NASA News, May 09, 2012

2001: A Space Odyssey: Art vs. 2012 Reality Huffington Post Space travel. Perhaps the biggest disappointment since the movie was released has been our failure to seriously embark on space travel. We have an International Space Station orbiting the planet, but it is a far cry from the huge double-wheel structure ... See all stories on this topic »

GET UPDATES FROM Richard Garriott de Cayeux Huffington Post The fleet has launched satellites, interplanetary probes, orbital laboratories andspace telescopes, and most all of the non-Russian parts of the InternationalSpace Station were lifted to orbit aboard shuttles. These amazing successes have been marred ... See all stories on this topic »

Students talk to space station astronauts live Oak Hill Gazette US Congressman Lamar Smith replied, “Station, this is Congressman Lamar Smith at O.Henry Middle School in Austin, Texas. How do you hear me?” “Congressman Smith, we've got you loud and clear. Welcome aboard the International Space Station (ISS),” ... See all stories on this topic » Oak Hill Gazette

SpaceX Crew Accommodations System Receives NASA Approval RedOrbit Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) Dragon capsule has received NASA approval for their crew accommodations system, bringing the private-sector firm's spacecraft one step closer to a commercial test flight, the US space agency announced Tuesday. See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

Next Soyuz Space Station Crew Prepares For Launch Sacramento Bee By NASA HOUSTON, May 8, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The next residents of the International Space Station are making final preparations for a May 14 launch and NASA Television will provide live coverage of launch and docking. See all stories on this topic »

Next Soyuz Crew Prepares For Launch RedOrbit Image Caption: Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, this close-up view features the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft approaching the International Space Station (ISS). Credit: NASA The next residents of the International Space Station are making final ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

Shared space the safest way China Daily Fortunately, as the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the commercial sector work to develop new boosters, US astronauts can still travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian "taxi", thus highlighting the value ... See all stories on this topic »

Investor astronaut says NASA was right to scrap Constellation and support... al.com (blog) By Lee Roop, The Huntsville Times View full sizeHitching a ride on top a special NASA Boeing 747 jet, the space shuttle Discovery soars past Capitol Hill in Washington, after a flight from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, April 17, 2012. See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

Keeping Immune Cells Alive And Kicking Onboard The Space Station RedOrbit Image Caption: André Kuipers on the International Space Stationcompleting ESA's ROALD-2 biological experiment. Blood samples are frozen in the Space Station's freezer for preservation before being returned to Earth for analysis. Credits: ESA/NASA New ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

President Obama promises to veto bill that would cut NASA budget Examiner.com One of President Obama's goals for NASA upon coming into office was to have a program in place that would take Americans to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars by the mid 2030s. Problem: developing a new, deep-space vehicle is very expensive. See all stories on this topic »

Secret Air Force robot plane a 'spectacular success' Mother Nature Network By Leonard David, SPACE.comWed, May 09 2012 at 6:14 AM EST SECRET SHUTTLE: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center image shows on-orbit functions for the reusable X-37 space plane, now under the wing of the US Air Force. (Image: NASA) The US Air Force's ... See all stories on this topic » Mother Nature Network

Center for the Advancement of Science in Space aims to showcase uses of ISS Florida Today That is a priority for NASA now that assembly of the $100 billion station is complete and emphasis is on research, or “utilization.” “Our goal was to really foster utilization of the space station by potential commercial partners to show a return to ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronaut Hall of Fame Welcomes Three New Members PC Magazine Chilton, who flew on three shuttle missions, achieved the rank of four-star general in the Air Force, the highest ever attained by a NASA astronaut. Precourt at one time served as chief of the US astronaut corps. The trio ofspace heroes represents the ... See all stories on this topic »

YouTuber alleges NASA cover up of spaceship spotted near Sun Fox News SOHO was launched in 1995 as a joint effort between NASA and the EuropeanSpace Agency, with a sole aim to study the Sun. The mission was supposed to last just two years, but it is still plugging away and has approved support from ESA to continue to do ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA Budget Cuts Draw Threat of Presidential Veto Space.com NASA's commercial crew program — a two-year-old effort that aims to foster development by 2017 of at least two privately operated launchers capable of transporting crews to the International Space Station — would receive $500 million next year under ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX completes commercial crew milestone Florida Today On bottom, from left, are SpaceX Thermal Engineer Brenda Hernandez andNASA astronauts Rex Walheim and Tim Kopra. / SpaceX While nearing its first attempt to launch cargo to the International Space Station, SpaceX has met another milestone in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Keeping immune cells alive and kicking Phys.Org Credits: ESA/NASA New results from research on the International Space Station are offering clues on why astronauts' immune systems don't work as well in space. The findings may benefit the elderly on Earth. Astronauts suffer many types of stress ... See all stories on this topic »

Supermoon helps keep space station crew busy Sen - Space exploration network Credit: ESA/NASA Three astronauts aboard the InternationalSpace Station are keeping busy as they await the launch next week of their new crewmates on a Soyuz rocket. Station Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers Don Pettit and André Kuipers ... See all stories on this topic » Sen - Space exploration network

Obama's record on NASA isn't bad Deseret News The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center Friday, July 8, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis is the 135th and final space shuttle launch for NASA. John Raoux, File, Associated Press NASA does take a hit in the Obama budget, ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News

NASA Announces Retirement of TDRS-4 Communications Satellite RedOrbit After more than two decades of service, NASA on Wednesday announced that their Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 4 (TDRS-4) had completed its mission and was being retired from active service. According to a statement released from the US spaceagency, ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

SpaceX tries again for May 19, 2012 iTWire After several delays in launching the first commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), officials with SpaceX has announced that their latest scheduled launch of its Dragon spacecraft will be May 19, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

NASA completes evaluation of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft Daily Breeze The rocket company known as SpaceX is equipping its Dragon spacecraft to accommodate humans for future flights to the International Space Station.NASA conducted the tests at SpaceX's headquarters to determine if the craft's layout gives astronauts ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA Visits Parkway's Pierremont Elementary Patch.com Parkway's Pierremont Elementary School students got an out-of-this-world visit Monday by astronaut Linda Godwin and a NASA team who congratulated students who won a nationwide contest for designing a game for the International Space Station. See all stories on this topic »

Dancing Droplets Rock Out On Space Station PressZoom (press release) HOUSTON -- Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught more than half a million internet viewers how microgravity affects scientific principles by using everyday objects on the International Space Station. In the latest video, ... See all stories on this topic »

Peek inside a next-generation SpaceX taxi New Scientist (blog) You may know what the inside of a cab looks like - but what's it like inside aspace taxi? This cosy scene provides a glimpse of how astronauts may soon be making their way to the International Space Station (ISS). It shows the inside of a prototype ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA... Time's Up For TDRS-4 (Satellite) SatNews Publishers Launched on March 13, 1989, from onboard Space Shuttle Discovery, TDRS-4 operated in geosynchronous (GEO) altitude at more than 22000 miles above the Atlantic Ocean region. As part of the spacecraft's end-of-mission activities, its orbit was raised ... See all stories on this topic » SatNews Publishers

A rubber chicken: NASA's favorite mascot WPTZ The Champlain Valley A flight to the International Space Station is on her wish list, too. Camilla certainly has plenty of help in achieving her goals. Among her supporters are a slew of NASA astronauts, politicians, STEM students, famous faces and spacegeeks, ... See all stories on this topic »

As SpaceX awaits launch of cargo capsule, crew capsule gets test sit Orlando Sentinel (blog) Officially, NASA declared that SpaceX's plans passed another milestone, the seventh of 10, by demonstrating that the layout will allow astronauts to maneuver effectively in the vehicle. Several veteran space shuttle astronauts and NASA engineers ... See all stories on this topic » Orlando Sentinel (blog)

NASA, CASIS, and the Invisible The Space Station - NASA Watch By Keith Cowing ..."It frustrates people, because we know we have a valuable asset," Mark Uhran, NASA's assistant associate administrator for the International Space Station, told Reuters at a conference in Berlin of scientists from the 15 nations backing the ... Keith's note: And yet despite all of this gushing urgency about the potential of the ISS, Uhran et al can't even get their own website and the website run by CASIS to coordinate with one another or for either to be responsive to news - the very ... NASA Watch

As SpaceX awaits launch of cargo capsule, crew capsule gets test ... By scottpowers The Write Stuff covers news on NASA's shuttle program, Kennedy SpaceCenter, the international space station, robotic missions to the planets and rock. The Write Stuff - Orlando Sentinel

NASA Commercial Partner SpaceX Completes ... - Moonandback By otmikhail News. NASA Commercial Partner SpaceX Completes Crew Accommodations Milestone. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has finished an important evaluation of a prototype Dragon spacecraft designed to carry people into orbit. This key milestone is part of SpaceX's partnership with NASA ... A SpaceX Engineer working on The Dragon C2 capsule that will fly to the International Space Station. - Image Credit: SpaceX. This is the seventh of 10 ... Moonandback

“Made in space” coming soon to a product near you | DailyFT - Be ... By bandara The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates. ... “It frustrates people because we know we have a valuable asset,” InternationalSpace Station Director at NASA Mark Uhran told Reuters at a conference in Berlin of scientists from the 14 nations backing the project. The EuropeanSpace Agency estimates the bill for the space station will come to about 100 billion euros, including running costs for the next 10 years. The European share of 8 billion euros, it says, ... DailyFT - Be Empowered

NASA - Dancing Droplets Rock Out On Space Station Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught more than half a million ... principles by using everyday objects on the International Space Station. ... NASA press releases and other information are available automatically by ... www.nasa.gov/.../HQ_12-148_Dancing_Droplets_Station.html

SpaceX Space Station Trial Run Reset for May 19 : Discovery News Discovery News > Space News > SpaceX Space Station Trial Run Reset for May ... Since the retirement of the space shuttles last year, NASA is dependent on its ... news.discovery.com/.../spacex-trial-run-to-space-station-reset-f...

NASA, CASIS, and the Invisible The Space Station - NASA Watch NASA, CASIS, and the Invisible The Space Station ... by CASIS to coordinate with one another or for either to be responsive to news - the very same newsUhran ... www.portaltotheuniverse.org/rview/193869/

NASA News Conference on Dawn Mission Results | SpaceRef ... NASA will host a news conference on Thursday, May 10, at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. ... We accept all space related events in our calendar and all it takes is about 5 ... www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=7421

3 space station crewmen return to Earth - Technology & science ... Space station trio returns safely to Earth aboard Russian craft ... Riding home aboard the space capsule were NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian ...Follow Space.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../space-station-trio-returns-safely-earth...

International Space Station Future Uses - NASA Watch This is not a NASA Website. ... "Leader and researchers of the partners in the International Space Station (ISS) gathered in Berlin this ... Categories: ISSNews ... nasawatch.com/archives/2012/05/international-s-4.html

SpaceX launch of Dragon capsule to space station to put NASA ... View Photo Gallery — America's future in space: NASA and a company called SpaceX are getting ready to send a rocket to the international space station, ... www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAju58uT_story.html

SpaceX launch to station faces delay | Space News, Commercial ... Breaking Space News ... International Space Station ... NASA space stationmanagers would prefer to delay the flight until after the Soyuz docking because there ... www.cbsnews.com/.../3f8a43db532f88e3f0ed6b8fe9876eeb-4...

Change of Command aboard Space Station On This - Informant News By Marc Boucher at spaceref.com. NASA astronaut and Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank officially transferred the helm of the orbiting outpost to Russian ... www.informantnews.com/modules.php?name=News...

SpaceX's historic space station mission delayed again ... to the International Space Station next week, officials announced May 2. ...Fox News/Fox Business (Article Page: Fox News/SBC/Latino/Fox Business)... "SpaceX is continuing to work through the software assurance process withNASA. www.foxnews.com/.../spacex-says-delay-likely-for-1st-private...

Don Pettit Dancing Water VIDEO: NASA Astronaut Shows Sound ... NASA astronaut Donald R. Pettit does just that in a new experiment while gettin' jiggy with it inside the ... Space. Related News On Huffington Post: ...The zero- gravity environment inside the International Space Station gives astronauts ample ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../nasa-astronaut-don-pettit-dancing...

New life science experiments sought for space station "The thing that the space station provides us with is tremendous capability already ... review of more than 135 experiments NASA flew in space over the past decade. ... Follow Space.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on ... www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/technology_and_science-space/

Station Crew Discusses Life In Space With News Media - YouTube Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit of NASA and Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency discussed the ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkKadCo0Mk

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