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The Legacy of the Space Shuttle

Richard Garriott de Cayeux | Posted 05.08.2012

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Richard Garriott de Cayeux

The Space Shuttle has been the most successful space launch system ever by far. In 30 years we launched the Space Shuttle 135 times. Today more than half of the just over 500 people who have ever orbited the earth, have done so aboard one of the five space shuttles.

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NASA Simply Stopped Being a Priority

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.30.2012

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Howard Steven Friedman

Will we look back and ask ourselves whether the decision to abandon space was a wise decision? Or will historians look back and identify this decision as a textbook example of when America sacrificed long-term strategic goals for short-term interests.

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Space and NASA: The Truth

Aaron Wang | Posted 04.09.2012

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Aaron Wang

Space exploration unites us as a species. In space, we are more than just Muslims, Christians, Israelis, or Palestinians -- we are human.

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JOIN THE DEBATE: Should The U.S. Send An Astronaut To Mars?

Posted 04.04.2012

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When it comes to Mars exploration, the U.S. has been there, done that—with robotic rovers. But while many proposals have been put forth for send...

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Robot Submarine On Jupiter's Moon Is 'Holy Grail' In Search For Life

Posted 05.25.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 03/23/2012 06:03 PM EDT on SPACE.com Sending a submarine to the bottom of the ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Europa is the m...

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Launchpad For Lease: NASA Renting Out Space To Cope With Budget Woes

Posted 02.22.2012

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Looking for an awesome place to throw a party? Look no further than a space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. Part of the iconic NASA fa...

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Air Conditioning The Military Costs More Than NASA's Entire Budget

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 08.21.2011

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NASA's annual budget is dwarfed by a lot of other programs, but this may be the most incredible. It costs $1 billion more than NASA's budget just t...

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A Nation in Need of Awe

Terry Newell | Posted 08.04.2011

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Terry Newell

NASA launches have become so routine that the media barely take notice. After 125 missions, perhaps this is to be expected. We can get used to almost anything, taking for granted what our energy, ingenuity, and dreams have granted us.

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Taking Climate Denial To New Extremes

Mother Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week, Reps. Bill Posey (R-Fla.), Sandy Adams (R-Fla.) and Rob Bishop (R-Utah) called for a budget that would "reprioritize NASA" by axing the fun...

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Words, Words, Words ... NASA, NASA, NASA

Moira Gunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Moira Gunn

When we as a society know that we need to go in a daring new direction, but the science is new or emergent, that's when government needs to step in and spend money.

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NASA To Receive Billions To Study Earth, Climate Change

NPR | Jon Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration has proposed a budget for NASA that includes billions of dollars for satellites and other tools to help scientists investigat...

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Senators Tells NASA Chief His Agency 'Lacks A Goal, Destination'

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — NASA needs to go somewhere specific, not just talk about it, skeptical U.S. senators told the space agency chief Wednesday. Presid...

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On Shuttle Endeavour's Launch, and End of Space Shuttle Program

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Goldstein

A different kind of countdown has begun. It is now 2010. Before the next New Year's celebration, the U.S. Space Shuttle program will be just a memory.

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James Cameron's NASA Love: 'Avatar' Director Praises Obama's NASA Budget, Private Industry Plan

Posted 05.25.2011

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James Cameron has penned a glowing endorsement of President Obama's NASA budget and the space agency's future plans. In a Washington Post guest colum...

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"Space Taxis" May Replace NASA Moon Missions

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama is no longer shooting for the moon, with a budget plan that aborts a symbolic but expensive lunar program and spends $6 billion...

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Obama 2011 Budget Cuts NASA Moon Mission

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is redirecting America's space program, killing NASA's $100 billion plans to return astronauts to the moon a...

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White House: NASA Must Scrap Moon Plans, But Gets More Funding

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directi...

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