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IN SPACE - MAY 20: In this handout provided by NASA, sun spots are seen as the moon moves into a partial eclipse position after reaching annularity during the first annular eclipse seen in the U.S. since 1994 on May 20, 2012. Differing from a total solar eclipse, the moon in an annular eclipse appears too small to cover the sun completely, leaving a ring of fire effect around the moon. The eclipse is casting a shallow path crossing the West from west Texas to Oregon then arcing across the northern Pacific Ocean to Tokyo, Japan.
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I would have preferred that, but President Bush - George W. Bush - decided in 2004 in a speech over in NASA to redirect NASA in new directions to set a base on the moon and go into Mars. But with no additional budget to do it
Cyber assaults against the vital networks of the federal government and private industry are expanding rapidly in their scale and intensity. In 2011, the number of attempted intrusions into the computerized control systems of domestic electric grids, oil refineries, transportation networks and other critical infrastructure rose fivefold from the previous year ... Criminals stole the algorithms for controlling the International Space Station, which were stored on an unencrypted NASA laptop computer. And Chinese agents executed a sophisticated intrusion into the sensitive information systems of Lockheed Martin, the nation's biggest defense contractor.
We clearly have identified a piece of the vision puzzle ... We now need to go another step forward to assess whether it is a small piece among many others, or a large piece that is a primary cause of this problem. Not only may the results have significant implications for NASA and future astronauts, but the implications for the general population could be profound.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip
(AP) -- The SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific on Thursday to conclude the first private delivery to the International Space Station and inaugurate NASA 's new approach to exploration."Welcome home, baby," said SpaceX's elated chief, Elon 5/31/12 Read more »
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Enterprise removed from jumbo jet at Kennedy
In a predawn operation Sunday at Kennedy Airport , two giant cranes lifted the space shuttle Enterprise off the jumbo jet it had ridden piggyback up the East Coast and placed it on a trailer, completing another stage of its journey to the Intrepid Sea, A Read more »
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Giffords' husband Kelly speaking at USMMA
NASA astronaut and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy alumnus Mark Kelly , husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords , will be the commencement speaker June 18 at the Kings Point campus.The retired Navy captain and 1986 academy graduate was chosen by the 219 g Read more »
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Letter: NASA's still got space ambitions
NASA is doing more than "commuter runs" and a "few experiments" at the International Space Station ["Let's take a trip Up There," News, April 29]. NASA is leading the world in space exploration, reaching for new heights and laying the foundation for huma Read more »
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Time for another giant leap on space travel
Let's go somewhere fun.How does Mars sound? Or Pluto ? I don't care, anywhere that's far, different and feels like somewhere once we get there. For a good long while now, NASA has been having trouble getting the trip-planning formula quite right.It's bee Read more »
Around the web
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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Successfully Returns to Earth, Makes History
of opportunity and a lot of change in the upcoming decades. You can bet I’m going to stay closely tuned to see what SpaceX and NASA are up to next.” According to the above-mentioned Wall Street Journal article, NASA is incredibly supportive and proud of the 55 m ago from PRWeb Read more »
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Commercial space capsule back on Earth
NASA Triumphant from start to finish, the SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific on Thursday to conclude the first private delivery to the International Space Station and inaugurate NASA's new approach to exploration. The unmanned supply ship scored 2:16 AM from Detroit Free Press Read more »
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Milky Way headed for head-on collision with Andromeda galaxy
merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. (NASA illustration) Brace for impact, Earth. NASA astronomers say they’re certain the Milky Way is destined to collide with the (relatively) nearby Andromeda galaxy due to a mutually 2:02 AM from Seattle Post Intelligencer Read more »
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`Milky Way destined for head-on collision with Andromeda`
NASA astronomers have predicted a titanic collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighbouring Andromeda galaxy. And they say the Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four billion years from 1:38 AM from Zee News Read more »
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N.W.S. "Beryl" Summary... Intense Afternoon Storms: Radar Imagery & Pic's... 2012 Hurricane Season "Officially" Begins: Sea Surface Temps., Seasonal Forecasts, NASA Links
forecast models to hint at possible low pressure in or near the Western Caribbean in roughly 10 days. Check out this cool NASA 3-D animation -- click here -- of typhoon "Sanvu" in the Western N. Pacific -- click here for the NASA hurricane page....click here 1:26 AM from WAWS FOX 30 Read more »
