Astro2010 Decadal Survey To Be Released Friday

Astro2010 Decadal Survey To Be Released Friday

The National Research Council (NRC) will release the Astro2010 Decadal Survey for astronomy and astrophysics at a public briefing on Friday, August 13, at 11:00 am. Roger Blandford, a Stanford …

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NASA to Purchase Industry Lunar Tech Data, Imagery

NASA to Purchase Industry Lunar Tech Data, Imagery

NASA wants to buy data from industry on lunar landing technology demonstrations and imagery. The agency is issuing a “Broad Agency Announcement” (BAA) for multiple small firm fixed price contracts …

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UPDATED: Events of Interest: Week of August 9-13, 2010

UPDATED: Events of Interest: Week of August 9-13, 2010

UPDATE: The NRC briefing on Astro2010 has been added for Friday. The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more information, see our calendar on the …

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Recalcitrant Fitting Frustrates Spacewalkers

Recalcitrant Fitting Frustrates Spacewalkers

Spacewalkers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson set a new record for the length of an International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk yesterday, but their efforts were stymied by a “quick …

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Defense Authorization Blll Hits Roadblock in Senate

Defense Authorization Blll Hits Roadblock in Senate

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) wants to bring the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bill to the floor of the Senate when the Senate returns …

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NASA Authorization Bill Passes Senate

NASA Authorization Bill Passes Senate

The defense authorization bill may have hit a snag in the Senate, but the NASA authorization bill sailed through yesterday. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) praised passage of the legislation …

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Station Repair Spacewalks Rescheduled

Station Repair Spacewalks Rescheduled

NASA has delayed the two spacewalks needed to repair one of the two cooling loops on the International Space Station (ISS). They now will take place on Saturday and Wednesday …

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