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Until now NASA only had the innocuous name Crew Exploration Vehicle for the next generation of space craft. Though still on the drawing board, NASA finally has christened its new class of ships.

The ascension of the Democrats to control of the Congress in the recent midterm elections has implications for America's space effort. For those who support the effort, the news was potentially mixed

The 2007 budget presented by the House Republican Study Committee has some good ideas to reduce the deficit. Unfortunately it also has a proposal that would sound the death knell for publicly funded human space flight in the United States.

After having the Columbia shuttle disaster and a number of other setbacks, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration is making plans to continue space exploration.

When you see NASA's astronauts, you think of a dignity there that doesn't denote wild behavior typical of the most liberal American. However, when you hear rumors of what astronauts do up in space, the news of a computer virus on the ISS gets a little suspicious...

A research project called transhab, first developed by NASA, may well form the basis of the first commercially developed, privately operated space station.

When President Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration almost two years ago, he left the question of how to pay for it unanswred. The question is important, as trhe Vision must be sustained for decades.

This article reviews Space Camp at the Kennedy Space Center.

NASA is planning to explore other planets farther out in our solar system that will add even more years to the space missions resulting in the astronauts being away from home longer. The space agency has now been put in the position of pondering many issues.

What if you had a shuttle launch and nobody came? Well, to hold the public's interest in the space program, NASA shows that it's big thinkers aren't out to launch.

NASA Space Academy Mad Science Summer Camp for Kids in San Diego is the perfect camp for kids interested in space, flight, and rocket science.

I propose that we push our Congressional leaders to move to suspend NASA completely until the war in Iraq is over.

Do you want to be an astronaut? Perfect timing. NASA is looking for talented professionals to carry on the great tradition of space exploration. Do you have the right stuff to be a real astronaut? Learn how you can join the astronaut class of 2008.

NASA is interested in the idea of privatizing space. NASA announced on Thursday that the agency would like to have commercial partners and private capital for their explorations and space development

NASA announced tuesday that a major upgrade will be ready for the Space Shuttle Atlantis' June 8th launch.

NASA has a proud record of accomplishments in its 50 year history.

NASA has announced the latest partnerships with the private sector today. NASA missions will gain technology for exploration, and the private firms will gain technology to develop for the private market.

As a semi-quasi-paramilitary organization, staffed largely my current and former military personnel, it is not shocking, nor is it acceptable, that the use and abuse of alcohol are common at NASA.

NASA is looking for scientists to work for the new Nationwide Lunar Science Institute.

NASA Turns 50!

NASA is facing some of its biggest challenges ever for the coming decade. And Barack Obama is promising, if elected, to make sure they thrive through a more positive process that might just explain Obama's "Hope" and NASA's own philosophy...

A NASA study at Ball State University in Indiana showed that brief, intense exercise prevented both muscle loss and strength loss in women in a simulated spaceflight environment.

As a child growing up in the 80's, I grew up under the impression that our Space Program was far more advanced than it actually is, and that we could probably have a space station on the moon by this time and age.

There will be a time gap between the United State's last Space Shuttle mission and the first Orion mission. Who'll protect America's interests in the ISS during that time?

After almost 40 yrs of service, the American space shuttle fleet will soon be decommissioned. Here is a brief look at the initial concept of the program, it's successes and tragedies, and a look toward the future of NASA's space program.

On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed National Air and Space Act, establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a civilian agency in response to the challenge of the Soviet launch of Sputnik nearly a year before.

Data from satellites can supplement the EPA's network of monitors for detecting tiny, hazardous particles of pollution in the air, NASA researchers find.

Project Constellation is NASA's intended replacement for the current Space Shuttle Program.

NASA has fired William Oefelein the astronaut involved with Lisa Nowak. Nowak made headlines around the world when authorities claim she planned to kidnap another astronaut involved with Oefelein

Due to budget cutbacks, NASA will be forced to delay the replacement for the space shuttle which is expected to take astronauts back to the moon and eventually to Mars.

Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired from NASA on Wednesday. The firing came a month after she was charged for attempting to kidnap a woman she allegedly considered a romantic rival for the affection of a space shuttle pilot.

This is the first time NASA has publicly dismissed an astronaut.

According to NASA, they are able to find and track most of the nearby asteroids that have the ability to hit and damage the earth, but say that there is not enough money in its budget to get it done within a 15-year deadline mandated by Congress.

NASA is setting to partner up with what some might see as their biggest threat: Virgin Galactic, which seeks to become the world's first commercial spaceline.

NASA astronaut, Lisa Nowak, who was on board the Discovery last July, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder. Why would a successful space scientist and caring mother do such a thing?

A recent change to NASA vision statement sent shockwaves of fear into the US Senate. It's time for change that is good for the American public.

NASA's official web site, www.nasa.gov, hosts a wealth of information for everyone from kindergarteners to teachers to researchers. You'll spend hours browsing this fascinating web site brought to you by some of the brightest minds in the world.

Recently surveys on public attitudes toward space exploration taken by the Dittmar Associates firm had some disquieting news for NASA. It seems that there is a high level of apathy toward NASA programs on the part of 18 to 25 year olds.

After being damaged by a hail storm, the shuttle will have to undergo more repairs before NASA is willing to schedule another launch

A large asteroid is projected to threaten earth in 2036, with a 1 in 5,500 chance of impact and significant worldwide damage. NASA has begun research, but first comes politics.

A California congressman wants to sell ad space on the space shuttle and other NASA equipment to fill the holes left in the space agencies pockets.

NASA has just announced plans to step up solar research in response to predictions that severe solar weather is on its way. A trio of NASA spacecraft will give a clearer picture of how our parent star works, and will greatly improve our solar event warning system.

A new study by NASA Scientists has found that the earths temperature is reaching levels not found for thousands of years

The gunman who was reported to be inside building 44 at NASA has apparently shot and killed one hostage as well as himself.

Maybe you thought they'd never get here. NASA is helping to bring 3-D movies to the movie-going public. 3-D Technology hand studios are taking off into orbit.

NASA scientists think that they have found out how to predict the color of plants on planets outside of our solar system.

Barack Obama, in an appearance in Titusville, Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center, officially flip flopped on the issue of space exploration and implicitly endorsed President Bush's Vision for Space Exploration, without actually calling it by name.

Space flight veteran Frederick Sturckow will lead the Atlantis crew on its trip to add the third set of solar wings to the space station on mission STS-117.

Deep space armaggedon, lots of talk but no real action to protect us.

Building 44 in NASA's Johnson Space Center, located in Houston, was evacuated due to reports of a gunman inside the building.

There are many ways to watch and listen to the space shuttle mission. Here are some tips on when to listen, and what will be going on in space.

A female space shuttle astronaut pays the price for pursuing her exciting career while trying to hold her family together in this exciting new novel.

Forty or so years ago, astronauts had all the glory of the exploration of space. Now, robots are exploring places that currently no astronaut can go. For the past twenty five years, no human being has journeyed beyond low Earth orbit.

The standard for civilian space travel restricts the FAA from regulating amateur space travel until a fatal tragedy occurs. President Bush signed this document in 2004. The reality of space travel arrives with the Virgin Galactic space port in NM.

Rep. Dave Weldon, Republican from Florida, has introduced legislation that would keep the shuttle fleet flying past 2010 until such time as the Orion space craft is operational.

Atlantis, designated STS-122 by NASA, plans to dock with the International Space Station on Saturday, February 9.

Jeffrey Manber recently published a piece in the LA Times advocating closer cooperation with China in space. He does so without actually explaining adequately why this would be a benefit to the United States.

Considering the Missile Defense system still sitting up in space was intended to be used in war, a potential conflict with NASA's partner, Russia, could put that contraption back into play. Even in war, though, the glory of space might continue to inspire...

There was more than one space race taking place in the 1960s. Not only was the United States racing the Soviet Union, but women were racing men into space.

The Fisher Space Pen is a patented tool able to write in freezing cold, extreme heat, under water or in orbit. It is a great gift and comes with its own lesson in problem solving.

The advancements in technology have allowed us to do so many new and interesting things with our abilities in space travel. Computers play such an important role in calculating, collecting and analyzing data, predicting outcomes, aiding in travel, etc...

With the recent failure of Columbia in 2003, and, of course, Challenger in 1986, many doubts are growing in the hearts of mankind over the safety, reliability, and sensibility of manned space missions.

Constructed as a prototype vehicle for flight and endurance tests on the space shuttle design, the Enterprise paved the way for space flight for shuttles built after her.

People have argued about the need for space flight and complain about the money spent. I give facts about space flight and show why people need to explore beyond what they see.

It looks as though NASA has developed new technology that will allow astronomers at long last to be able to photograph far away Earth-like worlds and distinguish them as being such.

The space shuttle, once thought to be the solution to cheap access to space, will be retired in 2010 having never achieved that goal. However, cheap access to space may yet be accomplished by the private sector.

NASA proposed to build the follow on to the space shuttle, the Crewed Exploration Vehicle, five years after the shuttle will be retired. NASA is trying to narrow that gap. The solution may be a race to build a commercial space vehicle.

Over 2,000 students from across the nation wrote essays to NASA, suggesting new names for the newest addition to the Internationanl Space Station (ISS).

Anousheh Ansari is the first ever space blogger, as well as the first female space tourist. Read here about how personal hygeine is taken care of in space, what happens when you see flying yogurt and find out where you can get more space travel tips!

Celebrity "burials" in space

"Suni" Williams, a 41-year old astronaut aboard the International Space Station, ran the Boston Marathon on a treadmill. Suni finished two hours behind the top female finisher.

After several exceedingly wealthy individuals have gone for "space vacations," it seems that an industry will develop providing space travel to the rich.

It's one of the delicious ironies of history that the first private space travelers were facilitated by the Soviet (then Russian) space program.

Since India began pushing space research and exploration in the 70's it has launched a number of successful missions and plans on putting an Indian in space by 2014 and an Indian on the moon by 2020.

Recently it was revealed that NASA was considering sending the Orion space craft, now under development to return human explorers to the Moon, to investigate an Earth approaching asteroid.

Information about the progression of space tourism.

The Kennedy Space Center at the Cape is where you will learn all about the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) - their history and the future, and the nature and technology of space exploration.

Recently Robert Bigelow, the Los Vegas hotel tycoon who has been working on an orbiting "space hotel" made a couple of announcements that have shaken up the commercial aerospace world.

Once you have seen a shuttle launch into space, come back to Earth and soak in the natural beauty of Florida's Space Coast by taking an ecotour.

This is a description and review, along with a little history, of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, in Huntsville, AL.

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is located on Florida's Space Coast, just forty-five minutes from the popular Orlando attractions and theme parks.

A new book explores the meaning of the Apollo space program by interviewing the last living astronauts who walked on the moon.

Several recent space-related news stories, as well as some urban legends and excellent astronomical blogs.

A quick overview of the expansive history of Nasa, what they are working on now, and what the future holds for this exciting program.

NASA scientists at the Goddard Space Cents have come up with a new climate model and it shows that, as the earth's climate gets warmer, the storms we have now that we considered to be violent such as hurricanes and tornadoes will probably become even more violent.

Moreover, NASA now also has to admit that three of the five warmest years on record occurred before 1940-it has up until now held that all five of them occurred after 1980.

NASA has said that the moon is going to play as very important and prominent part in the future of space exploration and these studies will greatly expand our knowledge of the Moon and the Earth and beyond that to the whole universe.

I know this is old news, but it's too gosh darned amusing to file away completely. Especially in light of the recent developments that have tarnished the image, perhaps irreparably, of NASA yet again.

James Hansen of NASA GISS has been in the hot seat of late. Possibly due to negative feedback he has released the source code for the global temperature average calculations.

NASA has sent a spaceship to orbit both Ceres and Vista. The craft is propelled by an electric xenon ion engine.

NASA, MIT and Carnegie scientists have begun to describe a wide range of Earth-sized planets in the expectation that it will yield insights into planet compositions when astronomers start finding Earth-sized planets around other stars.

New Process announce by NASA will allow easy production of Single Carbon Nanotubes

NASA finally began testing on their experimental blended wing aircraft, the X-48. The X-4