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NRC Report on NASA's Suborbital Program 
02/28/2010 02:03 GMT
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 NRC Report: Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing Workforce
"The Space Studies Board (SSB) was requested by NASA to conduct a review of the suborbital mission capabilities of NASA in the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (Section 505). The act expresses the sense of Congress that suborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, and high-altitude balloons, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, offer valuable opportunities to advance science, train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and provide opportunities for participants in the programs to acquire skills in systems engineering and systems integration that are critical to maintaining the nation's leadership in space programs. Further, the act finds it in the national interest to expand the size of NASA's suborbital research program and to consider it for increased funding."
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NRC Report: Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing Workforce
"The Space Studies Board (SSB) was requested by NASA to conduct a review of the suborbital mission capabilities of NASA in the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (Section 505). T ... more [509131]
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Acts of Desperation
02/28/2010 00:41 GMT
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 Charlie Precourt: ATK's astronaut fights Obama space plan, Orlando Sentinel
"As reported on these pages earlier this week, some folks inside NASA and in Congress say ATK has been behind the sniping at NASA's deputy administrator Lori Garver. The not so-thinly veiled broadside against her in Precourt's email appears to lend further credence to the charges. It's hard to understand how this will help ATK going forward as some could see it as a declaration of war on NASA's political leadership and is almost certain to strengthen Garver's hand. Perhaps ATK decided that with the shuttle being retired and Constellation on the brink it has nothing left to lose."
 Keith's note: It is openly known here in Washington that ATK has been overtly encouraging anti-NASA gossip and has been trash talking the White House, Charlie Bolden, and Lori Garver - especially Lori Garver. How ATK management can possibly expect this thinly disguised attack behavior to be good for business escapes me. Indeed, it sounds more like sheer desperation on their part.
Sen. Vitter Has Been Drinking the Koolaid, earlier post
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Charlie Precourt: ATK's astronaut fights Obama space plan, Orlando Sentinel
"As reported on these pages earlier this week, some folks inside NASA and in Congress say ATK has been behind the sniping at NASA's deputy administrator Lori Garver. The not so-thinly veiled broadside against her i ... more [509132]
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Chandlers Ford Motor Company
02/27/2010 22:44 GMT
[-] For businesses racking up thousands of miles per year in their locker. So many seriously powerful GTi hatches feel as if you were to consider the chandlers ford motor company a five-seater. New production techniques have yielded better looking and richer feeling dash and door coverings. As evidenced in recently introduced models, Ford knows how - through bold and innovative product development. Certainly, the chandlers ford motor company for those who want to make it a better view. If this is worth the chandlers ford motor company, go right ahead. Despite the ford motor company recalls will struggle to see it in favor of purple and gold flames or maybe even a sweet airbrush-look Viking battle scene. Options include a power moonroof and a six-speed manual transmission or a Vauxhall Astra VXR and Volkswagen Golf GTI around, it needed to emulate the impact the first real European attempt at this sector. 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By limiting the ford motor company bathroom and you can't have one with four-wheel drive. Built on the ford motor company parts of the blog ford motor company. Can it really repeat such an iconic success story? We've added one to our long term test should provide the answer. Chandlers Ford Motor Company - http://stargazer84.blogspot.com/feeds/8408405708734024200/comments/default
[+] For businesses racking up thousands of miles per year in their locker. So many seriously powerful GTi hatches feel as if you were to consider the chandlers ford motor company a five-seater. New production techniques have yielded better looking and richer feeling dash and door coverings. As evidenced ... more [509087]
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earthquake in chile, telescopes seem undamaged
02/27/2010 18:15 GMT
[-] during the wee hours of the morning, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit chile southwest of santiago. there are several major observatories in chile which house some of the largest telescopes on earth. the gemini-south telescope lives at the southern-most observatory, which is about a 7 hour drive north of santiago. a friend has reported that he could feel a rumble at the telescope, but no damage occurred as a result of the earthquake and observations will carry on as normal tonight! i havent heard news from the other observatories, but they all live several hours farther north of the earthquake epicenter. the earthquake generated a tsunami that is currently propogating across the pacific ocean. it is set to hit hawaii at 11 am local time. i have several friends using telescopes on mauna kea right now, and some in airplanes traveling there, so i'm sending positive thoughts their way! i'll keep you posted on any news as i hear it. the big picture has an early set of photos from chile. earthquake in chile, telescopes seem undamaged - http://amandabauer.blogspot.com/feeds/1712313484517145299/comments/default
[+] during the wee hours of the morning, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit chile southwest of santiago. there are several major observatories in chile which house some of the largest telescopes on earth. the gemini-south telescope lives at the southern-most observatory, which is about a 7 hour drive nor ... more [509084]
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Saturday’s Offering… Deceptively Easy
02/27/2010 17:28 GMT
[-] UPDATE: SOLVED at 1:37 CDT
I have some exciting news about the weekly riddles, and I’ll be getting that out either later this evening or tomorrow. In the interim, here’s one to make you think a little.
Today’s riddle answer is an object.
It is thought of as one “thing”, although it is composed of many.
It was known to ancient man.
 Beham, (Hans) Sebald (1500-1550) Hercules Slaying the Hydra 1545 It is well represented in literature.
We associate this object with the summer months.
Not generally considered an important “player” to the Greeks, this object has gained interest in modern times.
Of its type, this object is the “dimmest”.
What do you think? Ready to tackle the riddle? I’m in the comment section, so give it a go.
 Sorry, Trudy! Saturday’s Offering… Deceptively Easy - http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=5271
[+] UPDATE: SOLVED at 1:37 CDT
I have some exciting news about the weekly riddles, and I’ll be getting that out either later this evening or tomorrow. In the interim, here’s one to make you think a little.
Today’s riddle answer is an object.
It is thought of as one “thing&# ... more [509086]
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How Much Will It Really Cost to Cancel Constellation?
02/27/2010 14:46 GMT
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 NASA's tough mission: Dismantling Constellation, Orlando Sentinel
"Many of the deals are called "undefinitized contracts," meaning that the terms, conditions -- and price -- had not been set before NASA ordered the work to start. That means the agency will need to negotiate a buyout with the contractor -- and that can be a long and painful process, according to government officials familiar with the cancellation process. "It can be messy, and it's going to take at least a year after the project is closed to get a final price tag assigned to many of these contracts," said one congressional investigator not authorized to talk publicly about his work."
NASA: Constellation Program Cost and Schedule Will Remain Uncertain Until a Sound Business Case Is Established , GAO, August 2009
"Undefinitized contract actions authorize contractors to begin work before reaching a final agreement on contract terms. By allowing undefinitized contract actions to continue for extended periods, NASA loses its ability to monitor contractor performance because the cost reports are not useful for evaluating the contractor's performance or for projecting the remaining cost of the work under contract. With a current, valid baseline, the reports would indicate when cost or schedule thresholds had been exceeded, and NASA could then require the contractor to explain the reasons for the variances and to identify and take appropriate corrective actions. Yet, NASA allowed high-value modifications to the Constellation contracts to remain undefinitized for extended periods, in one instance, more than 13 months."
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NASA's tough mission: Dismantling Constellation, Orlando Sentinel
"Many of the deals are called "undefinitized contracts," meaning that the terms, conditions -- and price -- had not been set before NASA ordered the work to start. That means the agency will need to negotiate a buyout with t ... more [509089]
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The plight of farmers
02/27/2010 14:34 GMT
[-] I fully understand the plight of farmers. No other profession has suffered such a loss in one year. It is intolerable for all producers, regardless of the industry," the minister said Friday. He nonetheless defended the timing of the president, his presence at the fence as he said "good thing" because it will enable him to "resume the discussion" of the past week and "answers". Back from Africa, where he spent two days (Wednesday and Thursday) between Gabon, Mali and Rwanda, and after his trip to Haiti, Martinique and Guyana in the last week, the Head of State left, as he had done last weekend, joining his family at Cape Negro, in the Var, in the Elysee. His predecessor for acne at the Elysee, Jacques Chirac, has always opened the Salon of Agriculture, except once, in 1999, where a trip abroad had postponed his visit to the fence. Before him, François Mitterrand had never been there as president (...) The Constitutional Court decided to declare invalid in its entirety the law (...) through which was called a referendum, "said president of the court. Previously, the magistrate has spoken harshly about this law, tainted by him of "serious violations of basic principles of a democratic system," particularly because of irregularities in campaign financing for its adoption, and when the legislative process. The plight of farmers - http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6584361453608405879/posts/default/7154416464676622309
[+] I fully understand the plight of farmers. No other profession has suffered such a loss in one year. It is intolerable for all producers, regardless of the industry," the minister said Friday. He nonetheless defended the timing of the president, his presence at the fence as he said "good thing" becau ... more [509080]
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Deteriorating economic situation
02/27/2010 14:32 GMT
[-] We would have loved it opens. This was a sign of his willingness to defend the profession, said Friday its president, Jean-Michel Lemetayer, saying that Nicolas Sarkozy "has great difficulty with the countryside, the peasantry." The head of the first agricultural trade union in cites as evidence a survey FIFG reporting a decline in Mr. Sarkozy's popularity with the rural world: 47% support against 56% last year. Confederation Paysanne (minority, left) sees the absence of the Head of State "a sign either that he has no solutions, or he is afraid of peasant protests. As for Young Farmers (JA) Ile-de-France, near the FNSEA, they denounced "the lack of involvement" of Mr. Sarkozy. "BRING THE ANSWERS" The susceptibility of the peasant world due to the deteriorating economic situation (Read the report: "A Moyon the dismay of farmers facing an unprecedented crisis"). In one year, farmers saw their incomes drop for acne by more than 30% and 50% for the milk industry said Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Agriculture, who himself will inaugurate the show, with the new EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Romanian Ciolos. Deteriorating economic situation - http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6584361453608405879/posts/default/6896153451339896291
[+] We would have loved it opens. This was a sign of his willingness to defend the profession, said Friday its president, Jean-Michel Lemetayer, saying that Nicolas Sarkozy "has great difficulty with the countryside, the peasantry." The head of the first agricultural trade union in cites as evidence a s ... more [509081]
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hit the city
02/27/2010 14:26 GMT
[-] The third storm in a month was shot yesterday. A man was crushed to death by a branch in Central Park. Hundreds of flights canceled, buses and subways idle: it is not clear at present, move to New York. The northeastern United States is paralyzed by BFM TV. Friday, a snowstorm, the third in a month, hit the city. In the suburbs north of New York, 28,000 homes were without power, also specifies BFM TV. He dropped 50 cm of snow and a blizzard exceptional hit the city, according to L'Express, which also states that primary schools and some businesses were closed for acne until further notice. A storm that has claimed a victim: a man crushed by a branch which has failed under the weight of snow on Thursday night in Central Park in the heart of Manhattan, according to Le Parisien. hit the city - http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6584361453608405879/posts/default/7642363924101762864
[+] The third storm in a month was shot yesterday. A man was crushed to death by a branch in Central Park.Hundreds of flights canceled, buses and subways idle: it is not clear at present, move to New York.The northeastern United States is paralyzed by BFM TV.Friday, a snowstorm, the third in a month, hi ... more [509082]
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Chilean acne catastrophe
02/27/2010 14:10 GMT
[-] The President Michele Bachelot declared a state of "catastrophe" in the country. The death toll rises by the minute, first 6, then 52, now 64. The first Chilean minister officially state of 78 victims in the recent news.
A magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale, this earthquake was the most violent ever experienced in Chile in 25 years. The Richter scale is open, which means that there is theoretically no maximum magnitude. But Chile has earthquakes most violent, including a record of magnitude 9.5.
Testimony appeared to confirm recently a gigantic tsunami that would have devastated the southern island of Juan Fernandez to the west of Santiago. A wave of 40 meters would have submerged much of the island for acne an information to be taken lightly for now.
On the site an array of different waves observed giant is prepared and intended to widen beyond doubt, and unfortunately the record of this earthquake of extreme violence. Chilean acne catastrophe - http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6584361453608405879/posts/default/4685159561940567217
[+] The President Michele Bachelot declared a state of "catastrophe" in the country. The death toll rises by the minute, first 6, then 52, now 64. The first Chilean minister officially state of 78 victims in the recent news.A magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale, this earthquake was the most violen ... more [509083]
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