Feb 13, 2011 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Moon
NASA’s budget outlook — along with that of most federal agencies — is in new flux. And the search for clarity and consequences is not for the impatient. On Monday, President Obama will unveil the administration’s proposed budget for 2012,...
Feb 13, 2011 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
Shuttle Discovery’s long-delayed final mission to the International Space Station moved a step closer to a late February launching, as managers completed a program level flight readiness review on Friday. The session cleared the way for a Feb. 18 executive...
Feb 11, 2011 | Blog, Comets, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
If you want to express a little love for comets, check out the offer tied to the upcoming February 14 flyby of NASA’s Stardust spacecraft of comet Tempel 1. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has set up a little celestial love campaign. Participants can spread the love...
Feb 11, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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. Friday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting on space activities from around the...
Feb 10, 2011 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, European Space Agency, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Legislative Activity, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA Inspector General Paul Martin underscored the urgency of addressing the uncertainty over the agency’s human spaceflight program in testimony presented Thursday to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science. The Appropriations...
Feb 10, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Feb 10, 2011 | Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA is facing a “$379 million budget cut” under the 2011 federal spending reductions proposed on Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee. However, Congress and the Obama Administration never passed a budget for the current federal fiscal year...
Feb 9, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Feb 9, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
The first image of comet Tempel 1 taken by NASA’s Stardust spacecraft is a composite made from observations on Jan. 18 and 19, 2011. The panel on the right highlights the location of comet Tempel 1 in the frame. On Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14 in U.S. time...
Feb 9, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, NASA, Space Research, Why Space
NASA played a key role in the long running Department of Transportation investigation into Toyota’s runaway car mystery. The sudden acceleration issue forced the Japanese automaker to recall 11 million Toyota and Lexus automobiles and pay nearly $50 million...