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...Shuttle Experiment Probes Infectious Disease Process in Humans
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the unique conditions of space flight will be used to examine how cells remain healthy or succumb to disease, particularly in the face of stress or damage. At Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Biodesign Institute researchers...Prognosis Good for Monday Launch
From Florida Today Five days before Discovery’s pre-dawn Monday liftoff to the International Space Station, launch pad 39A is clear of non-essential personnel as the orbiter’s main propulsion system and orbital engines and jets are pressurized for flight....Last Shuttle Flight Jan. 2011
From Florida Today NASA will probably miss its goal to retire the shuttle fleet this year, with the final launch likely to slip to January 2011, the space agency’s inspector general reported Thursday. But shuttle managers are hustling to meet the current flight...Shuttle Tech
From Motherboard tv Watching astronauts repair one of the most complex machines ever built while flying 300 miles above the Earth in the new IMAX film Hubble 3D may be a ‘religious experience’. But the vehicle they took to get up there can sometimes feel...Shuttle Takes on Cargo
From Florida Today Kennedy Space Center workers today plan to install more than 15 tons of cargo inside shuttle Discovery in preparation for an April 5 launch, a date that could be made official during Friday’s flight readiness review at the spaceport. Shuttle...Space Talk
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