Archive for the 'Space News' Category

To Infinity, and Behind! - Hot Air (blog)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010


MiamiHerald.com

To Infinity, and Behind!
Hot Air (blog)
A little over a month ago, I noted the shift in our spacefaring strategy towards privatizing space exploration and exploitation, a strategy pushed, ...
Obama's New Mission for NASA Sets Off Intense CriticismFOXNews
Astronaut families press NASA's case with administrationWashington Post (blog)
Obama facing uprising over new NASA strategyReuters
BusinessWeek -Florida Today -Softpedia
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NASA Astronaut Speaks of Space Venture - The Corsair

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010


NASA Astronaut Speaks of Space Venture
The Corsair
... at SMC detailing his experience aboard the NASA space-shuttle Atlantis and its rendezvous mission with the International Space Station last November. ...

Just One Hitch in Choosing China’s First Women Astronauts

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
China has selected two female pilots as its first women astronauts, but they had to pass the marriage test first.

Hubble IMAX 3D: The Next Best Thing to Being in Space - Gearlog (blog)

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

FOXNews

Hubble IMAX 3D: The Next Best Thing to Being in Space
Gearlog (blog)
For this mission, they trained with full-scale mockups of both the Space Station and the Hubble--and a replica of the IMAX camera, to help determine what ...
Hubble 3D to blastoff at Nat'l Infantry Museum's IMAXWTVM
NASA lets you simulate space navigation, communicationiTWire
NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite CommunicationsPR Newswire (press release)
Space Daily
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Space exploration focus of lecture - Gulf Daily News

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Space exploration focus of lecture
Gulf Daily News
Dr Favier is also a member of the Space Station User Panel of ESA and a member of the Association of Space Explorers. The lecture will be held at the ...

Astronaut families press NASA’s case with administration - Washington Post (blog)

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

al.com (blog)

Astronaut families press NASA's case with administration
Washington Post (blog)
President Obama will host a summit on the future of American space exploration in Florida next month in response to the growing criticism. ...
Obama's New Mission for NASA Sets Off Intense CriticismFOXNews
NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase outBusinessWeek
Obama facing uprising over new NASA strategyReuters
RedOrbit -Computerworld -Augusta Chronicle
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Former Vancouver teacher on next Shuttle flight - Seattle Times

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

KOMO News

Former Vancouver teacher on next Shuttle flight
Seattle Times
She is a member of the crew of STS-131, which is headed for the International Space Station. The seven astronauts took a brief break from training Tuesday ...
Astronaut counts down to liftoffThe Coloradoan
Former Vancouver teacher on next Shuttle flightKNDO/KNDU
Female astronauts call for more women to work in spaceistockAnalyst.com (press release)

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SpaceX Aborts Falcon 9 Rocket Test - RedOrbit

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Reuters

SpaceX Aborts Falcon 9 Rocket Test
RedOrbit
The company has 15 Falcon 9 contracts with NASA, 12 of which are cargo resupply missions to the space station. The contracts are worth about $1.9 billion. ...
SpaceX aborts first static test fire of its Falcon 9 launch vehicleal.com (blog)
Falcon 9 falters for nowNature.com (subscription) (blog)
Falcon 9 test cut offFlorida Today
Discovery News -Spaceflight Now -KWTX
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Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.

SpaceX Aborts Test Firing of New Rocket’s Engines

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) aborted the Falcon 9 rocket's first static fire test March 9.