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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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Small asteroid likely to strike Earth tonight
Maryland WeatherThis just in from Spaceweather.com:'A small, newly-discovered asteroid named 2008 TC3 is approaching Earth and chances are good that it will hit. Steve Chesley of JPL [NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory] estimates that atmospheric entry will occur on Oct...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Natural Disasters, Research, Space Programs, Fires
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Scientists begin study as Mercury images pour in
Like Columbus' crew reconnoitering the coast of the New World with spyglasses, scientists with NASA's Messenger mission gathered in an unremarkable office park yesterday to take in mankind's first glimpse of broad swaths of the planet Mercury. Hunched...Tags: Puerto Rico, Johns Hopkins University
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NASA: Mars mission decision due
Wire reportsThe space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planet. NASA already has sunk $1.5 billion into the Mars Science Laboratory, which is pricier than...Tags: Space Programs
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L-3 Coleman Aerospace will add jobs
Sentinel Staff WriterBoosted by a new contract, rocket maker L-3 Coleman Aerospace plans to add 40 jobs at its Orlando operation to build missile defense targets for the Air Force, the company said Tuesday. Terms of the latest deal call for L-3 Coleman to make a longer-range...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Weaponry, Space Programs
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Axing shuttle won't end as many jobs as feared, NASA says
Sentinel Staff WritersNASA plans to tell Congress today that the retirement of the space shuttle in 2010 won't result in as many job losses as initially anticipated, according to congressional sources and documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. A rosier forecast would...Tags: Cape Canaveral, John McCain, Government, Space Programs, Kennedy Space Center
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NASA wrestles with flagship Mars mission; fate could be decided this week
AP Science WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Will NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planet. NASA has already sunk...Tags: Space Programs
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Hardly a thrilling 50th for NASA
NASA celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, but it is still waiting for the gift it desires most: enthusiasm. Enthusiasm in the form of revitalized public passion for the space program, and, more importantly, enthusiasm in the form of resources. It'...Tags: Cape Canaveral, Satellite Technology, Space Programs
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Edsel D. Dunford dies at 73; Cold War aerospace engineer, TRW president
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEdsel D. Dunford, a former TRW Inc. president and aerospace engineer who helped develop pioneering satellites for the U.S. during the Cold War, died Friday. He was 73. Dunford died at his home in Rolling Hills after kidney cancer that was diagnosed in...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Diseases, Natural Science, Space Programs, Northrop Grumman Corp.
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New views of Mercury arriving today
Planetary scientists in Maryland should have a trove of never-before-seen views of the planet Mercury on their computer screens today. NASA's Messenger spacecraft flew within 124 miles of the sun's nearest neighbor early yesterday, and scientists at...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Space Programs
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Orlando takes up gay rights, Parramore, cleanup
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando leaders made some big decisions Monday as they sought to revitalize Parramore, clean up cancer-causing pollution near downtown, help gay city employees and find a solution to controversial development proposed on the edge of Lake Eola Park....Tags: Lake Eola Park, Orlando Magic, Patty Sheehan, Parramore, Orlando Real Estate
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LONG ISLAND: J. Leary, designed system for shuttle
James B. Leary, the lead engineer on a landing system used in the 1980s by the space shuttle, has died after a 10-year struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was 77. "He was calm and cool," said Paul Gaus, who worked with Leary at Airborne Instruments...Tags: Diseases, Smithtown, Long Island, Space Programs, Timothy Leary
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From an idea to 'Up and Coming': A timeline
1963: Florida Legislature passes Bill 125 to create a new state university in Orlando 1965: Charles Millican appointed founding president 1966: New school named Florida Technological University 1967: Groundbreaking held March 19 1968: Classes begin...Tags: University of Central Florida, University of Central Florida Arena, John Hitt, Walt Disney World Resort, Bright House Networks
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