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»» Mitt Romney would have fired Mike Griffin: Is Romney Already Being Trapped By Unsustainable Space Interests?

Mitt Romney would have fired Mike Griffin: Is Romney Already Being Trapped By Unsustainable Space Interests? [Saturday, January 28, 2012] Today, it was revealed that former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin is member of the Romney Space Policy Advisory Group.

»» First Vega rocket assembled on launch pad

First Vega rocket assembled on launch pad [Friday, January 27, 2012] ESA's new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket's inaugural flight from Europe's Spaceport. The launch window opens on 9 February.

»» ULA Statement on Delta Mariner Accident

ULA Statement on Delta Mariner Accident [Friday, January 27, 2012] The Delta Mariner, owned and operated by Foss Marine, made contact with the Eggner Ferry Bridge at U.S. Highway 68 and Kentucky Highway 80 over the Tennessee River Thursday evening, Jan. 26 at 8:15 p.m.

»» Students Across the US Write Code to Control Zero Gravity Satellites on ISS

Students Across the US Write Code to Control Zero Gravity Satellites on ISS [Thursday, January 26, 2012] Twenty seven teams of high school students from across the United States competed in the Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge which took place at MIT in Cambridge, MA and aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this week.

»» Statement by the Charles Bolden on NASA Day of Remembrance

Statement by the Charles Bolden on NASA Day of Remembrance [Thursday, January 26, 2012] This last week of January, as we do every year, the NASA family honors those who have lost their lives carrying out our missions and pays tribute to their lives and memories.

»» Statement by the President on NASA Day of Remembrance

Statement by the President on NASA Day of Remembrance [Thursday, January 26, 2012] On this solemn day, we join the NASA family and all Americans in honoring the brave men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.

»» ESA signs contract for Space Station support

ESA signs contract for Space Station support [Wednesday, January 25, 2012] ESA signed a two-year contract with Astrium on 13 December to provide Industrial Operations Team support to the Agency's human spaceflight activities.

»» First laser measurements of Europe's Galileo satellites made from Chile

First laser measurements of Europe's Galileo satellites made from Chile [Wednesday, January 25, 2012] The first laser ranging of Europe's new Galileo navigation satellites has been achieved from Concepcion in Chile. Laser contact with the satellites at an altitude of 23 230 km has provided distance measurements with subcentimetre accuracy.

»» Ball Aerospace-Built OMPS Instrument Onboard NPP Satellite Returns First Data

Ball Aerospace-Built OMPS Instrument Onboard NPP Satellite Returns First Data [Wednesday, January 25, 2012] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.'s Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) onboard the NPP satellite began collecting Earthview image science and solar calibration data on January 24, 2012.

»» NASA Solicitation Commercial Crew Integrated Capability

NASA Solicitation Commercial Crew Integrated Capability [Wednesday, January 25, 2012] NASA intends to begin a new initiative, the Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap), to facilitate industry's development of an integrated CTS. This activity is expected to result in significant maturation of commercial CTS.