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Congress Examines Astronaut Safety on Commercial Spaceships
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 3:31 pm ET
Lawmakers on Wednesday said NASA must continue to improve astronaut crew safety on its new shuttle-replacing rocket, as well as on promising commercial vehicles that could ferry crews to orbit.
Cleveland-built upper stage of NASA's new Ares I-X rocket performs well, flight review shows
The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Fri Dec 4, 9:14 am ET
In a post-flight news briefing, NASA managers say the Oct. 28 launch of the nwe Ares I-X rocket went well, and the that the upper stage mockup built by Cleveland's Glenn Research Center held together better than expected.
Astronauts Looking Forward To 'Space Sushi'
redOrbit - Fri Dec 4, 8:36 am ET
As an international trio of astronauts prepares for a short trip to the International Space Station later this month, they took a time-out this week from their busy training schedule at the Star City cosmonaut training center outside Moscow to talk with reporters about some the finer details of the mission.“We can’t wait for when Soichi makes us sushi!” said US astronaut Timothy Creamer ...
Traylor, Perkins and Leak earn NASA's Space Flight Awareness
The Arab Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 10:58 am ET
Chris Traylor and Brad Perkins, both 1977 graduates of Arab High School, recently received NASA Space Flight Awareness awards. Jeff Leak of Arab was a third local recipient of the award.
Success in 'space elevator' competition
Park Hills Daily Journal - 2 hours 54 minutes ago
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators.
SpaceX Hosts Preliminary Training for NASA ISS Astronauts in Preparation for Dragon Spacecraft Rendezvous and Station ...
SpaceRef - Fri Dec 4, 12:32 am ET
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently conducted its first Dragon spacecraft operations training for a group of NASA astronauts and personnel at its corporate headquarters in Hawthorne, CA.
What Drugs Are Our Astronauts On?
Discovery Channel - Thu Dec 3, 6:30 pm ET
Science fiction is full of imagined space drugs, but just what substances are our astronauts really on?
Chalk Talk
The Sierra Vista Herald - Fri Dec 4, 4:20 am ET
No descr Buena High School Today is a half day for Buena students so that teachers can participate in professional development and planning activities. Students will be released at 11:30 a.m. Alternative Learning School schedules are not changed for this event. All students are invited to the meetings of the Christian Student Organization every Thursday at 2:35 p.m. in Room 1313. It’s fun, it’s ...
After Tesla deal, city now waits
The Downey Patriot - Fri Dec 4, 3:15 am ET
DOWNEY – Since the City Council approved the $8.9 million deal to pave the way for Tesla Motors last week, city officials wait as the automaker deliberates, settling on a time to announce its next move.
Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip
UPI - Thu Dec 3, 8:58 am ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- NASA says Kennedy Space Center technicians are testing space shuttle Endeavour's systems, preparing for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Bush man honored for supporting space flight
St. Tammany News - Fri Dec 4, 2:00 am ET
Tracy Buras of Bush, a service engineer with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne at John C. Stennis Space Center, was recognized recently by NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program for outstanding support of human space flight.
Slidell resident receives Snoopy award
St. Tammany News - Fri Dec 4, 2:00 am ET
NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center employee Justin Junell of Slidell received the prestigious Silver Snoopy award Oct. 22 during a special ceremony held in conjunction with the Stennis Health and Safety Day.
Current Conditions v2
WDHN Dothan - Fri Dec 4, 12:18 am ET
This is more than just a tree planting. The Dothan City School System hopes this symbolizes the planting of knowledge in students. "As we look at our scores locally, we look at math scores and how deficient we are.
Highlights in Pocono news, Nov. 26-Dec. 2
Pocono Record - Fri Dec 4, 12:05 am ET
Editor's note: This column features some of the high and low spots in recent news. Items may not always be top stories, but they are items we think are of interest.
Obama takes on role as consoler in chief
CNN - Fri Dec 4, 8:13 am ET
James Gordon Meek was standing over the gravestone of a friend killed in Iraq when he noticed a familiar figure walking near him.