Remember those jokes about the Hubble telescope needing a blind man’s cane and dark glasses when it went into orbit 20 years ago and immediately proved nearsighted?
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