Things Are Getting Interesting at ARCNovember 17
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17 Nov 2007 | 11:57 am | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Hey That’s No Asteroid - its Rosetta!November 17
Hey That’s No Asteroid - its Rosetta!
MPEC 2007-V70: EDITORIAL NOTICE, Minor Planet Electronic Circular
“A posting on the Minor Planet Mailing List by Denis Denisenko suggested that the object designated 2007 VN84 on MPEC 2007-V69 might be the Rosetta spacecraft. Our investigation of this possibility, using information from the Satellite Situation Center, show that this suggestion is indeed correct.”
The Moon and Europe - Rosetta OSIRIS images
“As Rosetta closed in on Earth, swung by and then left on its course again, several instruments on the spacecraft were busy taking snaps.
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17 Nov 2007 | 5:18 am | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Ares 1 ProblemsNovember 17
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17 Nov 2007 | 12:58 am | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Griffin on Shuttle and ISSNovember 16
Griffin on Shuttle and ISS
Testimony by NASA Administrator Mike Griffin: The Space Program after The Shuttle is retired
“Retirement of the Space Shuttle is on schedule for 2010 and critical to future Exploration plans. As we approach this date, we are hopeful that we can complete the ten remaining Space Station assembly flights, the servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, and the two contingency Shuttle missions to the ISS within this timeframe. If it becomes clear that we will not complete the flight manifest by 2010, NASA will evaluate options and make adjustments consistent with not flying any flights beyond 2010.
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16 Nov 2007 | 5:06 pm | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
New JSC HSPD-12 websiteNovember 16
New JSC HSPD-12 website
Editor’s note: A new JSC HSPD-12 website is online here.
16 Nov 2007 | 4:36 pm | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Senate Shuttle Hearing TodayNovember 16
Senate Shuttle Hearing Today
Senate Hearing: Issues Facing the U.S. Space Program after Retirement of the Space Shuttle
10:00 AM - Live webcast
Editor’s note: With regard to returning the shuttle and relying upon Russia for Soyuz flights to the ISS, Mike Griffin just said “I think it is unseemly in the extreme for the United States to depend on another country for access to space. I did not get us into this postion but I am trying to get us out of it.”
16 Nov 2007 | 4:02 pm | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Training Backups for SpaceflightNovember 16
Training Backups for Spaceflight
“Today, Space Adventures, Ltd., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced that for the first time the coveted opportunity to train as a private space explorer alongside one of its orbital spaceflight candidates, and among professional astronauts, is now available to the public.”
16 Nov 2007 | 2:55 pm | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Today’s Video: Space DivingNovember 16
Today’s Video: Space Diving
“First Man in Space - Skydiving From The Edge Of The World (Extended Version) // On August 16, 1960, Joseph Kittinger jumped his last … all ” Excelsior jump, doing so from an air-thin height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). From that nearly 20 miles altitude, his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds.”
16 Nov 2007 | 2:36 pm | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Surface Nuke Prep Work BeginsNovember 16
Surface Nuke Prep Work Begins
“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) at Lewis Field is planning the development of a Technology Demonstration Unit (TDU) for Fission Surface Power (FSP). The goal of the TDU is to assemble the major components (heat source, power conversion, heat rejection, power management and distribution) of a FSP system with a simulated nuclear heat source and conduct integrated system testing in thermal-vacuum to evaluate overall performance.
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16 Nov 2007 | 1:59 pm | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
Today’s Video: Space PlaygroundNovember 16
Today’s Video: Space Playground
Editor’s note: This video “Space Playground” was featured on the uber-influential website Gizmodo today.
16 Nov 2007 | 1:17 pm | Cosmoss Rus and Eng | No comments
