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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
May. 19, 2009 | 14:09 PDT | 21:09 UTC
More from the Budget Hearing
by Louis D. Friedman, Executive Director of The Planetary Society
When the hearing resumed, Scolese fielded questions from the Committee members. The first question was about the "gap" -- the time period between Shuttle retirement and the... More»
May. 19, 2009 | 12:38 PDT | 19:38 UTC
Update from the NASA FY 2010 Budget Hearing
by Louis D. Friedman, Executive Director of The Planetary Society
The Chair of the Committee, Rep. Bart Gordon, spoke in his opening remarks about the upcoming review of human space flight plans by the Augustine Task Panel. He, and minority... More»
May. 19, 2009 | 09:10 PDT | 16:10 UTC
Today's Hearing on NASA's FY 2010 Budget Request
by Louis D. Friedman, Executive Director of The Planetary Society
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology today will be holding a hearing about the Obama Administration's budget request for fiscal year 2010. This... More»
May. 18, 2009 | 21:58 PDT | May. 19 04:58 UTC
LRO & LCROSS Up-Close Tour
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he witnessed the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist who... More»
May. 18, 2009 | 12:56 PDT | 19:56 UTC
Exciting Times Ahead: 2010 Will Sizzle, and 2011 Will Really Cook!
by Alan Stern
Alan Stern is an Associate Vice President at the Southwest Research Institute and a consultant to various universities and aerospace firms. In 2007 and 2008 he directed all of NASA's space and Earth science programs as a NASA... More»
May. 18, 2009 | 11:03 PDT | 18:03 UTC
Hubble Spacewalks: 2 Down, 3 to Go, Never Routine
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he witnessed the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist who... More»
May. 14, 2009 | 15:47 PDT | 22:47 UTC
Woman who named Pluto dies at 90
by Susan Lendroth
Very few people have the chance to name a planet, even one that is later downgraded to dwarf planet status. Venetia Phair, who suggested the name for Pluto, recently died in England. Venetia was just 11 years old when she... More»
May. 14, 2009 | 12:24 PDT | 19:24 UTC
Atlantis Astronauts Rocket into Space and Grab Hubble
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he witnessed the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist who... More»
May. 14, 2009 | 07:37 PDT | 14:37 UTC
Herschel and Planck Away!
by Mark Adler
As Chief Mission Concept Architect at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mark Adler is currently responsible for the conception, design, and cost estimation for proposed new space missions across the lab. In past lives at JPL, Mark was... More»
May. 13, 2009 | 23:03 PDT | May. 14 06:03 UTC
Kepler Seeking Out New Life and New Civilizations
by Mark Adler
As Chief Mission Concept Architect at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mark Adler is currently responsible for the conception, design, and cost estimation for proposed new space missions across the lab. In past lives at JPL, Mark was... More»
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