http://www.spaceref.com/ SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens en-us Sat, 7 Nov 2009 3:23:00 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2007, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://images.spaceref.com/srrss.jpg http://www.spaceref.com/ 101 67 SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32772 The FAA is announcing the availability of the ROD for streamlining the environmental review of experimental permit applications for the launch and/or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 3:40:52 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29577 NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, a key component of our hereditary material, in the laboratory. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 3:20:06 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32771 While the Kepler spacecraft continues in its orbit, and collecting science data, the Kepler team at the Ames Research Center continues its work on the science data processing pipeline software. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 3:15:50 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29576 Today, the X PRIZE Foundation along with NASA hosted an awards ceremony to culminate the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X PRIZE Challenge (NGLLXPC). Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:54:06 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32770 Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 05 Nov 2009 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:36:19 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32769 Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 04 Nov 2009 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:36:07 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32768 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:35:14 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29575 Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by University College London researchers based on the latest observations from the Hinode satellite. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:59:02 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29574 Nitrogen is an important element in biomolecules but is not abundant in meteorites. The authors note that impact-driven cyanide synthesis may have contributed significantly to the basic chemical building blocks needed for the origin of life. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:47:13 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32767 AIP FYI: Symposium on "Accelerators for America's Future" Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:44:56 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29573 The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from ESA to NASA has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 20. NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host the commemorative ceremony at NASA's Space Station Processing Facility. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:36:48 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29572 NASA Langley Locations Featured in New Warner Bros Film Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:34:37 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29571 Huntsville-area Girl Scouts to Visit NASA's Marshall Center, U.S. Space & Rocket Cente Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:30:10 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29570 Valley View Elementary Students to Test-Drive NASA Rovers Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:29:38 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29569 The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:42:47