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A good synopsis of the sentiment of attendees of the Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, as reported by Space.com’s Clara Moskowitz in, NASA Needs a Clear Destination for Space Exploration, Experts Say. Though panelists couldn’t agree on the exact destination NASA should seek, the vast majority agreed that not only was a destination needed, but a [...] Orion Is Ready The Russian government, having maintained its support for human space flight even during the worst of economic times, can now reap the benefits of that long-term focus. As reported by Florida Today in, As options diminish, prices are going up, the Russians are about to make a good bit of money from [...] As reported by the BBC in, Obama Nasa Plans ‘Catastrophic’ Say Moon Astronauts, Astronauts Gene Cernan and Jim Lovell opposed the Obama Administration’s plan for a “new direction” for NASA. The BBC’s Pallab Ghosh interviewed Moon Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan at a a private event at the Royal Society in London [...] Unlike the United States, China is pressing along with its human space program, as reported by the People’s Daily in, Shenzhou VIII to be launched in 2nd half of 2011 . FacebookTwitterDiggItTechnoratiDel.icio.usBlinklistFurlreddit As if the Obama Administration needed any more opposition to its plans to turn NASA into an R&D, rather than a space exploration, center, the Federal Eye’s Ed O’Keefe reports in, Astronaut families press NASA’s case with administration, that the Astronauts Memorial Foundation is strongly opposing the President’s changes to NASA’s human space program in [...] Check out this great video of the successful milestones that ATK has made on Ares I, ATK Progress on NASA’s Constellation Program. Constellation’s Ares I launcher is making great progress, which makes the Administration’s efforts to end Constellation so…just other-worldly.
FacebookTwitterDiggItTechnoratiDel.icio.usBlinklistFurlreddit Ares I–We Have Lift-off! According to Jeff Foust, 6 House members will hold a press conference tomorrow to ask NASA Administrator Bolden to explain how intends to save the human space flight program. They will also ask for a 30-day study on how to ensure uninterrupted, independent U.S. human space flight access under the current [...] Andrew Knapp Florida Today’s space guru reporter Todd Halvorson, in his article, Panelists Criticize Space Plan, has a great breakdown of the problems facing the President should he decide to demonstrate a profile in courage and return to the Space Coast. “President Barack Obama is in for a chilly reception when he visits the Space Coast [...] Dr. Edward Crawley At the IEEE/AIAA confrence in Big Sky, Montana, Dr. Edward Crawley, MIT Professor and former member of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, a.k.a. the Augustine Committee, presented to the audience the Augustine Committee’s activities, research and thought processes as it reached its findings. Dr. Crawley did a [...] Cancellation of NASA’s Constellation Program It is sometimes said that if a decision has a nearly equal number of proponents and critics, it must have been a pretty good decision. Such is not the case with President Obama’s decision to cancel NASA’s Constellation program. [The Constellation program is a human spaceflight program which involves the development [...] |
Earl and Fiona
 This image from the GOES-13 satellite, taken at 10:32 a.m. EDT on Sept. 3, shows a huge Hurricane Earl northeast of North Carolina with cloud cover stretching over the northeastern U.S. A disorganized Tropical Storm Fiona is located in the bottom right of this image. Image Credit: NASA/NOAA Goes Project Read More |
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