Monday’ space news scan offers a short list of developments.
1. From the Arizona Republic, an op-ed in from June Scobee Rodgers, widow of Challenger Commander Dick Scobee and founding chairman of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education. The current space policy debate should include a visionary exploration plan that inspires the nation, she writes. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/2010/05/09/20100509rodgers-spacefarers.html
2. From Collectspace.com, perspective on the Pad Abort -1 test of last week that generated a considerable amount of reporting. The escape technology has heritage in the escape system developed for the Apollo astronauts.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/missionlaunches/nasa-launch-abort-test-cs-100507.html
3. From Spacepolitics.com, in Utah a strong advocate for NASA’s Constellation Program, , U. S. Sen. Bob Bennett, a Republican, loses a re-election bid in the state primary process.
http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/05/09/with-bennett-out-what-does-his-successor-think-about-nasa/
4. From Space.com, A live stage show version of Star Trek arrives at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in June. The production is supposed to be educational as well as entertaining.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/entertainment/star-trek-live-nasa-spaceport-100509.html
5. From Discovery.com, the latest on finding and sizing up dark matter.
http://news.discovery.com/space/where-is-dark-matter-hiding.html
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