Archive for August, 2009

Astronauts Rose from Humble Starts

31, Aug 2009

[ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ] The space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128, is in orbit right now. With some fascinating people on board. Pilot Kevin Ford became interested in flying when he was a kid and read the book Carrying the Fire, by Michael Collins, command module pilot on Apollo 11 . When he was old enough to take flying lessons, Ford paid for them with money he earned bagging groceries. [More]


Catalina Sky Survey Spawns Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey

31, Aug 2009

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Trifid Triple Treat

31, Aug 2009

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NASA Sets Briefing, TV Coverage of Japan’s First Cargo Spacecraft

31, Aug 2009

NASA will hold a news briefing at 12:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Sept. 2, to preview the maiden launch and flight of Japan’s unpiloted H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.


NASA Accepting Applications for Aeronautics Scholarship Awards

31, Aug 2009

NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will begin accepting scholarship applications on Sept. 1, 2009, for the 2010 academic year.


New laser technique may help find supernova

31, Aug 2009

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Dust Storm Passing Over Spirit

31, Aug 2009

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New York Times: Gas Tax Better than Cash for Clunkers

31, Aug 2009

Huh. And there I was thinking that The New York Times was pro-Cash for Clunkers. Now that all’s said and done (well, done), the paper slates the government program as . . . wait for it . . . inefficient. (Well, they did call for a “well-designed” program.) Post-mortem, the Gray Lady does the math.


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31, Aug 2009

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NASA ARC Solicitation: Spacecraft Propulsion System for Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer-LADEE

31, Aug 2009

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