102 Huntsville Constellation workers laid off Tuesday; total nears 300
Source: Alabama Local News HUNTSVILLE, AL. – A key NASA contractor laid off 102 aerospace workers in Huntsville Tuesday, sources said, bringing to nearly 300 the number reportedly sent home in the last week as the Constellation rocket program collapses toward a...Rover Opportunity has Endeavour Crater in View
Scientists are assigning names to major features of the massive Martian impact crater Endeavour, that is the long-term destination of NASA’s Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover. The names — Cape Dromedary, Point Hicks and Cape Byron — pay tribute to...European Probe Ready for Asteroid Encounter
Expect the unexpected. That’s likely to be the case on July 10 as the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft encounters asteroid Lutetia. The spacecraft will whisk by the object, studying it with a bevy of scientific instruments. Lutetia will be the second...CSExtra – Wednesday, June 30, 2010
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Wednesday’s CSExtra features reports on Tuesday’s House action on the White...Obama Focuses Revised Space-Exploration Policy on Partnerships, Technology
Source: Bloomberg Obama Focuses Revised Space-Exploration Policy on Partnerships, Technology President Barack Obama called for greater international cooperation for space exploration and bolstering U.S. companies that build spacecraft. Obama vowed to maintain the U.S....Obama unveils annual National Space Policy
Source: USA Today President Obama submitted the annual National Space Policy today, one devoted mainly to what he called “a burgeoning commercial space industry.” The goal is “to rapidly increase our capabilities in space while bolstering...The White House Releases the U.S. National Space Policy
Mars Education Challenge: The Red Planet in the Classroom
Explore Mars Inc has launched a new program to challenge science educators around the United States to develop creative ways to fit Mars science and exploration into the classroom. The organization has called upon science educators to develop Mars-related curricula...CSExtra – Tuesday, June 29, 2010
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Tuesday’s CSExtra finds reports from many news agencies on the U.S. Space policy...Space Talk
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