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NASA is holding a tournament in which participants can vote for what they think are the all-time greatest missions out of 64. The Mission Madness competition begins today. Space fans will be able to view a lineup of 64 missions, learn about their goals, and predict which missions fellow exploration fans will vote for during...

In a brilliant nighttime launch, a Delta II rocket from United Launch Alliance (ULA) blazed into a black sky over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to place the Kepler planet-hunting space telescope into precisely the correct position. ULA is a joint venture of The Boeing Co. [BA] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT], and the...

NASA and the Air Force designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers. Those centers will advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials and structures, and boundary layer control for aircraft that can travel at Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, and faster. The speed...

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Assemblyman Joel Anderson (R-Ca.), has tabled a bill to the California State Assembly that would the force the blurring of satellite images of many buildings of schools, places of worship, government or medical buildings, as well as banning street images, Digital Trends reported Mar. 5.      According to the report, Anderson’s bill...

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Paradox Marine, a wireless boat security system supplier, has collaborated with EMS Satamatics to launch a new Website that allows users of Paradox Marine Nav-Tracker GPS tracking, security and monitoring systems to manage their onboard systems remotely via Web and track their vessel over an advanced Google Earth interface, Paradox announced Mar....

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Boeing has shipped the second of three next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) from its satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to NASA, Boeing announced Mar. 4.     The satellite, designated GOES-O, will undergo final preparations for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 vehicle, scheduled for the spring, at...

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Cisco Inc. and NASA have formed a partnership to develop an online collaborative global monitoring system, called the Planetary Skin, to capture, collect, analyze and report data on environmental conditions around the world, Cisco announced Mar. 2.     Under the terms of the Space Act Agreement, NASA and Cisco will work together...

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Boeing Co. has reached a four-year national partnership agreement with For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) to encourage students to explore careers in math and science, Boeing announced Feb. 27.     This expanded relationship, valued at $4 million, builds on an existing multi-year partnership between the organizations.     FIRST,...

NASA Fiscal 2010 Budget Provides $900 Million Increase Over Fiscal 2009 Base Level, New Obama Document States Space Agency Budget Plan Attracts Praise, But It Also Is Seen As Short On Funding President Obama will continue former President Bush’s plan to create a half-decade gap when NASA won’t be able to send any of its...

Updated — Feb. 28, 2009 – 12 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: March 6 * Mission: Kepler Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station – Launch Complex 17 – Pad 17-B Launch Time: 10:49:57 p.m....