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.
» Search within 1173 items
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
>
1173 items on NASA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
>
-
We think: NASA and the Air Force should spare endangered wildlife
There's dodging a bullet, and then there's dodging tons of rocket propellent composed of liquid hydrogen, nitrogen tetroxide or kerosene. Eleven threatened or endangered kinds of wildlife, some 300 bird species and thousands of tourists and outdoorsmen...Tags: Defense, Natural Science, Zoology, Cape Canaveral, Space Programs
-
'For All Mankind'
Special to The Times"ONE SMALL step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong spoke those words 39 years ago today as he stepped onto the surface of the moon. He was the first human to set foot on another world. In 1961, President Kennedy had challenged the...Tags: Space Programs, Michael Collins, Invention and Innovation, Petroleum Industry, John F. Kennedy
-
His Engineering Skill Helped Put Men On The Moon
Special to The Courant"Extraordinary Life" looks back each Sunday on someone whose life made a difference. Erskine Harvey of Suffield died May 15. President Kennedy's famous pledge to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s was the catalyst for Erskine Harvey's long...Tags: Diseases, Family, United Technologies Corporation, Government, Technology
-
Discounts offered by Florida attractions
Discount Tickets Here's a selection of attractions offering reduced prices: Gatorland: 14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando; 407-855-5496 or 1-800-393-5297; Swamp Season Pass unlimited admission through 2008 (Florida residents only) for $27.99...Tags: Orange Blossom Trail, Adults, Gatorland, Islands of Adventure, Holy Land Experience
-
'Duck!' won't save the day
Sun reporterAn asteroid hurtles toward Earth, threatening devastation. A team of attractive young scientists and engineers launches a rocket that crashes into the asteroid and knocks it off course - just in the nick of time. But wait. The crash pushes the giant...Tags: Space Programs, Dana Rohrabacher, Natural Science, Government, Natural Disasters
-
Too much adoration at Cambodia's Angkor temples
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAngkor, Cambodia The ancient sandstone temples of Angkor have stood up to endless assaults down the centuries, from medieval raiders armed with clubs and spears to genocidal looters laying land mines. These days, the onslaught begins in the early-...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Hun Sen, Personal Service, Foreign Aid, Social Sciences
-
Homan Machuca tiene algo "Xtra"
Especial para El SentinelEl periodista colombiano Homan Machuca, presentador y reportero de Telenoticias Orlando, ahora asume un nuevo rol: será la imagen de Telenoticias Xtra, un nuevo programa local de la filial de Telemundo en la Florida Central. "Es un programa en el que...Tags: Bright House Networks, Radio, Orlando
-
Orlando-based pharmacy business acquired
Omnicare Inc. said Friday it had acquired Orlando-based Advanced Care Scripts, a specialty-pharmacy-support business that has grown into a more than $200 million-a-year business. Omnicare declined to reveal the purchase price, but the Covington, Ky.-based...Tags: Delray Beach, Brevard County, Biotechnology Industry, Waste Management Incorporated, Omnicare Incorporated
-
On this day in history
On July 19, 1553, Lady Jane Grey, 15, was deposed after nine days as Queen of England, and King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed queen. In 1814 Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver, was born in Hartford, Conn. In 1848 a women's rights...Tags: George Bush, Summer Olympics, Crisis, Government, Minority Groups
-
Shelf Life
Forum Publishing GroupApparently, July is American Heritage Month. Our national impulse to leave no month unthemed persists. But I have to assume July is an easy month to theme considering the national holiday contained within it. So, Independence Day turns July into...Tags: Zora Neale Hurston, Paul Revere, Crossroads, Public Holidays, George Washington
Jul 20, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jul 20, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 20, 2008
|Story| Hartford Courant
Jul 20, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jul 19, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 19, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 19, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jul 19, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jul 19, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 19, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Original site for NASA topic gallery.
