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Europe wants life of ISS extended
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants the International Space Station to keep flying at least through 2020…five years past its sceduled retirement. Jean-Jacques Dordain, Dirctor General of ESA, says that science at the ISS is being hurt by uncertainty over its future. He says that scientists seem reluctant to propose new projects for a facility [...]
Elon Musk: Mars in 10 years.
The head of SpaceX is clearly an optimist. He claims that with proper incentives, a private space company like his could put a man (or woman) on Mars in a decade. Meanwhile, whole countries like China hope they can put someone on the moon by 2020. Somebody’s dreaming. On the other hand, only dreamers reach [...]
Next President May Increase NASA Funding.
Both major party presidential candidates are pledging big increases in NASA’s budget. Whether or not this is a real commitment, or a political move to court the hotly-contested state of Florida is unknown. In any case, the support for NASA seems to be a bit of a turnaround for both McCain and Obama. Previously, Obama [...]
