The Obama transition team has presented a questionnaire to NASA officials asking, among other things, how much money could be saved by canceling the Ares 1 and scaling back the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. These are two of the vehicles that are intended to replace the Space Shuttle.
Space.com’s Brian Berger:
While the questionnaire, a copy of [...]
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Say it isn’t so: President-Elect looking to cancel Ares 1?
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December 3, 2008 at 7:40am
by thecodepounder
Government / Law · Politics · Space
Shuttle Endeavour heading home
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November 28, 2008 at 4:38pm
by thecodepounder
The space shuttle Endeavour has left the International Space Station for it’s trip back to Earth. Endeavour is scheduled to land in Florida on Sunday.
Cold front could postpone shuttle Endeavour’s launch
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November 11, 2008 at 10:50pm
by thecodepounder
Associated Press:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An approaching cold front could thwart NASA’s plans to launch space shuttle Endeavour on Friday on a flight to the international space station.
Environment / Weather · Science · Space
Shuttle Endeavour getting set for Thanksgiving mission
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November 7, 2008 at 2:08pm
by thecodepounder
Endeavour commander Chris Ferguson:
“We are rumored to have stowed away at least seven turkey dinners”
Hubble Space Telescope is up and back in business
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October 30, 2008 at 2:41pm
by thecodepounder
Good news. After nearly a month of down-time, I had the idea this one was going to end bad.
History · Science · Space · Technology
India launches first lunar mission
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October 21, 2008 at 8:20pm
by thecodepounder
India has launched an unmanned probe aimed at taking high resolution photos of the Moon.
Science · Space · Technology
McCain makes biggest misrepresentation of debate: overhead projector
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October 8, 2008 at 10:26am
by thecodepounder
Not that he was the only one misrepresenting the other’s record or proposals, but he wins — hands down — on the “overhead projector” remark.
Calling a Zeiss projector an “overhead projector” is like:
calling an aircraft carrier a “troop transport”,
calling Warren Buffet or Bill Gates “rich”,
calling the Sun a “ball of hot gas”,
calling a sex “pleasurable”, [...]
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MythBusters: NASA Moon Landing coming August 27th
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August 1, 2008 at 12:37pm
by thecodepounder
The MythBusters, you know Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage and gang, take on the moon landing hoax myth on August 27th:
MythBusters
NASA Moon Landing
TV-PG
On this episode of MythBusters, the team tackles the tallest tale of all in Moon Landing Hoax Hour. Did NASA pull off the greatest cover-up in human history?
and they’ve released this trailer for [...]
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Mars ice confirmed
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August 1, 2008 at 9:48am
by thecodepounder
NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has confirmed the presence of ice.
Man walks on Moon +39
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July 20, 2008 at 6:11am
by thecodepounder
On this date in 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon.
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