Dec 18, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Dec 17, 2012 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, NASA, NASA News, Space Tourism
A bi-monthly newsletter of accomplishments, progress, and happenings in NASA’s commercial crew and cargo development programs is available from the Commercial Spaceflight Development Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Four months into the Commercial...
Dec 17, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Dec 16, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, The Moon
Their fate is now sealed. NASA’s twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft are en route to a ruinous ending. The trajectory of both spacecraft have been modified, with each slated to impact the moon on Monday afternoon, Dec. 17, at about 2:28...
Dec 15, 2012 | Exploration, International Cooperation, Mars, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Race, Space Research
The looming Fiscal Cliff could have dire consequences for NASA, the nation’s lead civil space agency, and NOAA, the agency responsible for satellite weather observations and climate studies, according to an analysis prepared for the Washington-based...
Dec 15, 2012 | China, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System
A number of news services in China are reporting that Chang’e-2 has successfully flown by asteroid Toutatis. The flyby took place on Dec. 13 and was announced by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND). The Chinese...
Dec 14, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
A crack team of planetary radar specialists at NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory snagged a sequence of images of asteroid Toutatis as it whisked by the Earth December 12th. An observing campaign of the space rock was carried out at the Goldstone facility in California....
Dec 14, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Dec 13, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Dec 13, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Moon
NASA is in need of more effective strategic guidance from the White House and Congress, as both arms of government address the nation’s budget problems, outside experts cautioned the House Science Space and Technology Committee on Wednesday. The hearing focused...