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Thursday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting on space activities from around the globe. NASA continues to eye Nov. 30 for another attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery on her final voyage. The SpaceX Falcon 9 wins recognition from Popular Science magazine. Experts probe Chinese Internet meddling earlier this year that affected the U.S. military, NASA and other agencies. Physicists capture samples of anti-hydrogen for studies of the early universe. A Dutch airlines offers frequent fliers an opportunity at a suborbital space flight on a U.S. carrier.
1. From Spaceflightnow.com: NASA continues to repair the shuttle Discovery, which was prevented from launching on Nov. 5 by a substantial hydrogen leak. The scrub was accompanied by the discovery of cracks on the External Tank structure and foam insulation. In addition to repairs, shuttle program managers are working on “launch rationale” that would explain the source of the initial damage and explain why the cracks do not pose a future safety threat. Another launch attempt could come as soon as Nov. 30.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/101117tank/
2. From the Torrence Daily Breeze of California: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket wins a Popular Science Magazine Best of What’s New Award for 2010. The category is Aviation and Space. The Falcon 9 is a leading U.S. commercial effort to transport astronauts as well as cargo to the International Space Station.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_16640083
3. From the New York Times: NASA was among a number of federal agencies, including branches of the military, that were disrupted last spring by a small Chinese Internet provider. The motives are not clear. Was it part of a cyber terrorism exercise or was China spying? Was it an accident?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18intel.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=NASA&st=cse
4. From Discovery.com: Scientists succeed in snaring anti-hydrogen, the anti-matter version of normal hydrogen. They will look for differences in the atomic material to learn more about the early universe.
http://news.discovery.com/space/antimatter-hydrogen-universe-gravity.html
5. From the New York Times: Frequent fliers on KLM, the Dutch airlines, could win a free trip to suborbital space. The airline purchases a handful of tickets to offer its best customers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/business/global/18klm.html?src=busln
6. From Spacepolitics.com: The Senate Commerce Committee postpones until Dec. 1, a Nov. 18th hearing, Transition and Implementation, the NASA Authorization Act 2010.
http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/11/17/senate-postpones-nasa-hearing/
7. From Space.com: A NASA team visits the set of the television comedy The Big Bang Theory. The sitcom features a pair of nerdy astrophysicists and a NASA educational tool.
http://www.exploredeepspace.com/entertainment/nasa-big-bang-theory-tv-101117.html
8. From spaceweather.com: See the latest updates on viewing the Leonid meteor shower at it peaks and the discovery of a new comet fragment about to dive into the sun.
http://www.spaceweather.com/
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