http://www.spaceref.com/ SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:23:00 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/viewpr.rss.html?pid=30203 This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes new 3D maps of the interstellar gas situated in an area 300 parsecs (about 1,000 light-years) around the Sun. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 9:07:28 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=33445 NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Meeting 24 Feb 2010 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 9:00:24 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.rss.html?id=1376 Although it is not currently popular in this country to think about national interests and the competition of nations in space, others do not labor under this restriction. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 7:56:05 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=33444 Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle's thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station during their first full work day in space. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 5:39:26 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=30202 Aderholt Statement On The President's NASA Budget Proposal To Cut Constellation Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:32:19 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=33443 In dives through the water ice plume of Enceladus, the Cassini plasma spectrometer has found unexpected populations of charged molecules and dust that strengthen arguments for the presence of liquid water and the ingredients for life inside the moon. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:27:22 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=30201 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engines Power Delivery of Robotic Control Station and Module Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:24:52 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=30200 NASA Joins Austin Marathon Expo, Inspires Students Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:23:07 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=30199 NASA Talk: Could Electronic Systems Collapse Worldwide? (new date) Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:20:44 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=30198 NASA Langley Teams With Local Students in Robot Competition Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:20:01 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=33442 The astronauts onboard space shuttle Endeavour are into their first full day in space and on the way to install the final components of the U.S. segment of the International Space Station. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:18:41 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=33441 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 11 of Increment 22. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:17:27 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=33440 Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 8 Feb 2010 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:22:31 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.rss.html?id=1375 An hour after the orange glow of Endeavour's liftoff lit the Kennedy Space Center press site on Feb. 8, NASA officials beamed at the bit of bright news illuminating an otherwise tough couple of weeks. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:23:56 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=30197 Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky on Monday with a 4:14 a.m. EST launch from NASA KSC. The shuttle's last scheduled night launch began a 13-day flight to the International Space Station and the final year of shuttle operations. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:43:50