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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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'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 ...
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