NASA Reboot-an editorial from the Chicago Tribune
Source: Chicago Tribune Last week Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, released an open letter to President Barack Obama, the first Trekkie in the White House. The former astronaut is riled because Obama canceled a planned 2020 U.S. moon mission and yanked NASA...Senate leaders make move for more NASA money
Source: Houston Chronicle Senate leaders Wednesday took a step toward saving a component of the back-to-the-moon program by adding $1 billion to NASA’s proposed budget for continued testing of the heavy-lift rocket motor that would be used for deep-space...Senate panel considers budget boost for next rocket
Source: Florida Today The Senate Budget Committee is considering a $726 million boost over five years for NASA to develop its next rocket, although the prospects for actually receiving the funding in a tight budget are uncertain. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, requested...Nelson aims to save Ares I testing
Source: Orlando Sentinel U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida had nothing but praise for President Barack Obama last week when the commander-in-chief visited Kennedy Space Center and touted a new White House plan to rely on commercial rockets to launch a new era of space...Atlantis Reaches Launch Pad, Shuttle Schedule Under Review
Atlantis reached the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center this morning, where the spacecraft is under going preparations for a May mission to the International Space Station, one of three, possibly four final missions before the winged spacecraft reach...NASA’s New Eye on the Sun Delivers Stunning First Images
Source: NASA.gov View related briefing materials here. NASA’s recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is returning early images that confirm an unprecedented new capability for scientists to better understand our sun’s dynamic processes. These...“Really Great Mission” for Discovery and Crew
Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Source: NASA Mission managers held a post-landing news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and described the mission as very successful. “Wrapping up 131 here from Discovery — a really great mission. A lot of good science and a...Happy birthday, Hubble – is your best yet to come?
Source: New Scientist Twenty years after its launch, the Hubble Space Telescope’s spectacular images are a familiar sight. Yet it is incredible that the observatory has survived this long, given the near-death experiences it has faced along the way, says David...Plan your travel now: Only three more space shuttle launches left
Source: Orlando Sentinel Space shuttle Discovery landed today at Kennedy Space Center after a 15-day mission to the International Space Station. Now the real countdown begins and those wishing to see the last of the shuttle launches have only three shots left —...Space Talk
#Spazio, #ESA vs #NASA, #Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri...
Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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How do you know an elephant was in the refrigerator? The footprints in the butter!
@NASARoman will use a similar technique to study neutron stars, essentially invisible crushed cores of former massive stars, relying on their effects on other stars.
https://go.nasa.gov/4wsxNFn
Name a better office view. 🧑🚀🌎
#OTD in 2009, astronauts installed Wide Field Camera 3 on Hubble during Servicing Mission 4.
WFC3 provides images across three broad regions of light: ultraviolet, visible, and into the near-infrared! Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/439kDQe
To build on the Moon, we need construction materials that can withstand bitter cold – so @NASAglenn invented a machine that can recreate that environment for testing!
This high-powered refrigerator, or cryocooler, removes heat without using any liquid. https://go.nasa.gov/3PGqIR9
