Suni Williams Takes Command of ISS; Only Second Woman Commander

Suni Williams Takes Command of ISS; Only Second Woman Commander

NASA astronaut Sunita (Suni) Williams ceremonially took command of the International Space Station (ISS) today from departing commander Gennady Padalka.  Williams is only the second woman to command the ISS in …

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Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea (Photo)

Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea (Photo)

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, was buried at sea today. Armstrong’s cremains were committed to the sea aboard the USS Philippine Sea in the Atlantic …

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CR Lets NOAA Fully Fund Weather Sats, But Other Programs Would Pay Price

CR Lets NOAA Fully Fund Weather Sats, But Other Programs Would Pay Price

The six-month FY2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) Congress is getting ready to pass would allow NOAA to fully fund the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) system, …

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Lacefield, Chilton Added as Witnesses for Tomorrow's Hearing

Lacefield, Chilton Added as Witnesses for Tomorrow's Hearing

Jim Chilton from Boeing and Cleon Lacefield from Lockheed Martin are joining the list of witnesses at tomorrow’s House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee hearing. The hearing is on the Space …

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Mars Curiosity Briefing Tomorrow, September 12

Mars Curiosity Briefing Tomorrow, September 12

NASA will hold another media teleconference tomorrow, September 12, about the adventures of the Mars Curiosity rover. The event is scheduled for 2:00 pm ET and will be streamed live …

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Obama On Space Coast Today Spends Little Time Talking Space

Obama On Space Coast Today Spends Little Time Talking Space

Anyone anticipating that President Obama’s visit to the Space Coast of Florida today signaled renewed presidential interest in the space program would have been disappointed today.  Though he did mention …

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