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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Bungee Cords Keep Astronauts Grounded While Running
International Space Station astronauts are getting a new toy in August – a treadmill. Famously named after comedian Stephen Colbert, the new running machine will help astronauts stay fit, fighting off the bone loss and muscle decay that otherwise comes with space travel.Just one problem: How do you run where there's no gravity to hold your feet to the ground?"Bungee cords! You have to strap yourself to the treadmill," explains astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams. And she's not joking.In 2007, she ran...
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
A Countdown of Countdowns: The Space Shuttle’s Finale
For 50 years, NASA’s been famous for counting backward from 10 to zero. But a final countdown is now under way that will stand out among them all.After 126 space shuttle missions, only eight remain before the fleet is scheduled to retire. That’s eight flights remaining to use the unique capabilities of the shuttle to finish construction on the International Space Station and prepare it for life after shuttle. Each flight is unique and extremely complicated. Attention to detail and planning will...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
NASA Awards First Recovery Act Contract for Johnson Repairs
Using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NASA has awarded to DRI Commercial Corporation of Irvine, Calif., a contract to repair critical infrastructure facilities at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston that were damaged during Hurricane Ike in September 2008. The funds will be used to perform roof repairs and roof ledge replacements at Johnson.The competitively awarded, firm-fixed-price contract begins June 15, 2009. The total value of the base contract and options...
Saturday, June 13, 2009
NASA Sets Media Availability for Human Space Flight Committee
The chair of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, Norman Augustine, will be available for a news media conference on Wednesday, June 17, from approximately 5 to 5:30 p.m. EDT.The media availability will be in the Carnegie Institute, 1530 P Street NW, Washington, 20005. No prior registration is necessary.Since retiring from his role as chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin more than a decade ago, Augustine has been one of the nation's leading voices for renewed focus on strengthening...
Friday, June 12, 2009
NASA reschedules test Max Launch abort system test
Weather concerns have prompted the U.S. space agency to reschedule the test launch of its Max Launch Abort System to no earlier than June 20.The MLAS launch at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's flight facility on Wallops Island, Va., had been scheduled for June 15. The new June 20 launch window will extend from approximately 5:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. EDT.NASA officials said the unpiloted test of the 33-foot-high vehicle is part of an effort to design a system for safely propelling...
Thursday, June 11, 2009
NASA Conducts First Ares I Rocket Cluster Parachute Test
Unfurling in majestic patriotic colors, a successful cluster test of the Ares I rocket's three, 1-ton main parachutes was conducted May 20 by NASA and industry engineers at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground located near Yuma, Ariz.The main parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage motor and permit its recovery for use on future flights. The Ares I, the first launch vehicle being designed for NASA's Constellation Program, will launch explorers to the International Space...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
NASA Awards Contract for Aerospace Testing Support
NASA has selected Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn., to receive a follow-on contract for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance, or ATOM, at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The contract has a maximum value of $200 million.This is a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract that begins July 1, 2009. The base contract lasts two years and has three one-year options.Jacobs Technology will provide support for aerospace testing, and facilities maintenance and...
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