NASA News, Mar 07, 2012

Space station safe from hackers, NASA official says msnbc.com There's a good reason why whoever stole the NASA laptop containing codes for the International Space Station hasn't taken over control of the orbital outpost — they can't. The keys to the main computers aboard the $100 billion research laboratory ... See all stories on this topic »

When It Comes to Hackers, Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid Patch.com By Jeffrey J. Rose This NASA photo obtained on July 15, 2011 shows the International Space Station with Space Shuttle Atlantis on July 12, 2011 docked on the right and a Russian Soyuz on the far left. A stolen US space agency laptop containing codes ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA... Moving On Up... SatNews Publishers Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the non-profit entity selected in 2011 by NASA to maximize use of the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory. In this position, Block will be responsible for promoting the CASIS ... See all stories on this topic » SatNews Publishers

Bermuda to play key role in NASA space station missions Royal Gazette By Sam Strangeways Missions to the international space station by the US will be monitored by a new NASA tracking station in Bermuda. The US and Bermuda governments have signed a four-year agreement for the temporary mobile station to be sited at ... See all stories on this topic »

Biggest solar storm in years nears Earth, may disrupt power USA TODAY NASA spokesman Rob Navias said the space agency isn't taking any extra precautions to protect astronauts on the International Space Station from added radiation from the solar storm. For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ's. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Solar storm headed toward Earth may disrupt power Seattle Post Intelligencer Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center said the sun erupted Tuesday evening and the effects should start smacking Earth late Wednesday night, close to midnight EST. See all stories on this topic »

Leon Panetta echoes concerns over NASA's ability to halt hacking attempts The State Column Mr. Panetta's comment comes as officials at NASA conceded that a computer stolen from one of their facilities includes a number of codes for the International Space Station, and is unencrypted. On Wednesday,NASA Inspector General Paul Martin said in ... See all stories on this topic »

Space Station & Shuttle Discovery Streak Across Night Sky in Skywatcher Photo Space.com Construction began on the space station in 1998, with major work ending in 2011 when NASA retired its space shuttle fleet after 30 years of service. Discovery's final mission, called STS-133, was a 13-day mission to deliver supplies, hardware, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sen. Hutchison challenges NASA spending on commercial spacecraft Houston Chronicle (blog) ... the NASA chief, a former astronaut, of short-changing deep space manned exploration in favor of channelingNASA's scarce resources to commercial spacecraft companies developing cargo and crew delivery services to reach the space station by 2017. See all stories on this topic » Houston Chronicle (blog)

NASA was hacked 13 times this year ZME Science (blog) “NASA takes the issue of IT security very seriously, and at no point in time have operations of the International Space Station been in jeopardy due to a data breach,” said NASAspokesman Michael Cabbagehe. Even with the $1.5 billion investment in IT, ... See all stories on this topic » ZME Science (blog)

NASA Chief Visits Congress in Hearing Double-Header Wednesday Space.com NASA chief Charles Bolden will head to the hill Wednesday (March 7) to address the Senate about the status of the nation's space program. Bolden will speak in front of the US Senate's Commerce, Science and Transportation committee about NASA's ... See all stories on this topic »

Letter From Rep. Wolf to NASA Administrator Bolden Regarding China and the ISS Space Ref (press release) I was concerned to read in the enclosed article [Somespace station partners appear ready to welcome China into the group] that during your recent meeting with InternationalSpace Station (ISS) partners in Quebec City, there was discussion of including ... See all stories on this topic » Space Ref (press release)

Researcher Uses Super to Test Spacecraft Docking Seal HPCwire COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 7 -- An Akron researcher is designing computer prediction models to test potential new docking seals that will better preserve breathable cabin air for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station and other NASA ... See all stories on this topic »

Asteroid strike in 2013 is overhyped, NASA says Mother Nature Network By Mike Wall, SPACE.comWed, Mar 07 2012 at 7:31 AM EST CLOSE BUT NO DESTRUCTION OF EARTH: In this oblique view, the path of near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 is seen passing close to Earth on Feb. 15, 2013. (Photo:NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program ... See all stories on this topic » Mother Nature Network

DARPA Seeks Satellite Programs That Stick InformationWeek Developer challenge will reward novel ways to program small space station satellites to autonomously approach and capture objects using Velcro. By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek The Department of Defense's (DoD's) research arm is co-sponsoring a ... See all stories on this topic »

US SPACE STATION ENTITY TAPS PR O'Dwyer's PR News By Greg Hazley Bobby Block, VP of corporate communications for commercial spaceflight company SpaceX, has moved to the top PR role at the non-profit tapped by NASA to run the US lab in the International Space Station. Block, a former reporter who ... See all stories on this topic » O'Dwyer's PR News

OIG finds NASA suffered 5408 cybersecurity incidents over 2 years (with ... Urgent Communications NASA's inspector general, Paul Martin, testified to Congress that thieves who stole a laptop containing the codes used to control the InternationalSpace Station in March was just one of 5408 cybersecurity incidents — many foreign-based — that the ... See all stories on this topic »

Director of ISS National Lab Nonprofit Resigns Amid Dispute Space News By Dan Leone WASHINGTON — The Florida nonprofitNASA picked last year to manage research on the international space station (ISS) is looking for a new director following a long-simmering management dispute that went public with the resignation of the ... See all stories on this topic » Space News

Houston, you have a security problem CSO (blog) NASA is in the news for a security lapse again, and it shouldn't shock you one bit. The embattled space agency has proven a few times already that it doesn't have a grip on its information security needs. It's not only businesses that need to worry ... See all stories on this topic »

Former NASA astronaut to deliver inaugural Kaspar Lecture March 7 McDonough Voice She will also talk about current missions aboard the International Space Station, what the US commercial space industry is planning for the future, and NASA's plans for exploration beyond Low Earth Orbit. In addition, Dr. Godwin, now a professor of ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA says asteroid won't hit in 2013 Local 10 That's closer to Earth than the distance that our geosynchronous satellites orbit, but NASA says there's no danger. For comparison, the International Space Station orbits at around 240 miles above the planet, and other satellites fly around even closer ... See all stories on this topic »

Massive Flares From Sun: Earth Dodges a Solar Bullet ABC News (blog) When they do make a direct hit, airline passengers and crews flying over the polar regions and even astronauts on the International Space Station are exposed to increased radiation levels. Power grids and GPS systems can be affected. See all stories on this topic » ABC News (blog)

NASA Hacked Pravda The US space agency said it suffered attacks and robberies between 2009 and 2011, but no operation was threatened... Despite the theft of laptops with codes for their operations, the operation of the InternationalSpace Station was not threatened NASA, ... See all stories on this topic »

Conference unites educators, aerospace professionals Ultimate Clear Lake 2-4 at the Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston. The conference is held annually to promote NASA's space program and International Space Station program, and to help educators inspire their students to pursue careers in science, mathematics, ... See all stories on this topic »

Earth braces for biggest space storm in five years Independent Online Washington - A pair of steamy explosions on the Sun's surface in recent days is sparking the biggest radiation and geomagnetic storm the Earth has experienced in five years,space weather experts said Wednesday. The full brunt of the storm is expected ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

'19 Kids and Counting': Huntsville Space Center and Jedidiah's scare Examiner.com Like the Duggars, visitors to the US Space & Rocket Center learn about the Space Shuttle program, the International Space Station and NASA'sfuture missions. Last night on 19 Kids and Counting, the Duggar family participated in many hands-on learning ... See all stories on this topic »

FLORIDA SPACErePORT: March 7, 2012 By ellegood The university wants to not only provide more opportunities for students to work at Johnson Space Center, but also wants to help design a sustainable future for NASA in Houston. (3/7) ... During the discussions, Russia's Vladimir Popovkin and ESA's Jean-Jacques Dordian stated their support for adding China and India as partners on the InternationalSpace Station. NASA .... Embry-Riddle Gets State Funds for Aerospace Research Park (Source: Daytona Beach News Journal) ... FLORIDA SPACErePORT

Station Crew Conducts Physics and Biomedical Research ... By Klaus Schmidt The six-person Expedition 30 crew of the International Space Stationawoke at 1 a.m. EST Tuesday to begin a day filled with science experiments and maintenance of the orbital complex. Co. ... OverviewNews · Headlines > News > Station Crew Conducts Physics and Biomedical Research ... Commander Dan Burbank, a NASA astronaut, spent much of his morning assessing the rack housing the Water Recovery System that supplies the crew with clean, recycled water. International Space Fellowship

NASA To Open East End Tracking Station | Bernews.com By Bernews “However, NASA and the Bermuda Government are certainly no strangers. During the 1960's, NASA developed a tracking station at Cooper's Island to support its national space program. The station was decommissioned in the mid 1990s and ... Bernews.com

US Space Station Entity Taps PR By nospam@example.com (Greg Hazley) VP of corporate communications for commercial spaceflight company SpaceX has moved to the top PR role at the non-profit tapped by NASAto run the U.S. lab in the International Space Station. Read the full story (sub req'd) | Subscribe to O' ... O'Dwyer's Blog: Covering PR,...

Secret Space Plane Still in Orbit : By Shepard The endurance milestone is unqualified good news for America's spaceforce at a time when its funding and future missions are in doubt. There's just one thing. We still don't know exactly what the 30-foot-long X-37B is doing ... In October, Boeing program manager Art Grantz proposed to build an enlarged X-37C model that could also carry astronauts to thestation, filling a gap left by the retired NASA Space Shuttle. Though unlikely, the X-37B could even function as an orbital bomber.

Space Politics » Wolf to Bolden: don't even think about China By Jeff Foust At last week's meeting of the heads of the space agencies involved in the ISS, in Quebec City, Canada, the subject of potential future Chinese participation in the station apparently came up. “I am in favor of seeing how we can ... NASA administrator Charles Bolden reminded the newsagency, though, that NASA is prohibited by law from cooperation with China, but added “he hopes the space partners will continue their conversations with the Chinese”. The author of that legal provision ... Space Politics

Dextre to Begin Robotic Refueling Mission Today at Parabolic Arc By Doug Messier Parabolic Arc. Space Tourism … and Much More. News ... The Canadian Space Agency is collaborating with NASA on a new project called the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) to demonstrate how spacerobots could use specially designed tools and unique maneuvers to refuel satellites. RRM will be conducted on the International Space Station using Dextre, the Station's Canadian-built robotic handyman. It will mark the first time that Dextre is used for a research and development ... Parabolic Arc

House Appropriations Demands NASA Explain Chinese ISS ... By Jim Hillhouse House Appropriations Demands NASA Explain Chinese ISS Comments · Texas Astronomers First To Successfully Signal ISS from the Ground · CASIS Names Interim Executive Director · NASA Holds Briefings To Preview Space Station ... AmericaSpace

ESA Portal - Chancellor Merkel speaks with André in space The world's largest IT trade show opened on Monday with a live call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to ESA astronaut André Kuipers on the International Space Station. Students from the YouTube Space Lab science competition also ... ESA Top News

NASA - Space Station Sighting Opportunities Available in Bay Area MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Weather permitting, San Francisco Bay Area residents will have two good opportunities to see the International Space Station as it ... www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2012/M12-18.html

Stolen NASA Laptop Had Space Station Control Code : Discovery ... NASA had 5408 computer security lapses in 2010 and 2011, including the March 2011 loss of a laptop computer that contained command and control ... news.discovery.com/.../stolen-nasa-laptop-had-space-station-c...

Space station control codes on stolen NASA laptop - CNET News.com Theft of unencrypted laptop is just one of thousands of incidents in recent years, costing millions of dollars, the agency's inspector general tells Congress. news.cnet.com/.../space-station-control-codes-on-stolen-nasa-l...

Stolen NASA Laptop Had Space Station Control Codes - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: This story was updated at 7:31 p.m. ET. news.yahoo.com/stolen-nasa-laptop-had-space-station-control-...

Stolen NASA laptop contained space station control codes ... NASA inspector general Paul Martin testified before a House Science,Space and Technology subcommittee that a notebook stolen from the aeronautics ... www.techspot.com/.../47643-stolen-nasa-laptop-contained-spa...

Stolen NASA Laptop Contained International Space Station Control ... A NASA computer stolen in March 2011 contained unencrypted codes "used to command and control the International Space Station," according to an internal ... www.usnews.com/.../stolen-nasa-laptop-contained-internationa...

Nasa admits losing laptop containing Space Station controls - IT ... US space agency Nasa has admitted to losing an unencrypted laptop last March that contained codes used to control the International Space Station. The... www.v3.co.uk/.../nasa-admits-losing-laptop-containing-space-...

NASA loses command codes to control space station - Xinhua ... WASHINGTON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- An unencrypted laptop computer stolen from NASA last year contained command codes used to control the International ... news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2012-03/.../c_131441000.htm

Laptop With Space Station Codes Stolen From NASA - Space News ... A laptop has been stolen from NASA that contains the control codes used to command the International Space Station. An internal investigation determined that ... www.redorbit.com/.../laptop-with-space-station-codes-stolen-fr...

Information Security News: Space station control codes on stolen ... http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57388136-83/space-station-control-codes-on -stolen-nasa-laptop/ By Steven Musil CNET News Security February 29, 2012 ... seclists.org/isn/2012/Mar/3

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