SpaceRef Top Stories http://www.spaceref.com/ SpaceRef - Space News and Reference en-us Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:23:01 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2011, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. SpaceRef.com http://images.spaceref.com/srrss.jpg http://www.spaceref.com/ 101 67 SpaceRef - Space News and Reference NASA Hosts Special Event With Recent Space Station Residents http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35968 NASA Hosts Special Event With Recent Space Station Residents Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:56:25 NASA Talk Features Pioneer Researcher and Inventor http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35967 NASA Talk Features Pioneer Researcher and Inventor Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:55:48 New USAF X-Plane, the X-56A UAV, Revealed by Aviation Week http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35966 New USAF X-Plane, the X-56A UAV, Revealed by Aviation Week Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:54:54 Global Extinction: Gradual Doom as Bad as Abrupt http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35965 The deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time to kill 90 percent of Earth's marine life--and it killed in stages--according to a newly published report. It shows that mass extinctions need not be sudden events. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:19:47 "Science and Engineering Indicators 2012" Released http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39768 "Science and Engineering Indicators 2012" Released Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:15:37 Chairmen Hall and Palazzo Statements on House Passage of FAA Reauthorization http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35964 Chairmen Hall and Palazzo Statements on House Passage of FAA Reauthorization Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:14:39 NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Friday, February 03, 2012 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39767 NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Friday, February 03, 2012 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:13:29 NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 February 2012 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39766 After wakeup this morning, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 2:11:58 Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 3 February 2012 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39765 Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 3 February 2012 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 0:43:56 Report Endorses NASA's Proposed Contribution to Euclid Mission http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35963 Report Endorses NASA's Proposed Contribution to Euclid Mission Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:17:51 Stephen Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35962 Stephen Colbert, host of the nightly 'The Colbert Report,' said in a new NASA public service announcement released today that he's always been a huge fan of space. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:11:23 Sierra Nevada Corporation Delivers the Dream Chaser First Flight Test Vehicle Structure http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35961 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems announces the completion of a major Dream Chaser(R) milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:09:16 European training for Russian cosmonauts http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35960 In the spirit of the international nature of the International Space Station, ESA's Astronaut Training Division not only welcomes European astronauts: four Russian cosmonauts are also working hard at the European Astronaut Centre this month. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:07:08 Media Invited to see Space Hardware Bound for Japan http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35959 Media Invited to see Space Hardware Bound for Japan Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:02:53 Space Frontier Foundation and NASA Announce $110,000 in NewSpace Business Plan Competition Prizes http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35958 Space Frontier Foundation and NASA Announce $110,000 in NewSpace Business Plan Competition Prizes Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:01:43