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SpaceX to try another rocket launch Tuesday - USA TODAY

2012-05-19

USA TODAYSpaceX to try another rocket launch TuesdayUSA TODAYAP This framegrab from NASA-TV shows the SpaceX rocket on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday, seconds after the launch was aborted. AP This framegrab from NASA-TV shows the SpaceX rocket on the ...SpaceX aborts first private launch to space stationLos Angeles TimesAs NASA scales back, commercial adventurers look to new horizonsPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-secondThe Seattle TimesABC News (blog) -NPRall 1,962 news articles »

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NASA Google Map Shows Path of Solar Eclipse - PCWorld

2012-05-19

The Next Web (blog)NASA Google Map Shows Path of Solar EclipsePCWorldNASA is using an interactive Google Map to let you see the path of Sunday's annual solar eclipse, which will be viewable for millions of people. NASA also offers a projected time lapse of the eclipse. And if you're in the western US, check out the ...Interested in the solar eclipse on May 20th? Check out this Google Map from NASAThe Next Web (blog)all 3 news articles »

May

NASA Eye Safety Suggestions For Viewing Partial Solar Eclipse - Patch.com

2012-05-19

National GeographicNASA Eye Safety Suggestions For Viewing Partial Solar EclipsePatch.comPartial eclipses, annular eclipses, and the partial phases of total eclipses are never safe to watch without taking special precautions, according to NASA. Follow these tips if you plan to view. If you plan to catch a glimpse of Sunday's partial solar ...NASA to Watch Solar Eclipse from Grand Canyon SundaySpace.comNASA announces Venus Transit of the Sun to take place June 5thClarksville OnlineThe annular eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia and western United StatesCNN Internationalall 1,258 news articles »

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NASA Study: Hazardous Asteroids Could Pose Threat to Earth - Student Operated Press

2012-05-19

Student Operated PressNASA Study: Hazardous Asteroids Could Pose Threat to EarthStudent Operated PressBy Ron G Anselm NASA continues the Out of the Box Thinking " studies and research that help make a huge impact on our planet. NASA`s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) recently took a survey of the number of potentially hazardous asteroids that ...4700 potentially dangerous asteroids lurk near Earth, NASA saysFox NewsNASA estimates 4700 'potentially hazardous' asteroidsCNNNASA finds 4700 asteroids that are 'potentially dangerous' to EarthNew York Daily NewsExaminer.com -Jet Propulsion Laboratoryall 144 news articles »

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Nasa Shows Elephant Poaching On the Rise - AllAfrica.com

2012-05-19

Nasa Shows Elephant Poaching On the RiseAllAfrica.comThe Kenya Wildlife Service has failed to contain elephant poaching in Kenya and it has now reached alarming levels, according to research by KWS scientists and their American counterparts using satellite images. The peer-reviewed research in the ...and more »

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NASA MODIS Image of the Day: May 19, 2012 - Wildfires in Arizona - Space Ref (press release)

2012-05-19

Space Ref (press release)NASA MODIS Image of the Day: May 19, 2012 - Wildfires in ArizonaSpace Ref (press release)Persistent heat, very low humidity and high winds fanned the flames of several wildfires burning in Arizona in mid-May, 2012. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASAís Terra satellite captured this true-color image as it ...and more »

May

Historic NASA facility sets sights on deep space - msnbc.com

2012-05-18

msnbc.comHistoric NASA facility sets sights on deep spacemsnbc.comA test spacecraft that in two years will fly deeper into space than any vehicle designed for astronauts since NASA's Apollo moon program is set to arrive here next month, where it will be assembled in the same facility that readied the moon-bound ...NASA chooses rocket for Orion launchesSpace DailyNASA to use Delta IV stage for early Orion missionsFlorida TodayNASA intends to use Delta 4 upper stage on moon flightsSpaceflight Nowall 7 news articles »

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A green future: NASA's $10 million project explores algae of as fuel source - San Jose Mercury News

2012-05-18

A green future: NASA's $10 million project explores algae of as fuel sourceSan Jose Mercury NewsFor two years, a team of NASA researchers have been using a borrowed state Department of Fish and Game lab to test a potential new energy source by using treated wastewater to grow algae, which can produce a fuel that has already been tested on jets ...and more »

May

NASA Stresses New Mission - Wall Street Journal

2012-05-17

Wall Street JournalNASA Stresses New MissionWall Street JournalNASA's Lori Garver with Commander Chris Ferguson of the space shuttle Atlantis last July. Tension between boosting science or the economy erupted during a meeting earlier this year at the agency's Washington, DC, headquarters.John Kelly: Commercial flights can succeedFlorida TodayNASA deputy chief briefs reporters Thursday on commercial spaceal.com (blog)all 4 news articles »

May

NASA Ponders Transporting Tourists to International Space Station - Wall Street Journal

2012-05-17

Wall Street JournalNASA Ponders Transporting Tourists to International Space StationWall Street JournalBy ANDY PASZTOR NASA is figuring out how to let space tourists do something they have never been allowed to do before: hitch a ride on US spacecraft intended to take astronauts to the international space station. Moscow's space agency years ago started ...NASA's Deputy Administrator Discusses Future of Commercial SpaceflightSpace Ref (press release)all 5 news articles »

May

NASA Budget Would Be More of the Same ... on the Surface

2012-05-18

On the surface, the funding that the Senate and House appropriations committees want to allocate for NASA in fiscal year 2013 isn't that much different from what they provided to the agency in recent years.

May

NASA Google Map Shows Path of Solar Eclipse

2012-05-19

NASA is using an interactive Google Map to let you see the path of Sunday's annual solar eclipse, which will be viewable for millions of people.

May

4,700 Potentially Dangerous Asteroids Lurk Near Earth, NASA Says

2012-05-17

A new NASA survey has pinned down the number of asteroids that could pose a collision threat to Earth in what scientists say is the best estimate yet of the potentially dangerous space rocks.

May

NASA, SpaceX Aim To Launch Private Era In Orbit

2012-05-18

If all goes well, an unmanned capsule will become the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. SpaceX and NASA have been working together to make this launch happen, navigating cultural differences between the young startup and the veteran agency.

May

What Is It Like To Work At NASA?

2012-05-18

What is it like to work at NASA? This question was originally answered on Quora by Robert Frost.

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NASA Loans Space Telescope to Caltech

2012-05-16

NASA is lending the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (Galex) ultraviolet space telescope to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, which intends to put the 9-year-old spacecraft back into service using private funds.

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NASA says competition is key to private space race

2012-05-17

Competition is vital to the race among private companies to replace the space shuttle, NASA said Thursday, after Congress called for the US space agency to fund a single company.

May

NASA, SpaceX lower expectations for historic flight to space station

2012-05-18

SpaceX and NASA managers sought to dampen expectations in advance of the scheduled launch of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station. View the full article HERE .

May

NASA to Watch Solar Eclipse from Grand Canyon Sunday

2012-05-18

A solar eclipse is set to impress skywatchers around the world this weekend, and a team of NASA scientists are hosting a fun viewing party at one of the most spectacular destinations in the United States: The Grand Canyon.

May

NASA chooses rocket for Orion launches

2012-05-18

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 18 (UPI) -- NASA says it will modify an existing and proven Delta IV rocket second stage to launch an Orion spacecraft on an unmanned test flight in 2017.

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