NASA

Type: Organization

Name: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for National Aeronautics and Space A...

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 Documents

Chinese space junk to buzz past space station

A piece of Chinese space junk expected to zoom by the International Space Station Thursday will pass harmlessly by, NASA officials said after scrambling to determine whether the six people aboard the outpost would have to take shelter in their Russian ... [Published 1 hour ago by MSNBC]

Entities: NASA, Cosmonaut, Soyuz (spacecraft), Kelly Humphries

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents

Lockheed Martin Corp

USA Clips Space Shuttle Workforce

CAPE CANAVERAL ? While Congress mulls conflicting blueprints for NASA?s human space program, 1,394 space shuttle workers in Florida, Texas and Alabama got notice this week of what their future looks like ? no job. Following through on an initiative announced ... [Published 3 hours ago by Aviation Week]

Entities: Space shuttle, NASA, Lockheed Martin Corp, United States

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents

NASA reveals first map of Global Forest Heights

For quite some time now, scientists have conducted researches on the collective amounts of carbon found in forests. Now they have fashioned a unique map that portrays the height of the world’s forests. Information on the same is gathered from three NASA ... [Published 7 hours ago by Tech Shout]

Entities: NASA, Carbon, Ecosystem Structure, Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated 8 hours ago - 3 Documents

Nikon Corp

Nikon introduces the latest images from space captured with Nikon D3S digital-SLR cameras and NIKKOR interchangeable lenses ordered by NASA

For the first time, Nikon introduces the latest images captured in space by D3S digital-SLR cameras and NIKKOR interchangeable lenses used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aboard the International Space Station (ISS).The images ... [Published 8 hours ago by Digital Photographer]

Entities: Nikon Corp, NASA, International Space Station

First Reported Jul 29 2010 - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 Documents

NASA

Comment on Setting NASA Up To Fail (Again) by Leland

So Trent, are you comparing the entire Russian economy to the US aerospace industry? Perhaps you should reread what Thomas wrote. ... [Published 11 hours ago by Transterrestrial Musings]

Entities: NASA, Aerospace

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated 12 hours ago - 5 Documents

Harris Corp

Harris Awarded IDIQ Contract For NASA Human Spaceflight Technologies

(Melbourne, FL., July 28, 2010) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a contract for NASA's Crew, Robotics, Avionics, and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) program as part of the ... [Published 12 hours ago by ASDNews.com: Be the first to know]

Entities: Harris Corp, Human Spaceflight, NASA, Oceaneering International Inc

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 2 Documents

Orbital Sciences Corporation

VIRGINIA: NASA selects sounding operations contractor

WASHINGTON -- NASA recently selected Orbital Sciences Corp.'s, Technical Services Division in Greenbelt, Md., for the agency's Sounding Rockets Operations contract. The total value of this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity cost-plus incentive fee ... [Published Jul 28 2010 by Delmarva Daily Times]

Entities: NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Education

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 4 Documents

Video: Shuttle workers count down to layoffs

Hundreds of shuttle workers are entering their last days of work as the final NASA shuttle flights approach takeoff. WESH's Dan Billow reports. (NBC News Channel)NASA - WESH - Space Shuttle - Technology - Space ... [Published Jul 28 2010 by MSNBC]

Entities: Layoffs, NBC News Channel, NASA

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 2 Documents

2010 to be the Hottest Year on Record: NASA

Image via Project Groundswell This shouldn't come as much of a surprise if you've been following any climate related news this year -- we've already seen the hottest global averages ever recorded for April, May, and June , and the hottest Jan.-June ... [Published Jul 28 2010 by Treehugger]

Entities: NASA, Treehugger, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 7 Documents

Comment on Setting NASA Up To Fail (Again) by txhsdad

The problem with the defense program comparison (C-17) is that defense articles are never meant to be procured in quantities that get more than a handful of government employees into the air (or into combat).The space enthusiasts largely want to see a ... [Published Jul 28 2010 by Transterrestrial Musings]

Entities: NASA, Defense Policy

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 3 Documents

Challenger Center Is Ready To Return to NASA Desert RATS

Source: Challenger Center for Space Science EducationNASA will conduct its annual Desert RATS activity in northern Arizona later this summer. Challenger Center will be participating once again as it did last year.Desert RATS (Desert Research and Technology ... [Published Jul 28 2010 by SpaceRef]

Entities: Rats, NASA, Space Science, Energy West Incorporated

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 2 Documents

Global warming: NASA says it's the hottest year on record

Worldwide, 2010 is on track to become the warmest year on record. Scientists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies reported recently that the average global temperature was higher over the past 12 months than during any other 12-month period ... [Published Jul 28 2010 by RSOE EDIS - Climate Change News]

Entities: NASA, Global Warming/Climate Change, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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"Life made these features. We can tell that by the fact that only life could make those shapes; no geological process could."

Mars rocks may contain fossilised remains of life [BBC - 1 hour ago]

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