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Florida's space economy threatened by shuttle's end

Reuters - Tue Dec 8, 11:39 am ET

At El Leoncita Cuban & Mexican Restaurant near the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's "space" coast, a bar sign says it all:

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What Would NASA Do with an Added Shuttle Flight?
Universe Today - Tue Dec 8, 12:28 pm ET
Space Shuttle Atlantis sits poised for the STS 129 launch from Pad 39 A on 16 November 2009. Atlantis would likely fly a proposed new flight as STS-135. Credit: Ken Kremer The end of the Space Shuttle Era is rapidly approaching and with it some urgent questions including, “How will the US support continued [...]
NASA Tweaks Its IPhone App
PC World - 1 hour 28 minutes ago
NASA has updated its popular and free self-titled iPhone app. Version 1.1 of NASA App sports new features and enhancements, including tracking features and more...
First Monarch Butterflies in Space Take Flight
SPACE.com - Tue Dec 8, 3:34 pm ET
The first-ever Monarch butterflies in space have taken flight on the International Space Station.
Feasibility of Using Constellation Architecture or Robotic Missions for Servicing Existing and Future Spacecraft
SpaceRef - Tue Dec 8, 3:32 pm ET
NASA has undertaken a study to assess the feasibility, practicality, and cost of servicing satellites using elements of currently planned and future NASA human spaceflight systems and/or robotic technologies.
Hubble looks deeper into the cosmos
Scientific American - Tue Dec 8, 2:33 pm ET
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Challenger Center Live Webcast about Comets and Asteroids
SpaceRef - Tue Dec 8, 4:32 pm ET
Challenger Center Live Webcast about Comets and Asteroids
Virgin Galactic Unveils First Tourist Spaceship
National Geographic - Tue Dec 8, 1:07 pm ET
Aspiring space tourists got a first look at their future ride late Monday, when Virgin Galactic debuted the first of its long-awaited SpaceShipTwo planes—christening it, with a sci-fi flourish, V.S.S. Enterprise.
Branson's New Spaceship Will Send Civilians Into Heavens
PC World - Tue Dec 8, 2:04 pm ET
Richard Branson's new venture, Virgin Galactic, plans to unveil a spaceship that will carry civilians into space -- for a hefty fee.
Astronauts, Space Workers Offer Designs for NASA Shuttle Patch Contest
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 5:01 pm ET
Two months ago, NASA put out the call to its past and present employees: design a patch to symbolize the end of the space shuttle program coming to a close in 2010, and the chosen artwork will fly to orbit on one of the final flights.
First Tourist Spaceship to Be Unveiled by Virgin Monday
National Geographic - Tue Dec 8, 10:07 am ET
Aspiring space tourists will get a glimpse of their future ride late Monday, when Virgin Galactic takes the wraps off the first of its long-awaited SpaceShipTwo planes.
Hubble Reveals Most Distant Galaxies Yet
redOrbit - Tue Dec 8, 12:36 pm ET
Image 1: The new Wide Field Camera 3 aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken the deepest image yet of the Universe in near-infrared light. The faintest and reddest objects in the image are likely the oldest galaxies ever identified, having formed between only 600–900 million years after the Big Bang. Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory and the University of ...
Virgin Atlantic unveils first commercial spaceship
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 3:39 pm ET
Virgin Atlantic on Monday unveiled the first commercial passenger spaceship, a sleek black-and-white vessel that represents an expensive gamble on creating a commercial space tourism industry.
Transportation, technology lead school board issues today
Daily Sparks Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 3:12 pm ET
RENO - Today, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees has a change in venue for its regular board meeting.
Branson unveils spaceship that will launch civilians into heavens
Network World - Tue Dec 8, 5:10 am ET
Richard Branson's new venture, Virgin Galactic, plans to unveil a spaceship today that will carry civilians into space -- for a hefty fee.
Franklin Chang Díaz Elected to Cummins Board of Directors
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 12:00 pm ET
COLUMBUS, Ind.----Cummins Inc. announced today that Franklin Chang Díaz, Chairman and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company and former NASA astronaut, has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.