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November 29, 2010

NASA Funds Nationwide High School Student Robotics Program

FIRST Program Will Include More Than 45 Regional Competitions

NASA said Monday it will provide up to $20 million over the next five years to support a national program to inspire student interest in science, technology and mathematics with a focus on robotic technology.

Company Selected To Develop, Analyze Avionics Technology

NASA selected the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, MA, to provide advanced guidance, navigation and control system development and avionics technology development and analysis at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The new contract is valued at $45.8 million.

Satellites Measured Temperatures In 167 Lakes Worldwide

In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years, possibly in response to climate change.

On The Record and Without Adult Supervision (Grin), Hightower Goes One On One With ANN

A funny thing happened a few weeks ago at the 2010 NBAA Convention... EAA's new President was wondering the halls... all by himself. No big entourage... no media guy at his elbow... and Tom Poberezny was nowhere in sight. In just a few weeks at the helm of EAA, it appears that the newest leader in the aero-biz has been cleared to solo and was seen at NBAA (and later at AOPA) all by his lonesome...

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Expedition 25's Return To Earth Marks ISS Milestone

Soyuz Landing Caps Space Station's First Decade of Expeditions

In a world that once breathlessly followed every inch of our progress into space, an amazing milestone came and went, barely noticed, during the Thanksgiving holidays. Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock and Flight Engineers Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Thursday, wrapping up a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Yurchikhin, the Soyuz commander, was at the controls of the spacecraft as it undocked at 8:23 p.m. EST from the station's Rassvet module. The trio landed at 2346 (1046 on Nov. 26 local time) at a site northeast of the town of Arkalyk.