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Congress members urge NASA to spare planetary science funding
This post has been updated. See below for details.Don't cut planetary science funding, members of Congress urged NASA on Friday. In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), urged the space agency to maintain funding levels for...Tags: Astronomy, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology, Politics, Adam Schiff
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Live Russian spacewalk, streaming now: Watch it here
Live video by Ustream Two Russian astronauts donned spacesuits Friday morning and climbed outside of the International Space Station to conduct a little space station maintenance. NASA is streaming the spacewalk live, and you can watch it live,...Tags: Science and Technology, NASA
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Watch: Astronaut wrings out washcloth in space, and it's stunning
What happens when you wring a sopping wet washcloth out in space? Well, here's a hint: It's much more interesting than what happens here on Earth. This week, commander Chris Hadfield, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, demonstrated...Tags: Science and Technology
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Antares rocket launch from NASA Wallops rescheduled for Friday, at earliest
A commercial rocket launch that was scheduled for Wednesday but aborted has been pushed to Friday, at the earliest. The next attempt is "tentatively" set for Friday, assuming that issues forcing the delay are resolved, according to Orbital Sciences...
Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, New Products, Science and Technology, Media Industry, NASA
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Rocket launch scrubbed with 12 minutes to spare in NASA test flight
Orbital Sciences Corp.'s launch of its new Antares rocket has been put on hold due to a technical issue that popped up when countdown was about 12 minutes away. The 13-story rocket was expected to blast off from NASA’s little-known Wallops...
Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Satellite Technology, SpaceX, Science and Technology, NASA
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Antares rocket launch to be visible from Md. Wednesday
A privately owned rocket that is part of efforts to grow the commercial space industry will launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday evening, and it will be visible from Maryland. Orbital Sciences Corp., a Dulles, Va.-based...
Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Science and Technology, New Products, Media Industry, NASA
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Kennedy Space Center: Progress on Atlantis exhibit, inside and out
Kennedy Space Center Vistor Complex guests can now see parts of the entrance to the upcoming Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction peeking over construction walls. Work continues inside and out on the $100 million structure, set for its grand opening on...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Technology, Amusement and Theme Parks, Cinderella Castle, Science and Technology
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Angry Birds nest at Kennedy Space Center
Now it can be said: The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is for the birds. Make that the Angry Birds. The attraction has just opened Angry Birds Space Encounter, which brings the fowl characters from the digital-gaming world to real life in hopes of...
Tags: Finland, Brevard County, Entertainment, Halloween Horror Nights, Science and Technology
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NASA wants to lasso an asteroid. Here's how it could work
How do you capture an asteroid that is zipping through space, move it into a stable orbit around the Earth-moon system stable enough that an astronaut can visit it? NASA has some ideas. In a new video released Wednesday, the space agency illustrates how...
Tags: Orion Space Mission, Science and Technology, NASA, Science
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Shuttle rocket test
FrameworkNov. 17, 1981: The main engine in the space shuttle program undergoes a test firing at the Santa Susana Mountains field laboratory site of Rockwell International.... -
Tracking the long-distance travels of dust
Spring stirs pollen, and also dust — high-flying dust that's blown thousands of miles to reach North America in greater amounts than scientists have known before, with potential impact on the climate and air quality. Mineral dust rises from dry...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Pacific Ocean, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Research
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Cardin pledges to press for sequestration alternative in town hall meetings
Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with federal workers and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October. But he acknowledged that achieving a...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Employees, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology, Ken Ulman
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