Archive for the 'NASA' Category
MSNBC
The Sputnik Shock Wave, October 4, 1957
Technology Evangelist, MN - 1 hour ago
As the capsule landed and was recovered a cheer went up and from that time on there were no more jokes about the NASA space program. …
Sputnik Stunned the World, and Its Rocket Scared the Pentagon Wired News
USSR misjudged importance of Sputnik satellite: Krushchev’s son [...]
October 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA, Politics, Space Station, Television | No Comments
Christian Science Monitor
Space Exploration, 50 Years Later Sputnik beeped; America …
CBS News, NY - 3 hours ago
The Russians focused on building and operating a series of space stations in low-Earth orbit and sending unmanned probes to Venus and Mars. NASA built …
‘We need a Sputnik to kick-start things again’ Grand Junction Sentinel
10 Things You Didn’t Know About [...]
September 28th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA, Politics, Shuttle | No Comments
Scientific American
No Evidence Of Improper Alcohol Use By Astronauts Before Space …
Science Daily (press release) - 4 hours ago
Science Daily — A NASA safety review released August 29 found no evidence to support claims that astronauts were impaired by alcohol when they flew in space …
Nasa debunks claims of drunken space flights Independent Online
Investigation by NASA [...]
August 30th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA, Politics | No Comments
Meet US Space Shuttle Commander on VOA’s New WebChat ‘T2A’
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
Join us online Wednesday, July 18th, for our new weekly webchat, T2A, when our guest will be NASA Astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander Sunita “Suni” …
July 15th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA, Shuttle | No Comments
WXIA-TV
NASA purchases an expensive toilet system; JAXA approves a food …
DailyTech, IL - 2 hours ago
“It’s akin to building a municipal treatment center on Earth,” said Lynnette Madison, NASA spokesperson. Space toilets look similar to the ones located on …
NASA buys $19 million Russian toilet system for international … International Herald Tribune
$19 mln price tag for space [...]
July 8th, 2007 | Posted in NASA | No Comments
Times Colonist
NASA buys $19 million Russian toilet system for international …
International Herald Tribune, France - 8 hours ago
AP NASA has agreed to pay $19 million (€13.93 million) for a Russian-built toilet system for the international space station. …
$19 mln price tag for space station toilet Xinhua
NASA Buys $19 Million Toilet System Washington Post
NASA buys Russian toilet system [...]
July 6th, 2007 | Posted in NASA | No Comments
NASA flight to Vesta, Ceres to run on exotic ion power
Baltimore Sun, United States - 21 minutes ago
That has led some to dub the spacecraft “the Prius of space.” “I’m excited, but I don’t want to get too excited until I see the rocket take off,” said …
July 5th, 2007 | Posted in NASA | No Comments
Space shuttle arrives back in Florida
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 8 minutes ago
… at the international space station. Bad weather at the Florida launch site forced NASA to divert to the shuttle’s alternate landing site in California. …
July 3rd, 2007 | Posted in NASA | No Comments
Comments by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale before the …
Space Ref (press release)Â - 2 hours ago
More than 164000 Coloradans have space-industry related jobs. This past fiscal year, NASA awarded nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in contracts …
NASA deputy promotes space goals in Denver Washington Business Journal
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June 19th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA | No Comments
Hectic Week for New Space Station Member
Chattanooganow (subscription), TN - 10 hours ago
“I feel pretty confident with where we are,” said Mike Suffredini, NASA’s space station program manager. With the computers working again, various systems …
June 17th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA | No Comments
Auburn Citizen
Space station computer woes manageable, says NASA
Computerworld, MA - 1 hour ago
June 15, 2007 (Computerworld) — As technicians from NASA and the Russian Space Agency work feverishly to fix two important onboard Russian computers that …
Space station computer woes manageable, says NASA Computerworld
NASA, Space Teams Continue Computer Repairs InformationWeek
Space Station Computers Partially Restored Slashdot
Bradenton Herald - NBC [...]
June 15th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA, Space Station | No Comments