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World's largest zeppelin dedicated at NASA facility

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 2:24pm

To be called the 'Eureka,' the 246-long zeppelin is the pride and joy of a company called Airship Ventures, which will offer the public rides, as well as help NASA do scientific research.



 

First test for interplanetary net

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 4:56am

Nasa has successfully tested a communications system designed to work in deep space modelled on the internet



 

British PM comments on NASA hacker Gary McKinnon

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 11/20/2008 - 4:15pm

Statement appears to indicate that McKinnon, if found guilty, might serve out any sentence in the U.K. instead of the U.S.



 

How astronauts stay fit, on and off the planet

CNN.com - Health  Tue, 11/18/2008 - 8:19am

Being in space is like being Superman every day, says Clay Anderson, a NASA astronaut from Omaha, Nebraska.

But floating around in zero-G can have some serious consequences for the human body, NASA's experts have learned.



 

NASA turns to open-source problem-tracking databases

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 11/14/2008 - 5:36pm

The space agency will begin using new software written using Bugzilla tools to track and analyze problems with the Space Shuttle and Space Station programs.



 

Endeavour prepares for lift off

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Fri, 11/14/2008 - 1:23pm

The Nasa space shuttle Endeavour is set to launch on a mission to refit the International Space Station.



 

NASA unveils lunar image recovery project

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 6:57pm

Called the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, the initiative is designed to take thousands of 1960s-era analog images and convert them to digital.



 

Images: Phoenix Lander's life on Mars (and Earth)

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 6:07pm

A look back at NASA's Mars lander, which after five months in operation died peacefully due to lack of sunlight to fuel its solar-powered batteries.



 

Nasa Mars mission declared dead

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 3:41pm

Engineers say they have all but given up hope of contacting the Phoenix probe on the surface of the Red Planet.



 

Hubble works but servicing slips

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 6:38pm

The Hubble space telescope is working again but the observatory will have to wait longer for final servicing, Nasa officials say.