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Space Economic Task Force Seeks Florida Public Comments

Dj, 24/06/2010 - 06:00
The Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development has launched an interactive website to encourage public comment on ways to promote economic growth and sustainability in Florida's Space Coast region as it adapts to changes in America's space program.

NASA Astronaut T.J. Creamer Available for TV Interviews on Challenges of Living and Working Aboard the Space Station

Dc, 23/06/2010 - 06:00
After more than five months living aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer will be available for satellite interviews from Houston between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, June 30.

NASA Awards Contract Modification To EG&G Technical Services

Dc, 23/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA has extended the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center operations support services contract with EG&G Technical Services of Austin, Texas.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract For OCO-2 Mission

Dm, 22/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission.

NASA Selects Wallops Flight Facility Range Operations Contractor

Dm, 22/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA has selected LJT & Associates Inc. in Columbia, Md., for the Range Operations Contract at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

NASA Administrator Bolden Named Champion Of Summer Learning

Dm, 22/06/2010 - 06:00
The National Summer Learning Association has recognized NASA Administrator Charles Bolden as a Champion of Summer Learning.

California Students Await Call From Space Station Crew

Dm, 22/06/2010 - 06:00
About 300 elementary students will be treated to a unique show and tell on June 23 when they speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Hosts New Space Technology Industry Forum

Dm, 22/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist will host an industry forum July 13-14 to discuss the agency's proposed new space technology investments and announce three new Centennial Challenges prize competitions.

Students Design Futuristic Flying Rescue Vehicles For NASA Contest

Dll, 21/06/2010 - 06:00
Students Design Futuristic Flying Rescue Vehicles For NASA Contest

President Obama Proposes Additional Financing For Growth And Jobs

Dll, 21/06/2010 - 06:00
The president submitted to Congress on Friday, June 18, a fiscal year 2011 budget amendment that targets up to $100 million toward spurring regional economic growth and job creation in the aerospace industry.

Planned Maintenance To Affect NASA TV Satellite Distribution

Dc, 16/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA Television will perform maintenance that will affect satellite distribution on Thursday, June 17 from 6 to 8 a.m. EDT. During this planned outage, only the NASA TV Public Channel (Program 101) will be available.

New Space Station Crew Members Launch From Kazakhstan

Dm, 15/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin launched to the International Space Station aboard their Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft at 4:35 p.m. CDT Tuesday (3:35 a.m. Wednesday local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

NASA Releases Kepler Data On Potential Extrasolar Planets

Dm, 15/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA's Kepler Mission has released 43 days of science data on more than 156,000 stars.

NASA Announces Education Research Program Award Recipients

Dm, 15/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA has awarded $16.8 million to colleges and universities nationwide to conduct research and technology development.

NASA Awards Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment Contract

Dm, 15/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA has awarded the Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment project contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems of Scottsdale, Ariz.

NASA Appoints Constellation Program Managers

Dm, 15/06/2010 - 06:00
Lawrence D. Thomas has been appointed manager of NASA's Constellation Program, which manages the effort to take humans beyond low-Earth orbit and develop the next generation launch vehicle and spacecraft.

Research Suggests Water Content Of Moon Interior Underestimated

Dll, 14/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA-funded scientists estimate from recent research that the volume of water molecules locked inside minerals in the moon's interior could exceed the amount of water in the Great Lakes here on Earth.

NASA Demonstrates Tsunami Prediction System

Dll, 14/06/2010 - 06:00
A NASA-led research team has successfully demonstrated for the first time elements of a prototype tsunami prediction system that quickly and accurately assesses large earthquakes and estimates the size of resulting tsunamis.

Sponsors Sought For NASA's Centennial Challenges Competitions

Dll, 14/06/2010 - 06:00
NASA is seeking private and corporate sponsors for the Centennial Challenges.

University Students And Professors Ready To "Rock On" With NASA

Dv, 11/06/2010 - 06:00
University students and professors from across the country and Puerto Rico will converge on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia this month to learn how to build small experiments that can be launched on sounding rockets. This is part of a week-long workshop, known as RockOn!, that begins June 19.