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NASA chief: Visiting an asteroid is all we can afford
WASHINGTON — A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress — though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program. The...
Tags: Science, Politics, Orion Space Mission, Mo Brooks, NASA
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JPL open house, felled by sequestration, costs about $400,000
Bracing for “significant impacts” to funding for public outreach programs next year, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory decided to cancel its hugely popular open house in June. The cost savings? Roughly $400,000 for the two-day event. The...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Adam Schiff, Money and Monetary Policy, NASA Mars Exploration Program, NASA
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NASA launches three smartphones into orbit
Talk about roaming charges. NASA has launched three smartphones into orbit as part of a low-budget, experimental satellite program that uses off-the-shelf components. The three Google-HTC Nexus One smartphones are circling Earth at an altitude of...Tags: Google Inc., Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Entertainment, NASA, Satellite Technology
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Hubble captures Comet ISON, headed to pass Earth this fall
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured what space scientists called potentially the "comet of the century", Comet ISON, as it speeds toward Earth at 47,000 mph. The comet, technically known as C/2012 S1, will pass within 1.1 million miles of Earth...
Tags: NASA, Science and Technology
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Successful launch from Wallops Island opens new gateway to space
ReporterA successful launch from a NASA spaceport in eastern Virginia is a pivotal moment for Virginia and the commercial space industry. The unmanned rocket blasted off from Wallops Island Sunday afternoon. With the test flight, Orbital Sciences Corporation...Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), NASA, Skype, Science and Technology
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International Space Station to fly over Baltimore this week
Spot the International Space Station moving across the night sky this week. Chances arise the next three nights, but the best viewing opportunity Wednesday is possible to coincide with rain and thunderstorms. Look tonight at 8:59 p.m., Tuesday at 9:45...
Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Science, Weather Reports, NASA, Weather
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JPL cancels open house because of federal budget cuts
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has canceled its popular annual open house at its La Cañada Flintridge facility because of federal spending cuts. The event, scheduled for June 8-9, typically attracts crowds of more than 15,000 each day. "Everyone here...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Travel, Money and Monetary Policy, NASA, Satellite Technology
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New U.S. rocket blasts off from Virginia launch pad
Reuters* Antares rocket carries dummy cargo capsule on test flight * Orbital Sciences hired by NASA to resupply space station By Irene Klotz April 21 (Reuters) - A privately owned rocket built in partnership with NASA to haul cargo to the International...Tags: Science, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), NASA
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Antares rocket blasts into orbit for first time in test for NASA
In its maiden flight to space, a commercially built 13-story rocket blasted off from a launch pad off the coast of Virginia in a test mission for NASA. The Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., roared into orbit after launching Sunday...
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Federal Aviation Administration, Science, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX
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Antares rocket launch visible this afternoon
Officials rescheduled the launch of the Antares rocket until Sunday at 5 p.m. The rocket will eventually help carry cargo to the International Space Station. Orbital Sciences Corp. planned to launch the rocket at 3 p.m. However, excessive wind levels...
Tags: SpaceX, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Science and Technology
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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: Adam Schiff, Astronomy, Science, Politics, NASA
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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: NASA, Science and Technology
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