Space Ref (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
NASA JPL Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing 9 Oct 2008
Space Ref (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
NASA JPL Small Business Symposium and Awards Ceremony
Universe Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
As the Phoenix Mars lander will agree, it's cold near Mars' North Pole. Phoenix is currently seeing the winter frost encroach on its location, bright patches of ice appearing on the rocks surrounding it. Another sure sign of winter at this high latitude is the loss of light; soon day will turn to night, forcing [...]
LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The object burned up over Sudan, posing no threat to people. The prediction shows that an alert system is working, a Jet Propulsion Laboratory expert says. Scientists for the first time were able to predict the arrival of an asteroid before it entered Earth's atmosphere.
Gene Expression (Free subscription) | yesterday
Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech I rarely post anything on space because I really don't know much more than the average reader of this weblog; no value-add from me. But yesterday I ran across an article which reported the financial overruns in the Mars Science Laboratory project. Today NASA said that the project will launch on schedule . It seems that to make this work they'll have to ax some other...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Cassini orbiter survives its closest-ever encounter with a Saturnian moon and sends back a fresh crop of pictures and data.
The Write Stuff (Free subscription) | yesterday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA said Friday it will press ahead with plans to launch a supersized rover to Mars next year despite spiraling costs and schedule pressures. The decision to maintain the status quo — at least for now...
New Scientist (Free subscription) | yesterday
NASA is pressing ahead with plans to launch its Mars Science Lab rover in 2009 - but it's not clear where it will get the money to do so
Physorg (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
(AP) -- NASA has decided to press ahead with plans to launch a big new rover to Mars next year. Friday's decision comes after concerns were raised about the budget and technical progress for the Mars Science Laboratory.
Space.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
NASA is committed to a 2009 launch for its over-budget Mars Science Lab rover.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Space agency lets Mars Science Lab project press ahead despite mounting budget overruns.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
NASA has decided to press ahead with plans to launch a big new rover to Mars next year. Friday's decision comes after concerns were raised about the budget and technical progress for the Mars Science Laboratory.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- The longest-serving of six spacecraft now studying Mars is up to new tricks for a third two-year extension of its mission to examine the most Earthlike of known foreign planets.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists using ESA`s Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In fact, far from being a pointless exercise, Venus Express is paving the way for an exciting new era in astronomy.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
A planned for a robotic rover to be sent to Mars has run into budget problems, forcing NASA to make hard choices.
