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Thursday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities. NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft prepares to maneuver into orbit around Mercury on Thursday. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth from the International Space Station with a show of support for his sister-in-law, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords is recovering from a gun shot wounded suffered during a shooting spree at a Tucson political rally in early January. An asteroid comes close to the Earth. State lawmakers in Texas and Florida take action to support the aerospace industry.
1. From the Baltimore Sun via the Los Angeles Times: NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft prepares to maneuver into orbit around Mercury on Thursday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-messenger-mercury-20110317,0,110458.story
A. From Discovery.com: Getting to know Mercury, the planet closest to the sun.
http://news.discovery.com/space/shrunken-mercury-messenger-probe-110316.html
2. From the Associated Press via the Washington Post: A Soyuz spacecraft returns to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday with Scott Kelly, Alexander Kalari and Oleg Skripochka. In a photograph, Kelly is wearing a support bracelet for Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona Congresswoman who is married to Scott’s twin brother, Mark Kelly. Giffords was seriously injured in early January by a gunshot wound at a Tucson political rally.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/giffords-brother-in-law-returns-from-space-with-gabby-wristband-shuttle-crew-delivered-it/2011/03/16/ABWWmlg_story.html
3. From Space.com: An asteroid the size of a typical house whips close to the Earth on Wednesday, just hours after it was detected.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/11145-small-asteroid-2011eb74-passing-earth.html
4. From The Hill: In an op-ed former U. S. Congressman James Bacchuss of Florida urges support for a strong human space exploration initiative.
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/150091-american-competitiveness-needs-space-program
5. From the Austin American Statesmen: The Texas Senate passes a bill limiting the liability of commercial launch companies that operate in the Lone Star state.
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2011/03/15/beam_up_this_bill_scottie.html
6. From Florida Today: In Tallahassee, Fla., Members of the aerospace industry, NASA and the Air Force participate in Space Industry Day, a Florida initiative to bolster the state’s economy. Florida faces job losses as NASA’s shuttle program comes to an end this year.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110317/NEWS01/103170312/Astronauts-mission-Tallahassee-Push-space?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home
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