Lawmaker questions NASA’s rocket decision
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 30, 2011
WASHINGTON — A California congressman is asking a federal watchdog agency to investigate whether NASA’s plans to build a big new rocket violates government rules on competition, as the Space Launch System relies heavily on existing agreements with shuttle and other manufacturers. In a letter dated Sept. 22, U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., requests that [...]
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Wolf presses White House on Webb telescope funding
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WASHINGTON — A top Republican from the U.S. House is pressing the White House to offer suggestions on how it would deal with NASA’s troubled James Webb Space Telescope, a program that has broken its budget and schedule and now is expected to cost .7 billion and be done by 2018. In a letter dated [...]
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Discovering New Orbits with Kids in Micro-g
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 29, 2011
Cady Coleman and Ron Garan measure the orbiting radius of a water droplet as it circles a piece of statically charged rubber tubing on the International Space Station. (NASA) An example of water ‘bending’ towards a static charge created by a balloon. (Image credit: ©Faith Fashion & Photos LLC) Even simple scientific experiments [...]
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Lost Dogs in Cahaba Hills Area of Leeds
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Click for larger image These 2 dogs that showed up at my house on 9/27. They are male and female and both have collars. They are very scared and seem to be missing home. They have been fed and are camping out on my porch. They are in Cahaba Hills area of Leeds. Please call [...]
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NASA Rover Inspects Next Rock at Endeavour
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 28, 2011
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is using instruments on its robotic arm to inspect targets on a rock called “Chester Lake.” This is the second rock the rover has examined with a microscopic imager and a spectrometer since reaching its long-term destination, the rim of vast Endeavour crater, in August. Unlike the first rock, which [...]
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NASA Estimates Final Resting Place for UARS Satellite
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NASA provided a final update on when and where the decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) fell to Earth, and said it ended up falling in one of the most remote, watery places on Earth – a perfect spot for not causing damage or fatalities. The U.S. Air Force calculations put the 6-ton satellite’s death [...]
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Florida raises concern over Wallops expansion
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 27, 2011
WASHINGTON — In a move to protect their turf, Florida space leaders are sending letters in opposition to a proposed expansion at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, warning a move to expand the launch range there could be “duplicative” of work done at Kennedy Space Center. The concern is not without merit. Wallops Flight Facility [...]
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NASA’s Space Shuttle Bus for Satellites
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Three satellites stand out for their role in Earth science: the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, and the Laser Geodynamic Satellite 2. Launched from Challenger in October 1984 (top image), the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite was designed to investigate how energy from the Sun is absorbed and re-radiated by the planet, [...]
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Apollo astronauts take aim at White House
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 26, 2011
WASHINGTON — NASA’s decision this month to move forward with a big new rocket hasn’t stopped criticism of the White House from some corners of the space community, including Apollo luminaries Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan who spoke Thursday before Congress. Armstrong, the first man on the moon, and Cernan, the last man to leave [...]
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Treasurer’s Report
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 25, 2011
by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer The AAAP’s fiscal year ends on June 30. An income statement that covers the year that has just ended was sent to members with the September issue of Sidereal Times. It compares this year’s information with the previous fiscal year. Also shown are a balance sheet presenting our financial condition at [...]
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