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Saturday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting on a new National Research Council report issued Friday. “New worlds, New horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics” lays out the top priorities in the two scientific fields over the next 10 years. The report serves as guidance for NASA and other agencies, like the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, as they formulate their budgets.
1. From the Coalition for Space Exploration: The NRC report “New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics” lists as the nation’s highest priorities missions to address the nature of dark matter and the search for Earth-like planets around other stars.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/blog/answering-profound-questions-about-the-cosmos-what-are-the-top-priorities
A. From the Christian Science Monitor: The once-in-a-decade report represents a blue print for NASA in the field of astronomy. One of the top priorities is the search for Earth-like planets around other stars.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0813/Alien-worlds-Far-off-galaxies-Study-sets-US-space-priorities
B. From Popular Science: The NRC report, based on the grass roots recommendations of astronomers, suggests that the findings from the missions with the highest priority will help to explain how the universe evolved.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-08/astronomers-decadal-wish-list-scopes-will-find-exo-earths-and-solve-dark-energy-mystery
2. From MSNBC and Cosmic Log with Alan Boyle: A chat with Russian aerospace engineer Yuri Artsutanov, father of the space elevator. The “electric train to the stars” concept he envisioned in 1960 is 30 years from reality, he believes. http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/13/4881974-50-years-of-space-elevator-dreams
3. From Space.com: Jill Tarter, astronomer and director of the Center for SETI Research, discusses the state of the 50-year search for alien intelligence using radio telescopes. The center is hosting this weekend’s SETIcon in Santa Clara, Calif., an opportunity to meet the public, scientists and science fiction writers. As it looks ahead, the Center hopes for more international participation in the search and the use of optical as well as radio astronomy. http://www.exploredeepspace.com/searchforlife/jill-tarter-seti-qanda-100813.html
4. From Space News: The trade publication takes a close look at the Senate version of the 2010 NASA authorization bill that passed the full Senate on Aug. 5. The measure calls for a heavy lift rocket much like the Ares V rocket of the Constellation Program that the White House wishes to cancel. The House has yet to adopt a similar bill.
http://www.spacenews.com/civil/081310senate-prescribed-heavy-lifter-looks-like-ares.html
5. From the Houston Chronicle: An op-ed from Robert Mitchell, President of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. The economic development organization envisions NASA’s human space flight program as a way for the nation to display its global leadership. The op-ed points to the Senate’s version of a NASA authorization bill as the best prescription for achieving that goal.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7152949.html
6. From Spaceflightnow.com: An Atlas V rocket with a new generation of military communications satellite stands ready for lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida early on Saturday.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av019/status.html
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