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Wednesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. At the Kennedy Space Center, top NASA leaders outline a promising but challenging future as the agency nurtures new commercial space transportation systems and plans future missions of human exploration. India launches four satellites for studies of the Earth’s environment. A NASA spacecraft finds titanium deposits on the moon. Astronauts and students mingle in Los Angeles, as NASA turns ownership of the shuttle Endeavour over to the California Science Center. Former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, the son of migrant farm workers, explains why he is running for Congress.
1. From Florida Today: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joins Kennedy Space Center managers on Tuesday as they outline a promising future for the installation to community leaders and employees. Kennedy is managing the agency’s commercial space transportation initiative and will serve as the launch site for NASA’s Space Launch System — a heavy lift rocket and crew capsule designed for the eventual human exploration of Mars. However, the transition away from the shuttle’s retirement will be difficult. Thousands have lost their jobs and the start of a gradual jobs recovery is not expected until 2013.
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A. From Space News: In an editorial, Space News raises the question of what should take priority for NASA’s restricted budget, the James Webb Space Telescope or the Space Launch System. Space News endorses the former.
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B. From Popular Mechanics: Three experts with professional experience grounded in NASA most recent human and robotic activities discuss the future of space exploration. All agree on one count, the overall pursuit will advance.
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2. From the Hindustan Times of India: India successfully launches a cluster of four satellites for studies of the Earth’s environment and climate change in the world’s tropical regions.
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3. From Space.com: Findings from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission suggests regions of the moon are rich in valuable titanium.
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4. From the Los Angeles Times: NASA hands ownership of the retired shuttle orbiter Endeavour over to the California Science Center of Los Angeles on Tuesday. The commander of Endeavour’s final mission and other crew members join with students and teachers at the science center to mark the occasion.
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5. From the Huffington Post: In a commentary, Jose Hernandez, who rose from the son of migrant farm workers to engineer then NASA astronaut, explains why he is running for Congress from California.
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