Colorado senators ask NASA not to cancel manned space flight program
Source: Denver Post Colorado’s two U.S. senators today urged NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to re-evaluate the proposed cancellation of the Constellation program. The plea by Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet was delivered in a face-to-face meeting with...Griffin, NASA luminaries urge Obama to change space policy
Source: Orlando Sentinel Ed – An open letter to President Barack Obama, from former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, legendary flight director Gene Kranz and several NASA astronauts, asking him to reconsider a new space policy that cancels NASA’s...The Conrad Foundation announces the 2010 Pete Conrad Scholars
Recipe for the Future: Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards Program Combines Entrepreneurship, Imagination and High-School Innovators Moffett Field, CA – April 12, 2010 – The Conrad Foundation’s 2010 Innovation Summit concluded over the weekend with the...Rough rides, valuable lessons for students
Source: The Huntsville Times By Steve Campbell Times Staff Writer steve.campbell@htimes.com 17th Moon Buggy Race draws local, world competitors The races started with fist bumps, concentration, and even hoots and hollers reminiscent of a pre-game pep rally. But after...Will Houston win race to house retired shuttle?
Source: Houston Chronicle There are 21 other bids, with some bearing political baggage WASHINGTON — Houston faces stiff competition from across the country in its bid to permanently display one of the three aging space shuttles that NASA will hand over to...‘Save Space’ rally draws thousands
Source: Florida Today COCOA — Speaker after speaker proclaimed U.S. dominance in space and reiterated the importance of making sure it continues. Estimates of attendance ranged as high as more than 4,000 for the “Save Space” community rally this afternoon at...A Conversation with NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver
NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver, as the second in command at NASA, has been one of the guiding lights for the Obama administration’s space policy since he was a candidate. During the presidential transition, before she was confirmed by the Senate, Garver...Shuttle safer than ever?
Source: Florida Today On the eve of its retirement, the nation’s shuttle fleet is flying at peak performance. The number of problems encountered during launch preparations has been dropping significantly since NASA’s three orbiters returned to flight after...New Public Poll Finds Space Shuttle Investment Worthwhile
As the countdown to close the space shuttle program clicks down to zero, a new poll shows the public giving the shuttle program a thumbs-up as a worthwhile investment of the country. A newly issued Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey has found that 45 percent...Space Talk
The Universe is full of invisible radiation …but this is the tiny part we can actually see. 👁️🌌
Visible light is only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, yet it reveals stars, galaxies, nebulae, and planets directly to our eyes and telescopes.
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Sometimes, you don’t need an escape from the world—just a quiet moment to get lost in your own thoughts. 📚🎧#learning #space #nasa #isro
No, sending 6 people to Mars or to the Moon is not a a good investment. Specially since those billions could be use to provide Medicare for all Americans. Benefit millions of people or give a rocket ride to 6 people. Oh yeah, the inventions only help corporations not us #NASA 🤷♂️
Infrared lets us see what visible light can’t. 🌌
It can pass through cosmic dust and reveal hidden stars, warm dust, and regions where new stars are being born….giving us a different view of the Universe.
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