News tagged with michael griffin
From astronauts to the boss, thoughts on shuttle
(AP) -- One thing about the end of space shuttle flight: Everyone has an opinion. A look at some of the views from those close to the space program:
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Fuel for deep space exploration running on empty
(AP) -- NASA is running out of nuclear fuel needed for its deep space exploration.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 07, 2009 |
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New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons
The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America's resurgence in outer space, reviving "Star Trek" dreams that first interested them in science.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Obama under fire over space plans
High-profile critics fear President Barack Obama's commercial overhaul of human spaceflight is going nowhere and could mark the end of half a century of US supremacy among the stars and planets.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Neil Armstrong says US space program 'embarrassing'
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, told lawmakers Thursday that the end of the space shuttle era has left the American human spaceflight program in an "embarrassing" state.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Space shuttle's legacy: Soaring in orbit and costs
(AP) -- The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 05, 2011 |
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NASA: Change of heart on new rocket that would reuse shuttle parts?
Dozens of Kennedy Space Center engineers and more at other NASA centers have been working quietly behind the scenes since August to design a new rocket made from parts of the space shuttle -- a project similar to one that ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Surprise NASA move may force shutdown of Constellation program
In a surprise move, NASA has told the major contractors working on its troubled Constellation moon rocket program that they are in violation of federal spending rules -- and must immediately cut back work by almost $1 billion ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Generation gap: Obama space plan angers old hands
(AP) -- Call it NASA: The Next Generation. The president is pointing America toward a new direction in space, and some heroes from NASA's long-ago glory days don't like it.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2010 |
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NASA to get more money, but must scratch moon plan
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more, according to officials familiar with the plans.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2010 |
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A star is born? Herschel space observatory captures the birth of stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- The European Space Agency has released a preview of the first science results from the Herschel Space Observatory, including the UK-led SPIRE instrument. The new data which include images ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Biofuel production could undercut efforts to shrink Gulf 'Dead Zone'
Scientists in Pennsylvania report that boosting production of crops used to make biofuels could make a difficult task to shrink a vast, oxygen-depleted "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico more difficult. The ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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