NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase out - BusinessWeek

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NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase out BusinessWeek While politicians banter about NASA's budget and the future of manned space flight, the space agency is prepping the critical technology its remaining four space shuttle missions will deliver to complete the International Space ... Obama's plans for NASA changes met with harsh criticismWashington Post Obama's New Mission for NASA Sets Off Intense CriticismFOXNews Analysts point to politics over Obama's NASA conferenceHouston Chronicle Florida Today -Space.com -The Associated Press all 745 news articles »

Obama to defend new NASA mission at April summit - Computerworld

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Obama to defend new NASA mission at April summit Computerworld Computerworld - In an effort to curb rising resistance in Congress to a new NASA strategy, President Barack Obama will hold a summit next month to explain his vision for America's future in space. The summit will be held on April 15 at ... Space Shuttle Debate Goes BallisticInformationWeek Obama pledging $1.9 billion to Florida's space industryBizjournals.com Obama To Discuss Space Plan in FloridaSpace.com New York Times -Wall Street Journal -Spaceflight Now all 495 news articles »

Obama to push White House vision for NASA in April - Reuters

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Obama to push White House vision for NASA in April Reuters President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform from the East Room of the White House in Washington March 3, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline his administration's vision for space agency NASA and an eventual trip ... Obama to talk space in Florida visitThe News-Press President Obama to Host Space Conference Next Month in FloridadBTechno President Obama In Florida on April 15, to Elaborate On New NASA InitiativesAHN | All Headline News The Associated Press -Baltimore Sun -AFP all 198 news articles »

Chilean quake shortened Earth's day, but not by much - Los Angeles Times

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Chilean quake shortened Earth's day, but not by much Los Angeles Times A JPL scientist says we ended up losing 1.26 millionth of a second of a day, and that the magnitude 8.8 quake also shifted the axis around which the Earth rotates. By Carla Hall When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck South America last weekend, ... How Chile's quake could have shortened a dayBBC News Temblor Tilts Earth by InchesWall Street Journal Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earth's Axis, NASA Scientist SaysBusinessWeek National Geographic -NPR -The Associated Press all 732 news articles »

Chile Quake May Have Shortened Earth's Days

Richard Gross, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and colleagues calculated that Saturday's quake shortened the day by 1.26 microseconds. 

Under Fire, Administrator Defends NASA's New Direction - New York Times

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Under Fire, Administrator Defends NASA's New Direction New York Times WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, faced skeptical, sometimes hostile questioning on Thursday from members of a key House committee who said they ... Senators to NASA: get your ass to MarsRegister NASA's New Space Plan a 'Radical Change,' Lawmakers SaySpace.com Refocused NASA gets bipartisan criticismWashington Times msnbc.com -Washington Post -BusinessWeek all 479 news articles »

NASA Chief to Senators: We're Going to Mars

NASA chief Charles Bolden told senators Wednesday that sending astronauts to Mars is still the ultimate goal for U.S. human spaceflight, as he defended the agency's new space plan against criticism in a heated budget hearing.

SpaceX Rocket at Launch Pad for Final Tests

A new rocket built by a Californian company to launch commercial spacecraft on cargo trips for NASA is poised atop its Florida launch pad for some final tests.

Shuttle's Chances Cloudy For Florida Landing Tonight - Central Florida News 13

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Shuttle's Chances Cloudy For Florida Landing Tonight Central Florida News 13 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER -- NASA will try to get space shuttle Endeavour back home Sunday night, but the weather may not cooperate on both sides of the country. The shuttle's first landing attempt is 10:16 pm Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center. ... Space shuttle Endeavour may have a delayed landingABH News Endeavour Heads for EartheWeek Weather Uncertain For Space Shuttle's Sunday LandingSpace.com Spaceflight Now -Florida Today -CNET all 1,619 news articles »

Weather Could Delay Endeavour's Sunday Night Landing

Space shuttle Endeavour aimed for a Sunday night landing back at NASA's spaceport, but rainy and cloudy weather threatened to delay the astronauts' homecoming.

Whose snow job on climate change? - Washington Post

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Whose snow job on climate change? Washington Post In his Feb. 14 Outlook article on global warming, "Record snows on a warming planet," Bill McKibben suggested that the recent snow barrage in Washington could be related to global warming. This is plausible, as are most theories in climate science. ... A Fact-based Response to Climate SkepticsCafeSentido.com Barack Obama's climate change policy in crisisTelegraph.co.uk Climate campaignerSunday Times.lk Fast Company -Space Daily -Khaleej Times all 51 news articles »

Shuttle Astronauts Pack Up to Leave Space Station

Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour packed up their spaceship for the trip home Thursday after more than a week at the International Space Station, but not before holding a grand opening ceremony for the orbiting lab's newest room and stunning observation deck.

No Space Shuttle, No Problem, Thanks to the Falcon 9

NASA's space shuttles are flying their final missions this year, but one Californian company already has a new, privately built rocket readying for its debut flight.

NASA Releases First Images From WISE Spacecraft

A glowing comet. A star-forming cloud. A new view of the Andromeda galaxy. A dense galaxy cluster. NASA has released the first images from its sky-mapping spacecraft, which captured a hodgepodge of cosmic targets two months after its launch on a mission to map the entire sky.

NASA's WISE opens 'candy store of images' - Register

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NASA's WISE opens 'candy store of images' Register NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has dispatched to Earth its first full-fat photos following a calibration shot released in early January. WISE principal investigator, Edward Wright of UCLA, ... NASA's WISE telescope surveys the sky (images)CNET Sky-mapping probe serves up cosmic feastmsnbc.com NASA releases first images from WISE spacecraftThe Associated Press CBC.ca -Whittier Daily News -ABC Online all 174 news articles »

Obama calls space station from White House - The Associated Press

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Obama calls space station from White House The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Outer space? President Barack Obama is on the phone for you. Obama on Wednesday telephoned astronauts aboard the International Space Station and praised the work being done some 200 miles above the Earth. He also told astronauts that he ... Obama says his commitment to NASA is "unwavering"Reuters Obama and students talk to astronauts in orbitUSA Today President Obama Quizzes Astronauts on Life in SpaceSpace.com Register -Computerworld -NetworkWorld.com all 482 news articles »

Obama and students talk to astronauts in orbit - USA Today

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Obama and students talk to astronauts in orbit USA Today Surrounded by a dozen middle school students from Florida, Michigan and Nebraska, President Obama spoke to 11 NASA astronauts by phone from the Roosevelt Room in the White House this evening. A video fed their images back at the same time. ... Obama calls space station from White HouseThe Associated Press Obama says his commitment to NASA is "unwavering"Reuters NASA: Astronauts raise curtain on space station's new viewComputerworld WEAR -NetworkWorld.com -Space.com all 622 news articles »

Han Solo and Chewbacca Consult on International Space Station Observation Deck - Fast Company

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Han Solo and Chewbacca Consult on International Space Station Observation Deck Fast Company NASA astronauts, spacewalking outside the International Space Station, have just finished installing what's likely to be the best viewing platform ever: A multi-windowed observation deck that offers Earth views from low Earth orbit. ... Astronauts unveil phenomenal new window on worldThe Associated Press Astronauts Take First Look Out CupolaAviation Week Astronauts unveil phenomenal window for “spectacular” view of Earth and outer ...TopNews United States InformationWeek -Fox12Idaho -AOL News all 334 news articles »

Space: The Final Frontier of Profit? - Wall Street Journal

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Space: The Final Frontier of Profit? Wall Street Journal A debate on the pros and cons of commercializing the cosmos; valuing asteroids at $20 trillion each. Taylor Dinerman makes a case against private space. By TAYLOR DINERMAN President Barack Obama's proposed plan for NASA bets that the private ... Ben Bova: To the moon and beyondNaples Daily News NASA chief: Mars is our missionHouston Chronicle While NASA needs to evolve, the universe still beckonsBoston Globe Texas A&M The Battalion -Waterbury Republican American -Slashdot all 122 news articles »

Space Station Gets a New Room, Thanks to Spacewalking Astronauts

The International Space Station got a bit bigger Thursday night thanks to two spacewalking astronauts who helped attach NASA's last major room for the orbiting lab and what promises to be the ultimate window on the world.

Solar satellite launched to study space weather - CNET

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Solar satellite launched to study space weather CNET An Atlas 5 rocket boosted NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory into orbit Thursday, kicking off an $850 million mission to study the physics of the sun and the titanic magnetic storms, flares, and explosions that drive space weather ... NASA Looks Into The Eyes Of The SunInformationWeek NASA rocket, solar observatory reach orbitUSA Today NASA Launches Solar Dynamics ObservatoryeWeek The Associated Press -NetworkWorld.com -Register all 767 news articles »

NASA Launches Observatory to Study Sun

A new NASA spacecraft aimed at studying the inner workings of our sun blasted off Thursday to begin a five-year mission to better understand the mysteries of Earth's star.

Shuttle Endeavour Closes in on Space Station

The space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the International Space Station carrying six astronauts and NASA's last big additions for the orbiting laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth.

Saturn's Moon Does Harbor an Ocean, New Evidence Suggests

Icy plumes of water vapor erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus have left scientists divided over whether a liquid ocean lies hidden beneath the icy surface. Now evidence from a 2008 plume fly-through by NASA's Cassini spacecraft has turned up short-lived water ions that suggest liquid water does indeed exist inside the moon.

Manned Flights to Space Unlikely Until at Least 2020, Says NASA

The Obama administration's revised manned space program doesn't envision U.S. astronauts venturing beyond Earth's orbit until at least 2020, and perhaps years later.