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Shuttle ready for launch after fuel tests, NASA says

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:39:12 GMT

Space shuttle Endeavour has been cleared for launch following a successful fuel test this week.

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Space ambitions

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:33:46 GMT

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin says the world is at a crucial moment where decisive action from a global leader now would start humans on a path towards the colonisation of other planets: "I happen to feel that at this juncture in time that a leader of the world of some nation has the opportunity to initiate a clear pathway that can result in ...

Embracing The Madness In Madrid

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:39:47 GMT

About a month ago , your correspondent wrote a hand-wringing, party-pooping killjoy of an article fretting over the perils of Florentino Perez' Galactico Reboot.

3-2-1 and holding: Space Shuttle Endeavor

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:19:34 GMT

On Friday, June 12, 2009, at T-minus eight hours to liftoff of the space shuttle Endeavor, I received an e-mail from Chris Cassidy, a college classmate, who was an astronaut assigned to the next space shuttle mission : "Joe," it read.

USDA & NASA recently launched 4-H into space

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:50 GMT

In conjunction with NASA, USDA's National 4-H Headquarters sent the 4-H flag, depicting the familiar 4-H Clover, into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Saturday, June 13, as part of the STS-127 mission.

Pogue trashes router because of docs

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:02:19 GMT

Friday, July 03, 2009 Pogue trashes router because of docs At first glance, you'd think that D-Link's DIR-685 router was pretty neat - it's a wireless router with Network Attached Storage capabilities, and it even has a built-in LCD screen that can display web pages, router settings, and pictures.

NASA eyes new moon shot on the cheap

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:40:29 GMT

Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer no longer can afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon.

Lunar mapping satellite snaps first test images

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:05:00 GMT

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched June 18 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, has beamed back its first pictures of the moon as engineers continue instrument checkout and calibration prior to the start of its primary mission.

York contractor's project aims for the space station - Daily Press

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:54:00 GMT

After spending several years building spacecraft and working for various technology companies throughout Hampton Roads , Ted Holtz and Tom Johnson decided to start their own business. In 1998, the engineers founded Aerospace Innovations, which offers ...

Space shuttle fleet grounded

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:54:07 GMT

Archived coverage of the Columbia disaster and NASA's decision to temporarily put future flights on hold.

NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space - Zee News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Washington, July 04: NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English. Astronaut Jose Hernandez grew up in a migrant farming family and didn't learn ...

All Shuttle nails his fourth win in a row - Harness Link.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:07:00 GMT

Another jump in class didn't seem to bother All Shuttle ($7.40), who won his fourth straight at Harrah's Chester on Thursday (July 2) evening, taking the $35,000 Committeeman in 1:50.2. The six-year-old Space Shuttle gelding controlled the pace ...

Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details Updated at NASA

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:55:04 GMT

News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., have been updated for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour.

NASA picks Md. native for astronaut training - WTOP Radio

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:00 GMT

BALTIMORE - A Baltimore native is one of nine candidates to begin astronaut training this summer. NASA announced this week that 33-year-old Navy Lt. Commander Gregory Reid Wiseman was selected from among 3,500 applicants for the 2009 astronaut class ...

International Space Station Marathon - Redorbit.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:00 GMT

The International Space Station (ISS) is about to make a remarkable series of flybys over the United States. Beginning this 4th of July weekend, the station will appear once, twice, and sometimes three times a day for many days in a row. No matter ...

Four straight for All Shuttle at Harrah's Chester

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:09:24 GMT

Another jump in class didn't seem to bother All Shuttle , who won his fourth straight at Harrah's Chester on Thursday evening, taking the $35,000 Committeeman in 1:50.2. The 6-year-old Space Shuttle gelding controlled the pace throughout, facing just mild pressure from Next Adventure on the far turn after reaching three-quarters in 1:22.3. With ...

NASA Astronaut Starts Agency?s First Bilingual Twitter - WebWire

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMT

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, set to fly aboard space shuttle Discovery in August, is providing insights about his training on Twitter in both English and Spanish. It will be the agency?s first bilingual Twitter. Hernandez, who ...

NASA Astronaut Starts Agency?s First Bilingual Twitter - WebWire

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Crew at Space Station Takes Trip Around Orbital Outpost - FOX News

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:00 GMT

March 25: The International Space Station as seen by the departing space shuttle Discovery. Three crewmembers of the International Space Station took a short trip aboard their Soyuz lifeboat late Thursday as traffic heats up at the orbital outpost ...

OK Magazine Cover of Michael Jackson in Bad Taste

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:50:46 GMT

Despite the face that OK Magazine promised a Complete Tribute Inside, it showed bad taste with it's July 13th cover.

Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details Updated at NASA - Newsblaze.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:44:00 GMT

News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., have been updated for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift ...

'Astro_Jose' takes Twitter to space en Espanol - WOAI

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:12:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English. Astronaut Jose Hernandez grew up in a migrant farming family and didn't learn English ...

SUNY Fredonia appoints Dean to lead.....

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:09:30 GMT

SUNY Fredonia has hired the first Dean of its School of Business, designed to strengthen the quality and reputation of its business programs while leading the School as it pursues accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business .

Astronaut taking Twitter to space en Espa?ol - MSNBC

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:15:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts will tweet what no one has tweeted in orbit before: He?ll be sending his Twitter updates in Spanish as well as English. Astronaut Jose Hernandez grew up in a migrant farming ...

Tunguksa Mystery Solved by Space Shuttle? - National Geographic

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:18:00 GMT

Space shuttles blasting off from Earth may have helped solve the mystery of what came careening down from space to explode over Russia in June 1908. The so-called Tunguska event leveled 770 square miles (2,000 square kilometers) of forest in a remote ...

D-Link hardware mashup is all mashed up

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:20:00 GMT

Even before someone coined the term "mashup," mashups were popular in the technology world.

NASA Updates Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details - PR Newswire

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:56:00 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., have been updated for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle's STS-127 mission ...

NASA: Fuel test a success, shuttle launch day set - The Guardian

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:00 GMT

AP Aerospace Writer= CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ??? To NASA's relief, a fueling test on space shuttle Endeavour uncovered no hydrogen gas leaks Wednesday and paved the way for another launch attempt late next week for the delayed mission. Last ...

NASA Astronaut Starts Agency's First Bilingual Twitter - PR Newswire

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:05:00 GMT

HOUSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, set to fly aboard space shuttle Discovery in August, is providing insights about his training on Twitter in both English and Spanish. It will be the agency's first bilingual ...