Following weeks of seeming indecision about when NASA planned to
launch its next shuttle mission to the International Space Station,
NASA announced Wednesday a plan that could support launch of
Discovery, now tentatively targeted for March 12.
Scientists Say Efforts To Study Greenhouse Gases Waning
The failure of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory to reach orbit
is more than an isolated disappointment to the agency and climate
researchers. The Washington Post reports it's a real setback for
what is hoped will one day be a network for monitoring earth's
atmosphere.
First In A Series Of Updates On NASA's Next Manned Space
Program
Pre-stacking of the Ares I-X vehicle has started in the VAB at
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Key parts that will make up
the test launch vehicle have been arriving there since late 2008
and now the upper sections of the vehicle that will be the first
test of project Constellation hardware are beginning to take
shape.
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