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New dinner table top priority as ISS expands
Star City, Russia (AFP) May 7, 2009Astronauts set to blast off for the International Space Station said Thursday that constructing a new dinner table would be a top priority as its permanent crew expands to six. The three-man crew will travel into orbit on a Soyuz capsule later this month, joining an existing three-person team on the ISS and for the first time raising its permanent crew to six. "We are now going to have ... more NASA Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Budget 
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2009Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2009 NASA announced Thursday an $18.69 billion budget for fiscal year 2010 to advance Earth science, complete the International Space Station, explore the solar system and conduct aeronautics research. The budget request represents an increase of $903.6 million, or 5 percent, above funding provided in the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act. All totaled ... more Outer Space Oreos 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 08, 2009Outer space is known to be unfriendly to biology, but it has been hard to determine just how long it takes for life and life-related compounds to be negatively affected. A new research project plans to monitor samples of organic compounds and living organisms as they orbit the Earth in a small satellite. The hope is that this will give astrobiology researchers vital data about chemical evo ... more Obama Must Choose Between Cars And Rockets 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2009As the Detroit's carmakers teeter on bankruptcy, the administration appears to be a whirling dervish as they attempt to set in to motion solutions for the tsunami of issues that threaten to over run, not just Washington, but the world. Detroit's automotive industry is like a bad horror film, they are truly the walking dead. As a country do we continue to throw billions of dollars at the mu ... more Precursors Of Life Maybe Lost In Space 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) May 08, 2009Many of the organic molecules that make up life on Earth have also been found in space. A University of Michigan astronomer will use the Herschel Space Observatory to study these chemical compounds in new detail in the warm clouds of gas and dust around young stars. He hopes to gain insights into how organic molecules form in space, and possibly, how life formed on Earth. "The chemis ... more |
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Sacramento CA (SPX) May 08, 2009Aerojet has announced that it has shipped the first jettison motor for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle to the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This first jettison motor shipment increases the technical readiness of the Launch Abort System (LAS) and is a major operational accomplishment as the first full-scale rocket propulsion element to proceed into a system-level flig ... more NASA, ESA And A Trip To Mars 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 08, 2009NASA has selected two science investigations that will aid in the interior examination of Mars and probe the tenuous atmosphere of Mercury. The projects, valued at approximately $38 million, also establish new alliances with the European Space Agency, or ESA. "The selections will further advance our knowledge of these exciting terrestrial planets," said Jim Green, director of NASA's Planet ... more Releases Interactive 3-D Views Of ISS And New Mars Rover 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 08, 2009NASA released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of internal and external views of the International Space Station and a model of the next Mars rover on Thursday, May 7. NASA and Microsoft's Virtual Earth team developed the online experience with hundreds of photographs and Microsoft's photo imaging technology called Photosynth. Using a click-and-drag interface, viewers can ... more Salmonella Spills Its Secrets On Shuttle 
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 07, 2009Salmonella, what's gotten into you? Researchers have been asking themselves this question ever since Salmonella bacteria grown on board the space shuttle returned to Earth 3 to 7 times more virulent than Salmonella grown on the ground under otherwise identical conditions. Figuring out why could help safeguard astronauts from disease and lead to new treatments for food poisoning and other ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) May 08, 2009NASA has received two Webby awards for excellence on the Internet. NASA's main Web site won the People's Voice award for best government Web site. The Cassini mission Web site received a Webby award for best science site. The People's Voice award is the second for NASA's Web site, which also won in 2003. More than 500,000 people cast votes this year. "We're extremely happy to be hono ... more Lawmakers To Honor Space Pioneers 
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2009This coming July 20 marks the 40th anniversary of men first landing on another celestial body. And in looking back at this historic time, lawmakers from the state that's home to Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ) want the nation to honor two major firsts from the early days of America's space program, starting with the lunar landing. Florida's two U.S. senators, joined by three of their House co ... more Michigan Astronomer To Search In Space For Precursors Of Life 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) May 07, 2009Many of the organic molecules that make up life on Earth have also been found in space. A University of Michigan astronomer will use the Herschel Space Observatory to study these chemical compounds in new detail in the warm clouds of gas and dust around young stars. They hope to gain insights into how organic molecules form in space, and possibly, how life formed on Earth. "The chemi ... more Russian Space Freighter Progress M-66 Undocks From ISS 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 07, 2009Russia's Progress M-66 cargo spacecraft undocked on Wednesday from the International Space Station to become a temporary space lab before being "buried" in the Pacific Ocean, Mission Control said. The freighter docked with the orbital station on February 13, bringing 2.4 tons of supplies, including oxygen, food, clothes and medical equipment for the ISS crew. "The command for undocki ... more
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