CSExtra – Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Nov 24, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra

 
 

 
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Wednesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting on space operations and exploration policy: Orion space craft developer Lockheed Martin proposes a ground breaking lunar mission. NASA scientists report a rise in the temperature of global lakes. A Washington study group concludes that federal collaborations on space projects do not lead to cost savings. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will celebrate Thanksgiving early. Three of the six station astronauts will descend to Earth on Thursday.
 
1. From the Coalition for Space Exploration: Lockheed Martin is proposing a mission to the moon’s far side using the Orion capsule under development by the aerospace company for NASA.  A crew of astronauts would establish a halo orbit at the Earth-moon L2 Lagrange point, where they would have line of sight with both the Earth and the side of the moon that never faces the Earth. From that vantage point, they could use tele-operated robots to explore features like the massive Aitken Basin crater near the South Pole and gather rock samples for a return to Earth.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/blog/back-to-the-moon-human-and-robot-partnership-charted

 

2. From the Associated Press via the Los Angeles Times and others:  The temperatures of lakes from around the world have risen by an average 2 degrees Fahrenheit since 1985, according to a study by NASA scientists using satellite data.
This first of a kind study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, joins other indicators, including sea water heat, snow cover and humidity to suggest man made activities are causing global temperatures to rise, according to the scientists. In all, the temperatures of 104 lakes were compared.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-us-sci-warming-lakes,0,3691127.story

 

3. From Spacepolicyonline.com: The National Research Council reports that collaborations among federal agencies on space and Earth science projects can lead to higher rather than lower costs through management duplication, conflicting priorities and schedule delays. The NRC, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at past collaborations between NASA, NOAA, the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and the U.S. Geological Survey as case studies and the testimony of personnel involved in past joint efforts.  Future collaborations should be based on the unusual merit of the project and be carefully managed around a clear set of priorities, the NRC suggests.
http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/pages/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1237:nrc-recommends-agencies-go-it-alone-on-space-and-earth-science-missions&catid=67:news&Itemid=27

 

4. From Space.com: The six U.S. and Russian astronauts aboard the International Space Station will celebrate Thanksgiving on Wednesday, a day early. Three of the crew, NASA’s Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker and Russian Fyodor Yurchikhin are scheduled to descend to Earth late Thursday, after a six-month mission. Their Soyuz spacecraft will land in Kazakhstan at 11:46 p.m., EST.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/missionlaunches/early-thanksgiving-feast-for-astronauts-101124.html

A. From the Coalition for Space Exploration:  On Tuesday, three of the station’s astronauts discussed their life and work aboard the orbiting science laboratory with Washington D.C. area middle school students. The event, hosted by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, marked International Education Week. Duncan was joined by Leland Melvin, astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator for Education.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/blog/education/students-quiz-space-station-astronauts
 
 
5. From Space.com: The European Space Agency names six new astronauts. The men and woman come from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the U.K.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/news/esa-new-astronauts-graduation-101123.html
 
 
6. From Collectspace.com: The U.S. postal service unveils new stamps honoring space achievements.

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