WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama sent Congress a $19 billion NASA budget proposal Feb. 1 that cancels his predecessor’s Moon-bound Constellation program, commits to operating the international space station through at least 2020, and invests billions of dollars in commercial space vehicles and “game-changing technologies” intended to put the United States on a sustainable space exploration footing.
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A President Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize
In December, BarackObama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, only the third sitting U.S. president to win — and the fourth ever. The award was announced before Obama had finished eight months in office. Indeed, the Feb. 1, 2009, nomination deadline passed just 13 days after his inauguration.
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Sensors Provide Early Warning of Biological Threats Public Safety – Originating Technology/NASA Contribution
Containing millions of carbon nanotubes, the NASA biosensor can alert inspectors to minute amounts of potentially dangerous organic contaminants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are […]
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Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center Opens in Downey, California
New Facility includes 47th Challenger Learning Center The Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center opens today in Downey, California. The facility is a memorial to the crews of both the […]
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Letter: China is Investing in Space. Shouldn’t We?
The Cold War served as the impetus for the space race of the 1960s and as such inspired our nation to make the collective sacrifice to provide the resources needed to put a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth. We accomplished that feat, and won the Cold War, but we cannot lose sight of the worthiness of the accomplishment not just in the context of the Cold War, but in human history.
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A Woman in Space: Two men of the 1950s showed that women have ‘The Right Stuff’ to be astronauts
IMAGE: This is female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb testing in Gimbal Rig. BETHESDA, Md. (October 6, 2009) — In the early years of the “space race” (1957-1975) two men sought […]
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NASA Instruments Reveal Water Molecules on Lunar Surface
NASA scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the moon. Instruments aboard three separate spacecraft revealed water molecules in amounts that are greater than predicted, but still […]
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Sen. Mikulski Unveils First Images From Rejuvenated Hubble
Astronomers declared NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory with the release Wednesday of observations from four of its six operating science instruments. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., unveiled […]
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Americans in Orbit – 50 Years, Puts Space Exploration Focus on Education
AIO-50 seeks private funding and academic programs to test recovery systems on original Gemini capsule Americans in Orbit – 50 Years (AIO-50) announced today its own giant leap into space […]
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NSTA Partners with the Conrad Foundation to Promote and Support Annual Education Competition
NSTA Named Official Education Advisor to the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards Program Arlington, VA & San Francisco, CA – June 1, 2009 The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), […]
