Commercial space entrepreneurs, NASA, research scientists and political leaders converge on Washington D.C. to discuss the future of the space industry. Washington D.C. – March 17, 2008 – The National […]
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Senators Question Griffin on NASA Plan To Cut Jobs
WASHINGTON — NASA’s plan to eliminate thousands of jobs in Florida and Louisiana while the agency pays Russia hundreds of millions of dollars to launch people and payloads to the international space station came under fire during a Senate hearing.
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A Taste of Space on Earth: Pilots, Passengers Train for Spaceliner Flights
GOLDEN, Colo. —
Future space passengers are getting a
leg up on appreciating the physiological rigors of
suborbital spaceflight they
plan to take in the future,
but without leaving the Earth. Using state-of-the-art equipment, the National Aerospace Training
and Research Center (NASTAR Center) in Southampton, P
a., is helping to train both the pilots and prospective passengers
of commercial spaceliners.
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Glory Cost Growth Blamed on Instrument
WASHINGTON
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Costs on NASA’s Glory climate-monitoring satellite have climbed
�so high over budget that the U.S. space agency has been forced to ask Congress for explicit authorization to continue with the project.
Posted inPress Release
Space tourism to rocket in this century, researchers predict
We’ll be able to “cruise” into outer space this century, according to UD researcher Fred DeMicco, Aramark Chair in UD’s Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management program. Outer space will rocket […]
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Stanford Conference Embraces Moon as Steppingstone to Mars
WASHINGTON —
An invitation-only gathering of space experts at
Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., ended Feb. 13 without producing the call to bypass the Moon on the way to Mars that some had been expecting.
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Ensuring Launch Success
BOSTON
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When U.S. Air Force officials talk about the need for reliable access to space for U.S. satellites, much of the work they are talking about is overseen by the service’s 30th Space Wing.
Posted inPress Release
Space Experts Say: Restore Funding and Enhance International Outreach to Put Humans on Mars While Sustaining NASA’s Science Mission
STANFORD, CA — NASA’s program for human exploration must lead to Mars and beyond, and achieving that goal will require future presidents to embrace international collaboration and to fund NASA […]
