Malaysia Unveils Candidates For Astronaut Race
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (SPX) Feb 14, 2006
Malaysia unveiled last week eight candidates for the country's first astronaut program. Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovations Minister Jamaludin Jarjis announced the names of the eight candidates here, including a 35-year-old woman engineer.
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NASA'S Newest Explorers Become Astronauts
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 13, 2006
After 18 months of intense training, NASA's latest astronaut candidates now are officially astronauts. The class of 11, including three educator astronauts selected from teachers across the nation, received NASA Astronaut pins in a graduation ceremony Friday.
ESA Seeking To Challenge Conventional Space Systems
Noordwijk, Holland (SPX) Feb 13, 2006
Spacecraft must evolve. Advancing space research is no longer just about swapping old components for new, now it is about entirely rethinking what a space mission can do and how it achieves its goals. World experts are gathering at ESA on 21 February to exchange new ideas and stimulate unconventional thinking about space systems.
Griffin Builds Hopes For Terrestrial Planet Finder And Hubble Rescue Missions
Washington, DC (SPX) Feb 12, 2006
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said last week that, in effect, reports of the demise of the Terrestrial Planet Finder - and perhaps other major space-exploration projects for the future - have been exaggerated.
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Griffin Remarks To The National Space Club
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 12, 2006
Three years ago, members of the National Space Club were dealing with some of the darkest days ever known to our space program, the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew. In the days and months following the loss of Columbia, there was an extensive discourse concerning our nation's lack of clear, coherent, and compelling goals for the nation's human spaceflight program.
NASA Outlines FY 2006 Operating Plan
Washington, DC (SPX) Feb 12, 2006
NASA has sent to Congress its operating plan for the remainder of fiscal year 2006, which runs until Sept. 30. Such plans, a formality required as part of the budget process, allow legislators to evaluate the proposed funding requests by federal agencies by comparing them to current spending and activities.
NASA Asks For Competitive Suggestions
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
NASA is looking to identify potential partners for specific prize competitions to be conducted under its Centennial Challenges within the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.
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Bush Man Resigns NASA Post In Scandal
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
A 24-year-old controversial presidential appointee at NASA has resigned his post amid accusations he lied on his resume about graduating from college.
Shuttle Still Dominates But Exploration Vision Taking Over At NASA
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 8, 2006
The space shuttle continues to occupy the biggest budget line item in NASA's funding request for fiscal year 2007, but the agency will be devoting a large percentage of its spending to launch the new Vision for Exploration in the near future, and is subtly ramping up its activity toward that end.
First Brazilian In Space To Blast Off On March 30
Star City, Russia (AFP) Feb 08, 2006
Brazil is to send its first man into space next month when an air force officer blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS), the officer told a news conference on Wednesday.
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Griffin Statement On NASA FY 2007 Budget
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 07, 2006
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, flanked by the heads of the agency's four directorates, presented the agency's budget request for fiscal year 2007. Following are Griffin's opening remarks at the briefing for reporters on Monday:
Space Suit Cast Off From ISS Not Dead After All
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
Reports about the quick death of the radio transmitter on the obsolete Russian Orlan spacesuit released by crew members of the International Space Station last Friday, turn out to have been exaggerated.
Highlights Of The NASA FY 2007 Budget Request
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 06, 2006
NASA's proposed fiscal year 2007 budget calls for a total of $16.8 billion in funding, or a 3.2 percent increase over last year's request. The overall percentage change, the agency said in its budget document, does not include a comparison with the $371.0 million in emergency appropriations provided by Congress in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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