Topic: Roger Launius
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Space community mourns Sally Ride (+video)
Following the death of astronaut Sally Ride everyone from Buzz Aldrin to Barack Obama has offered a tribute to the first American woman in space.
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Obama's NASA budget: Mars takes a hit, but space science isn't dead
Two major Mars missions lost out to the James Web Space Telescope in Obama's proposed NASA budget, but there's still money for other ambitious space-science missions.
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Mars missions cancelled? NASA budget could prompt deep cuts.
While exactly how much money is allocated to NASA is unknown, insiders expect a significant reduction in the portion slotted for robotic exploration of Mars and other solar system bodies.
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With Atlantis landing, an era ends. Are private space firms ready for duty?
The Atlantis landing just before 6 a.m. Thursday marks the end of the US space shuttle program – and the transition to private firms as the cargo carriers to space. Perhaps they'll ferry people, too.
07/21/2011 09:59 am -
Atlantis launch successful, historic final shuttle mission underway
Atlantis launch: Despite a bleak forecast of thunderstorms and clouds, the shuttle beat the weather in a stunning midday launch, sailing into the sky on one final voyage.
07/08/2011 01:10 pm -
Congressional tug-of-war holds NASA's new direction in the balance
As the space shuttle program folds, the House and Senate – and broader spaceflight community – have struggled to reach consensus on NASA's new human spaceflight focus.
09/14/2010 08:41 pm -
What's next for US spaceflight, if not the moon?
Under Obama's 2011 budget, NASA would cancel plans to put astronauts back on the moon by 2020 and hand off space-taxi services to private companies.
02/16/2010 03:03 pm -
Should nations fly to the moon together?
As exploring the heavens becomes more expensive, many experts think it is time for nations to band together to push humanity to the next threshold of space exploration.
10/26/2009 01:00 am -
Where should NASA go next: moon or Mars?
The moon is closer, but a Mars mission could be the Apollo 11 of this era.
07/20/2009 01:00 am -
Forty years after Apollo 11: three lessons for spaceflight
The space program can benefit from public support, but government leadership is key.
07/18/2009 01:00 am -
Discoveries Is Bolden right for NASA?
05/28/2009 01:00 am -
Atop new NASA leader's agenda: human spaceflight
The Constellation program is gearing up as the shuttle winds down. But other shuttle replacements have been scuttled before.
05/27/2009 01:00 am
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