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January 16, 2012

NASA's Orion Spacecraft to Land In Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama

Three-State Tour For The Prototype Space Vehicle

A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft soon will make a cross-country journey, giving residents in three states the chance to see a full scale test version of the vehicle that it is hoped will eventually take humans into deep space.

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NASA Cold Weather Airborne Campaign To Measure Falling Snow

Sets The Stage For Measuring Snowfall From Space

Beginning Jan. 17, NASA will fly an airborne science laboratory above Canadian snowstorms to tackle a difficult challenge facing the upcoming Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite mission -- measuring snowfall from space. GPM is an international satellite mission that will set a new standard for precipitation measurements.

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Speakers Announced for Second Annual Human Spaceflight Technical Forum

Special Aerospace Services Holding The Event January 18-20, 2012

A number of experienced spaceflight-focused speakers are scheduled to present at the second Human Spaceflight Technical Forum on January 18-20, hosted by Special Aerospace Services. The Forum will focus on the value of human spaceflight to the nation and its strategy going forward.

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Former NM Spaceport Director Now In Tampa

Rick Homans Is New President Of The Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp

After being let go as the director of New Mexico's Spaceport America by incoming governor Susana Martinez, Rick Homans has moved across the country, accepting a position as the president of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation.

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Last Nail In Coffin? Experts Confirm LightSquared 'Can't Work'

LightSquared Continues To Defend And Promote Troubled System

The long saga involving the bizarre and inexplicably persistent efforts of LightSquared to foist an unworkable and reportedly dangerous wireless system on America might finally be coming to an end. Despite the FCC's seemingly indefensible, though limited, waiver for a system with a multitude of problems and issues, the final nail in LightSquared's coffin may have been hammered late Friday. Late in the day; the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Executive Committee (PNT ExComm) stated that the collection of nine federal agencies that constitute the organization body had reached a unanimous conclusion in that none of LightSquared's proposals would overcome significant interference with GPS tec

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