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...
Feb 8, 2011 | International Cooperation, Planet Earth, Space and Science
The recently released National Security Space Policy outlines a strategy for greater U. S. global leadership in the uses of near-Earth space, a realm increasingly essential to America’s well being while at the same time growing increasingly congested, contested...
Feb 8, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Feb 7, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, The Moon
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver is given a tour of the Bigelow Aerospace facilities on February 4 by the company’s President Robert Bigelow. The tour showcased the private firm’s work on expandable space modules. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA is reviewing use...
Feb 7, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Feb 4, 2011 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
Veteran astronaut Mark Kelly will remain in command of NASA’s final scheduled shuttle flight, Endeavour’s 14-day assembly mission to the International Space Station, which is currently scheduled for an April 19 lift off. Kelly is the husband of Arizona Congresswoman...
Feb 4, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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