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Volunteers Sweat for NASA

For three weeks, 23 volunteers spent time helping NASA test a new life support system for the spacecraft that will replace the shuttle. Five volunteers at a time would squeeze into a special room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours. Sweating and heavy breathing was encouraged, as scientists at Johnson Space Center wanted to measure the amount of moisture and carbon dioxide absorbed by a new system designed to control carbon dioxide and humidity inside a crew capsule in order to make air breathable and living space more comfortable. The tests took place from April 14 to May 1 of this year and are some of the first to use human subjects in support of NASA's Orion crew capsule, Altair lunar lander and lunar rovers.

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Send Your Name to the Moon on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Lro_trailer NASA is taking names to send to the moon on a microchip on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, slatted to launch this fall. LRO, built at NASA Goddard in Maryland, is set to be NASA's first major mission as America returns to the moon. NASA links to a website with the press release and a 30-second video of two young guys in an office. 20 bonus points for attempting to use humor (keep it up NASA) and reach out to an 18+ audience. It may not be their best work, but we'll take anything at this point. (Hint: next time get someone else to do the soundtrack.) The person who dared to get this through should still be commended. Now do more.

NASA Tests Lunar Breathing System

The U.S. space agency says one of the first tests involving human subjects in support of its return-to-the-moon Orion Project has been completed.

NASA tests lunar breathing system

The U.S. space agency says one of the first tests involving human subjects in support of its return-to-the-moon Orion Project has been completed.

NASA Awards Contracts for Design Study of Lunar Landing Craft

Contact: Stephanie Schierholz or Grey Hautaluoma of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-4997, +1-202-358-0668, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma@nasa.gov, or Lynnette Madison of NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483-5111, lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov

NASA Official Wants a Six Month Stay on Moon

NASA is exploring the possible designs for lunar bases, intended for an extended stay on the Moon. A NASA official from the Advanced Capabilities Division also said on Friday that they may be inspired by a concept based on the technology of the International Space Station (ISS). Very little official indication about the future of NASA's lunar policy has come to light, so this is interesting news. Although the statement was suitably sketchy, a six-month extended mission to the Moon seems to be most likely. How does this development compare with the lunar settlement designs already proposed?

NASA Completes First Full-Scale Motor Test for Orion Spacecraft

Contact: Grey Hautaluoma of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1- 202-358-0668, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, Emily Outen of NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., +1-757-864-7022, emily.s.outen@nasa.gov, or Jennifer Morcone of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., +1-256-544-7199, Jennifer.J.Morcone@nasa.gov

NASA's Goddard Wins Science Awards for Robotic Moon Mission

GREENBELT, Md., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA selected two proposals from researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to assist with measurements the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will make. The orbiter, also known as LRO, is being built and managed by Goddard and is scheduled for launch later this year. LRO represents NASA's first step in its plans to return humans to the moon by 2020. The orbiter will conduct a one-year primary mission exploring the moon, taking measurements to identify future robotic and human landing sites. In addition, it will study lunar resources and how the moon's environment will affect humans. The launch of LRO also will involve a second spacecraft called the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, which will impact a permanently shadowed crater near

NASA Running Out of Plutonium

PRB_Ohio takes us to Space.com for a story about NASA's plutonium shortage, and how it may affect future missions to the far reaches of the solar system. The U.S. hasn't produced plutonium since 1988, instead preferring to purchase it from Russia. We discussed the U.S. government's plans to resume production in 2005, but those plans ended up being shelved. If NASA is unable to find an additional source, it could limit missions that take spacecraft too far from the Sun. Quoting: "Alan Stern, NASA associate administrator for science, ... said he believed the United States had sufficient plutonium-238 on hand or on order to fuel next year's Mars Science Lab, an outer planets flagship mission targeted for 2017 and a Discovery-class mission slated to fly a couple years earlier to test a more efficient radioisotope power system NASA and the Ene

NASA's New Lunar Rover in Action

holy_calamity writes "New Scientist has video of Nasa's new Chariot lunar rover in action on simulated moon surface in Houston. As the associated story explains, the two-ton "truck" has a top speed of 20km/hour and is currently fitted with a plough, with additional back hoe and drill attachments to come. Sure it's not glamorous — more of a lunar tractor — but sure looks handy for establishing that permanent moon base NASA wants."

NASA Selects Andrews Space for Lunar Lander Contract

SEATTLE, April 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Andrews Space, Inc. (Andrews) announced today that it has signed a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research and development related to NASA's Lunar Surface Access Module. The specific efforts focus on the Altair Lunar Lander, designed to transport humans back to the surface of the moon for the first time in half a century.

Orbital and Aerojet Successfully Test Next Generation Safety System for NASA's Orion Program

Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) and Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that together the two companies successfully conducted a static firing of the jettison motor, a key component of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for NASA's Orion next generation human spaceflight program. Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) is the prime contractor for the Orion project, which is part of NASA's Constellation Program to send human explorers back to the Moon and then onward to Mars and other destinations in the solar system.

NASA's Chariot: Not Your Father's Lunar RoverGeneration Y Urges NASA to Give New Exploration Missions More InteractivityDARPA's Vulture Aircraft To Function Like SatelliteFrom Earth to the Station: Europe's First Space Cargo Ship

While designing the lunar truck, JSC engineers threw out some traditional assumptions on what a vehicle needs — such as doors and seats — and added new capabilities such as active suspension, six-wheel drive with independent steering for each wheel. Credit: NASA

Review of NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program: An Interim Report

NASA requested that a committee under the auspices of the National Research Council's Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board carry out an assessment of NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP). Organizationally, this program functions under the direction of NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate and is charged with developing new technologies that will enable NASA to conduct future human and robotic exploration missions, while reducing mission risk and cost. The Committee to Review NASA'S Exploration Technology Development Program has been tasked to examine how well the program is aligned with the stated objectives of the President's Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), to identify gaps in the program, and to assess the quality of the research.

Testing of NASA's LCROSS Begins Ahead of ScheduleTransatlantic Flights Becoming Greener by 2010Largest Telescope Would Be Out of this WorldAstrium's Assurances Sealed Deal for SSTL AcquisitionScientists Now Expect to Find Gravitational Waves'Aliens'

The lunar-crashing secondary payload that will share an Atlas 5 launcher with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has entered comprehensive performance testing about a month ahead of schedule. That payload, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), is designed to gather data to help researchers determine how much water-ice might be contained in lunar surface material.

Novell cuts IBM System z Linux TCO

To further help customers experience the benefits of Linux on the mainframe, Novell has announced simplified pricing and discounts throughout 2008 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM's System z mainframes. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z lets customers consolidate distributed workloads onto System z servers to help minimize costs, reduce downtime and data center complexity, and increase flexibility. Under the new pricing, customers can purchase a three-year basic subscription to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z for the cost of two years, or for 33 percent less. A five-year basic subscription to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z can be had for the price of three years, for a 47 percent discount. Available via Novell and joint Novell-IBM resellers, these discounts apply to workload consolidation from non-Syst

NASA Launches Consolidated Learning Management System

NASA selected the Plateau LMS and named the new system SATERN, as it was necessary to provide effective management of training and career development activities to increase efficiencies and reduce costs through standardized processes and system consolidation.

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NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine Tests

NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA's Constellation Program. Ares I will launch the Orion spacecraft that will take astronauts to the International Space Station and then to the moon by 2020. The Ares V will carry cargo and components into orbit for trips to the moon and later to Mars.

NASA Awards Contracts for Design Study of Lunar Landing Craft

HOUSTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Constellation Program has selected five space-related companies to receive contract awards for a 210-day study to independently evaluate NASA's in-house design concept for a lunar lander that will deliver four astronauts to the surface of the moon by 2020.

13 year old German school boy corrects NASA and finds the chance that the asteroid Apophis would hit the Earth is 100times more than NASA thought before

NASA had estimated the chance that the asteroid Apophis would hit the Earth at 1 in 45,000. But a 13 year old German boy found mistakes in NASA’s calculations. Nico Marquardt correctly estimated that the chance really is at 1 in 450. NASA told its sister organization, the European Space Agency (ESA), that the student's calculations were, in fact, correct. Marquardt made his discovery as part of a regional science competition.

Danish Utility Selects Echelon's Advanced Metering System for System-Wide Deployment

SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) announced today that Eltel Networks A/S, a value-added reseller of Echelon's Networked Energy Services (NES) advanced metering infrastructure, has been awarded a contract by the Danish utility EnergiMidt to deploy the NES system to all of its 170,000 residential customers. One of the five largest electricity distribution companies in Denmark, EnergiMidt, a co-operative owned by its customers, is focused on providing innovative and high-quality service. NES value-added reseller Gorlitz AG is also participating in the project, providing their EDW3000 software, a full-featured meter data management system (MDMS) and integration platform which runs on top of the NES system software to provide a rich set of utility applications.

NASA Sets Briefings to Preview Next Space Shuttle Mission

NASA will hold a series of news media briefings May 1 to discuss the upcoming space shuttle Discovery mission, STS-124. NASA Television and the agency's Web site will provide live coverage of the briefings from the Johnson Space Center, beginning at 8 a.m. CDT. Questions also will be taken from participating NASA locations. Discovery's 13-day mission is targeted for launch to the International Space Station on May 31. It is the second of three flights to launch components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle also will deliver the lab's robotic arm system that will support operations outside of Kibo. Following the briefings, members of the STS-124 crew will be available for a series of round-robin interviews.

NASA Awards Institutional Support Services Contract at Kennedy

Contact: Katherine Trinidad, NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1- 202-358-3749, katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov, or Allard Beutel, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Fla., +1-321-867-2468, allard.beutel@nasa.gov

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