Obama's Space Coast Workforce Task Force Issues Report
The task force on how to help Florida’s Space Coast workforce transition to a new era of human spaceflight issued its report today. President Obama directed that the task force …
Space Station Spacewalk Succcessful
Yesterday’s spacewalk was successful and the replacement pump is now in place. Astronauts Wheelock and Caldwell Dyson spent 7 hours and 20 minutes on this spacewalk, added to their two …
Third Spacewalk to Fix Coolant Pump Underway
International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Wheelock and Caldwell Dyson are outside the space station again on their third spacewalk to repair the cooling system. A coolant pump failed on July …
UPDATE: Events of Interest: Week of August 16-20, 2010
UPDATE: We’ve added the NASA commercial crew event on Thursday. The following events may be of interest in the coming week. Things are pretty slow as everyone enjoys the last …
Understanding Dark Energy, Finding Earth-like Planets Top Priorities Says NRC's Astro2010 Study
The National Research Council (NRC) released its most recent Decadal Survey for astronomy and astrophysics today. Formally entitled New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics, but dubbed “Astro2010,” the …
Senate to Reconvene Briefly Tomorrow
It’s anything but a usual summer break for Congress. First the House returned for one day of legislative activity on Tuesday, and now the Senate will return briefly on Thursday. …
Station Spacewalk Successful, But Probably Two More Needed
Two spacewalking astronauts successfully disconnected and removed a failed ammonia coolant pump today on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Another spacewalk, no earlier than Monday, is needed …
Second Spacewalk to Fix ISS Coolant Pump Underway
International Space Station (SS) astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson are currently outside the ISS in a second attempt to replace an ISS coolant pump that failed. Their first …
Those Who Survived, Those Who Did Not
Former NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, his son, and two others survived the crash of a privately owned airplane in Alaska, but former Senator Ted Stevens and four others did not. …
O'Keefe and Son Survive Plane Crash, Ted Stevens Does Not: New York Times
Former NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and his son both survived the airplane crash in Alaska, according to the New York Times. Former Senator Ted Stevens did not. News reports say …