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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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Scientists hopeful about future policies; Obama, McCain seen as more supportive than Bush
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Call it the political revenge of the nerds. For nearly eight years, many mainstream scientists have been frustrated with the Bush administration. They've claimed that science has been censored, ignored and politicized on issues from...Tags: National Government, Medical Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Warming, Genetics
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California wildfires from space
Maryland WeatherNASA's Aqua Earth-observing satellite yesterday afternoon snapped this spectacular image of smoke from the California wildfires as Santa Ana winds blew it out over the Pacific. Here's how it looked from the ground.......Tags: Wildfires, Fires, Santa Ana
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NASA to start remote fix of Hubble today
WASHINGTON NASA engineers say they know how to fix the broken Hubble Space Telescope: They have to wake up computer parts that have been sleeping in space for more than 18 years. NASA will start a complicated remote-control fix today of a major glitch...Tags: Space Programs
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American space tourist arrives at station
An American computer-game designer boarded the international space station Tuesday, floating onto the orbital outpost 35 years after his astronaut father circled Earth on Skylab. Richard Garriott was greeted by another man who has turned spaceflight into...Tags: Space Programs
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Russian craft carrying American space tourist, crewmates docks with orbital station
Associated Press WriterKOROLYOV, Russia (AP) _ An American computer game designer boarded the international space station Tuesday, floating onto the orbital outpost 35 years after his astronaut father circled the Earth on Skylab. Richard Garriott was greeted by another man who...Tags: Space Programs
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Feeney's no-spend credo makes exception for NASA
Washington BureauU.S. Rep. Tom Feeney is driven by two conflicting goals. The Oviedo Republican wants to shrink the size of government. At the same time, he works hard to grow NASA -- an agency often derided by fiscal conservatives as a waste of taxpayer money. Last...Tags: Pediatrics, National Government, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Wages and Pensions, Heads of State
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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey's 3-D guide to the final frontier
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's fair to say that Dan Long has seen more of the universe than anyone but God. Month after month, year after year, Long has sat in a windowless room atop a windy mountain peak, watching the heavens scroll by on 12 monitors connected to the Apache...Tags: Marco Polo, John Johnson, University of Chicago, Natural Science, Astronomy
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Space flight becomes a family tradition for pair
KOROLYOV, Russia - An American computer game designer boarded the international space station yesterday, floating onto the orbital outpost 35 years after his astronaut father circled the Earth on Skylab. Richard Garriott was greeted by another man who...Tags: Space Programs
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American tourist boards international space station
An American computer game designer boarded the international space station Tuesday, floating onto the orbital outpost 35 years after his astronaut father circled the Earth on Skylab. Richard Garriott was greeted by another man who has turned space flight...Tags: Space Programs
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Bush signs legislation giving more autonomy to government watchdogs
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush signed legislation on Tuesday giving government watchdogs greater freedom and better protection from political interference. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., who first introduced inspector general reform legislation in 2003,...Tags: George Bush, National Government, Laws, Corporate Crime, Heads of State
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NASA figures out remote-control Hubble photo fix
The Associated PressNASA engineers say they've figured out a long-distance fix to a major glitch on the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope hasn't been able to capture and beam down photos for more than two weeks because of a computer problem. NASA engineers outlined on...Tags: Space Programs
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Nova's poignant, precise, sobering look at the Columbia disaster
Sentinel Television CriticPBS' Nova offers a clear, concise and chilling look at the Columbia catastrophe in Space Shuttle Disaster. The hour program explains how this 2003 accident, which killed seven astronauts on re-entry, was inevitable because of the craft's design and a...Tags: Technology, Rocketry, Disasters, Space Programs, Air and Space Accidents
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