Summary
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is headed by administrator Michael Griffin. The agency has a budget of $17.3 billion and operates 10 centers, including the Kennedy Space Center about 45 minutes east of Orlando. The agency plans to mothball the current space shuttle program after the last launch in 2010. Then it will begin work on the Constellation program, with the first launch scheduled for 2015.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is headed by administrator Michael Griffin. The agency has a budget of $17.3 billion and operates 10 centers, including the Kennedy Space Center about 45 minutes east of Orlando. The agency plans to mothball the current space shuttle program after the last launch in 2010. Then it will begin work on the Constellation program, with the first launch scheduled for 2015.
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Satellites gather clues to aurora
Associated PressNASA released findings yesterday that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors and dance across the sky. The findings should help...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Space Programs
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Solar power from space
Picture this: a 6-mile-wide solar-power satellite orbiting 22,000 miles in space. Photo-sensitive panels on the satellite collect light from the sun and turn it into microwave radiation that an antenna beams down to a ground station, where it's...Tags: Renewable Energy, Defense, Alternative Energy, National Security, Space Programs
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Rocket rivals?
NASA plans to replace the shuttle with its Constellation spacecraft—an Orion crew capsule boosted by Ares rockets. But retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin and others have proposed looking at an alternative—the Direct 2.0. It's a relatively simple...Tags: Buzz Aldrin, Space Programs
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07/25: Fishing forecast
Sentinel Staff WriterFRESHWATER: Try the Winter Park Chain for bass. Fish are in shallow waters at first light and just past sunset hitting topwater lures, buzzbaits and prop baits. Try deeper waters in the middle of the day with crankbaits, jigging spoons and plastic worms....Tags: Winter Park
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Corrections for July 24
•On Thursday's op-ed page, the column about the importance of having a colonoscopy was incorrectly attributed to Meghan Daum, the Los Angeles Times columnist whose work usually appears on Thursdays. The column was written by J.R. Labbe, deputy editorial...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Thomas Nelson Community College, Space Programs
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It's a magnetic view, indeed: Blasts tied to aurora borealis
Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular...Tags: Addiction, Health Organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, House, Diseases
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Space legend Aldrin says moon mission plan off course
Tribune NewspapersCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four years after President George W. Bush announced his vision to send astronauts back to the moon and then on to Mars, legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin is leading an effort to re-examine the whole idea — in particular,...Tags: Cape Canaveral, Natural Disasters, George Bush, National Government, Disasters
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NASA legend Buzz Aldrin voices concerns about moon rocket
Sentinel Staff WritersJust four years after President Bush announced his vision to send astronauts back to the moon and then on to Mars, legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin is leading an effort to re-examine the whole idea -- in particular, NASA's choice of rockets for the...Tags: Engineering, Natural Science, Cape Canaveral, Natural Disasters, Rocketry
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, July 24. NASA is announcing the first results from a fleet of five satellites that have discovered what powers sudden brightening and rapid movements of the Northern......Tags: Upper House, Parliament
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Family Filmgoer: A guide for parents
OK FOR 6 AND OLDER ''SPACE CHIMPS'' (G) Kids 10 or younger may find '' Space Chimps'' amusing, but parents will sigh. In this 'toon about NASA chimps who are way smarter than their human handlers know, there are bad rhymes-with-chimp puns and plenty...Tags: Space Chimps, Family, Batman, Wars and Interventions, Bank Robbery
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