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Nokia says it has been tapped by NASA to build the first cellular communications network on the moon. https://phys.org/news/2020-10-nokia-moon-4g-cell-network.html Space Exploration Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:37:34 EDT news522333452 It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars. https://phys.org/news/2020-05-commercial-space-taxi-pit-musk.html Space Exploration Sat, 23 May 2020 07:41:51 EDT news509438507 SpaceX will get $80.4 million from NASA to launch the agency's 2022 Earth science mission, known as PACE. https://phys.org/news/2020-02-spacex-million-nasa-earth-science.html Space Exploration Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:57:14 EST news500302631 NASA's latest nail-biting drama was far from orbit as the Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of a tea party congressman to run the space agency in an unprecedented party-line vote. https://phys.org/news/2018-04-trump-divisive-nasa-narrow.html Space Exploration Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:04:38 EDT news443372668 A Senate committee on Wednesday narrowly backed President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the next NASA chief. https://phys.org/news/2017-11-senate-committee-narrowly-trump-nasa.html Space Exploration Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:44:08 EST news429363844 Ever opened a webpage to see an advertisement that's pertinent to your recent search history? Perhaps you've recently browsed online for a new car, and opened a webpage to see an ad for that specific make and model. https://phys.org/news/2015-05-software-nasa-space-missions-online.html Computer Sciences Fri, 29 May 2015 06:42:41 EDT news352100546 Turbulent space weather forced Orbital Sciences on Wednesday to postpone the launch of its unmanned Cygnus spacecraft on its first regular contract flight to supply the International Space Station. https://phys.org/news/2014-01-orbital-readies-cargo-mission-space.html Space Exploration Wed, 08 Jan 2014 04:40:01 EST news308374395 (Phys.org) —The Office of the Inspector General, led by Paul Martin, has published the results of an audit of NASA's cloud computing efforts and has found many such efforts lack proper security. The report also notes that many cloud efforts run by the agency were operating without the knowledge of its own Office of the Chief Information Officer. https://phys.org/news/2013-07-inspector-problems-nasa-cloud-efforts.html Computer Sciences Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:23:13 EDT news294394983 Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. https://phys.org/news/2013-05-nasa-views-asteroid-lasso-mission.html Space Exploration Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:07 EDT news288543513 Two astronauts are preparing to step out on a spacewalk to try and fix an ammonia leak at the International Space Station, in a hastily arranged venture outside the orbiting lab, NASA said Friday. https://phys.org/news/2013-05-astronauts-aim-ammonia-leak-space.html Space Exploration Fri, 10 May 2013 17:12:23 EDT news287424730 A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress - though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program. https://phys.org/news/2013-04-nasa-chief-asteroid-agency.html Space Exploration Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:04:51 EDT news286049084 A memorial service for Neil Armstrong, the US astronaut who became the first human being to set foot on the moon, will be held in the US capital Washington on September 13, NASA said Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-nasa-honor-astronaut-armstrong-september.html Space Exploration Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:00:01 EDT news266035388 Kennedy Space Center is getting a new neighbor: XCOR Aerospace announced they intend to establish an operational base in Florida, and also hope to build a manufacturing and assembly center for the XCOR Lynx Mark II suborbital reusable launch vehicles. https://phys.org/news/2012-08-xcor-kennedy-space-center.html Space Exploration Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:20:01 EDT news265017845 A private company is on the verge of making history by launching a spacecraft to the International Space Station. https://phys.org/news/2012-05-rocket-blast-space-era.html Space Exploration Sat, 19 May 2012 05:20:01 EDT news256621600 (AP) -- The head of NASA met Monday with former astronauts to discuss who owns space artifacts from moon shots and other missions, saying afterward that the agency will work cooperatively with them to resolve what's recently become a contentious issue. https://phys.org/news/2012-01-nasa-chief-ownership-space-items.html Space Exploration Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:47:03 EST news245346416 The US space agency NASA said Monday it expects commercial operators will deliver cargo to space within months, stressing that private missions were crucial to its future human activities. https://phys.org/news/2011-10-commercial-space-deliveries-months-nasa.html Space Exploration Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:11:17 EDT news236877063 (AP) -- NASA acted properly when it picked new homes for the retired space shuttles, the space agency's watchdog said Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2011-08-nasa-shuttles.html Space Exploration Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:12:49 EDT news233496750 Relations between the United States and its partners in space remain strong, despite tighter budgets and concerns about costs and delays in building the space station, NASA chief Charles Bolden said on Friday. https://phys.org/news/2011-06-stress-space-ties-strong-nasa.html Space Exploration Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:40:58 EDT news227544039 (AP) -- Former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe and his teenage son survived a small plane crash in Alaska that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens, his company said Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2010-08-nasa-chief-son-survive-alaska.html Other Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:12:40 EDT news200718749 (AP) -- The nation's space agency paid the out-of-this-world price of $66 a person a day for bagels, cookies and juice at a conference, a new report found. https://phys.org/news/2010-03-nasa-sky-high-person-seminar-snacks.html Space Exploration Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:33:09 EDT news188749974 When President Barack Obama named a panel to review NASA's manned space program, his aides said privately they were hoping the group would recommend scrapping NASA's troubled Ares I rocket program and finding another, cheaper way to get humans back to the moon. https://phys.org/news/2009-08-space-flight-panel-lunar-mission.html Space Exploration Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:20:01 EDT news169653263