Archive for April, 2008
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India's growing strides in spaceBBC News, UK - 1 hour agoCompare this to the hundreds of launches that have been undertaken by Nasa and their Russian and European counterparts. The 16000-employee Indian Space …PSLV launches India into space history Times of IndiaISRO worries over US restrictions Thaindian.comIndia shows space muscle with a 10-pack Asia Times [...]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Hubble mission: Big on safety, pressed for timeUSA Today - 3 hours agoHis comments on behalf of the crew came during a training trip to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The mission to Hubble, the fifth and final fix by a …
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Indian kids shine at NASA contestDaily Pioneer, India - 34 minutes agoStudents from India have excelled in the NASA Space Settlement contest 2008. The Apeejay School junior team won the first prize in the International Space …
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
May 5, 1961: Shepard is first US astronaut in spaceiTWire, Australia - 2 hours agoAccording to the public affairs office at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, the purpose of the first manned Mercury mission was: “… to determine man's …
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
The space blame gameMSNBC - 51 minutes agoThe questions began soon after the Soyuz spacecraft's landing, which brought down NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (the space station's first female commander), …The Real Soyuz Problem - Looking Past the Smoke and Flames NASASpaceflight.comHome From Space, Iowa Astronaut Peggy Whitson Set for Interviews NewsBlazeTwo faulty descents plague astronauts’ only [...]
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale's Blog: Miami Future ForumSpace Ref (press release) - 3 hours agoThey plan to use the ISS and the Space Life Sciences Lab at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to carry out space-based biomedical and biotech research. …
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
The Real Soyuz Problem - Looking Past the Smoke and FlamesNASASpaceflight.com, UK - 5 hours agoMeanwhile, the landing of Soyuz TMA-11 with Russian pilot Yuri Malenchenko, NASA space station commander Dr. Peggy Whitson, and South Korean spaceflight …Two faulty descents plague astronauts’ only ride home Houston Chronicle'Ballistic re-entry' raises questions over Soyuz safety New Scientist (subscription)Our [...]
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
The Real Soyuz Problem - Looking Past the Smoke and FlamesNASASpaceflight.com, UK - 5 hours agoMeanwhile, the landing of Soyuz TMA-11 with Russian pilot Yuri Malenchenko, NASA space station commander Dr. Peggy Whitson, and South Korean spaceflight …Two faulty descents plague astronauts’ only ride home Houston Chronicle'Ballistic re-entry' raises questions over Soyuz safety New Scientist (subscription)Our [...]
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
A Picture and a Thousand WordsToronto Star, Canada - 18 hours agoAccording to NASA's Space Orbiting Debris Program in Houston, more than 17000 large objects (more than 10 cm in diameter) are hurtling around the globe; …Shuttle phaseout may leave space station out in the cold Houston ChronicleStatement by Louis Stodieck Hearing on NASA's International Space [...]
April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
A Picture and a Thousand WordsToronto Star, Canada - 18 hours agoAccording to NASA's Space Orbiting Debris Program in Houston, more than 17000 large objects (more than 10 cm in diameter) are hurtling around the globe; …Shuttle phaseout may leave space station out in the cold Houston ChronicleStatement by Louis Stodieck Hearing on NASA's International Space [...]
April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
ISD students go to NASA space campSW Iowa News, IA - 3 hours agoIowa School for the Deaf students Ricky Burgess of Creston, Brittany Scanlan of Glidden and Robby Petersen of Atlantic are wrapping up a week at the NASA …
April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments