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NASA Seeks Ideas For New Prize Challenges
28, Sep 2009The Innovative Partnerships Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington is offering an opportunity for the public to help shape the prize challenges the agency offers to America’s future citizen-inventors.
- In: Space & Spacecraft
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Switzerland has sent its first satellite into space
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Get a Loans Boat in Empty Lake
8, Sep 2009Before we begin, lets discuss what we hope you will learn through this article about Get a Loans Boat in Empty Lake . Then we can begin to piece it together for you. The importance of open Loans are generally perceptive is why it emphasized the essential life of sidesteping both …
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]
Rather than searching for weird weather or enemy missiles, some satellites are helping researchers to track–and predict–the spread of deadly diseases. [More]
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- Tags: article, deadly-diseases, missiles, space-station, spread, station, weather-or-enemy, will-carry
Stadd Trial Update
7, Aug 2009Jury Takes Up NASA Ethics Case , NY Times “The case of a former top NASA official, accused of enriching himself and helping a consulting client get $9.6 million in grants, was headed to the jury Thursday. Courtney Stadd, NASA’s former chief of staff and White House liaison, ”owed the public and taxpayers his undivided loyalty, but he betrayed that loyalty to line his and his client’s pockets,” said prosecutor Matthew Solomon in closing arguments. Defense attorney Dorrance Dickens said Stadd was following his boss’ orders on where to send the grant money.”
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Augustine Committee Meeting Update
4, Aug 2009Human Space Flight Review Committee Announces Meeting Agendas “The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold public meetings Aug. 5 and 12. The meetings are open to the public and news media representatives. No registration is required, but seating is limited to the locations’ capacity. The Aug. 5 meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to noon EDT at the Carnegie Institution, located at 1530 P St. NW in Washington. No press conference is scheduled on Aug. 5. The Aug. 12 meeting will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. EDT at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheater, located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington.”