Becky Iannotta, Author at SpaceNews

NASA Opens Competition for New Class of Earth Science Projects

Becky Iannotta — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:54:00 +0000

NASA will open the first round of competition this summer for a new class of low-cost Earth science projects designed to stimulate development of new instrument technologies for orbital and airborne environmental-monitoring missions.

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ULA Developing Three Options for Relieving Launch Logjams

Becky Iannotta — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:03:00 +0000

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is studying options for alleviating launch bottlenecks at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., that include building additional Atlas 5 infrastructure at the site to allow for concurrent processing of two vehicles, the company's top executive said.

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Obama’s Space Exploration Budget Draws Mixed Response

Becky Iannotta

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama's NASA budget does not match his campaign promises about the future of the U.S. space program, the chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees NASA policy said May 7.

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NASA To Revive DSCOVR Mission with Funding from Congress

Becky Iannotta — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON
-- Eight years after NASA gave up on launching a $100 million Earth monitoring satellite, Congress has approved $9 million to begin the task of recertifying the spacecraft for flight.

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NASA Considering Going it Alone for 2016 Mars Opportunity

Becky Iannotta — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:38:00 +0000

NASA may decide to launch its own Mars mission in 2016 if ongoing negotiations over a European-led robotic expedition fall apart, the lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program said.

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Multiple Options Available with Stimulus Money for NASA

Becky Iannotta — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:36:00 +0000

The $400 million for NASA exploration efforts contained in the $787 billion economic stimulus package could pay for an additional test flight of the space shuttle's planned successor or hasten other work on the system that had been delayed by budget constraints, a NASA official said here Feb. 25.

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NASA Leverages Social Networking To Generate Public Enthusiasm

Becky Iannotta — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:11:00 +0000

NASA's embrace of the microblogging service Twitter is giving the U.S. space agency a new way to connect with a Web-savvy general public hungry for nearly instantaneous access to information.

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Economic Stimulus Bill Contains $1 Billion for NASA Programs

Becky Iannotta — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:25:00 +0000

The $787 billion economic stimulus package expected to be ready for U.S. President Barack Obama to sign by Feb. 16 includes $1 billion for NASA.

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U.S. Satellite Destroyed in Space Collision

Becky Iannotta — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:00:22 +0000

WASHINGTON — Iridium Satellite LLC confirmed today that one of its satellites was destroyed Feb. 10 in an unprecedented collision with a spent Russian satellite and that the incident could […]

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Obama Sparks Hope Among Space Solar Power Advocates

Becky Iannotta — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:18:00 +0000

Advocates of using satellites to beam solar power from space to Earth hope U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign promise to develop alternative energy sources will help resurrect NASA's interest in the technology.

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NASA Might Change Hubble Mission Requirement To Keep Ares 1-X on Schedule

Becky Iannotta

WASHINGTON — NASA officials are weighing whether they need two space shuttle launch pads to support the upcoming Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission or if they can get by with one launch pad, a shift that would help keep the planned July test flight of the Ares 1-X launch vehicle on schedule.

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Lockheed Martin Lands $1 Billion Weather Satellite Contract

Becky Iannotta — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON
-- With Lockheed Martin clinching a contract potentially worth $1.09 billion to build the next generation of
U.S.
geostationary-orbiting weather satellites, the next hurdle for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be awarding the ground segment contract in an uncertain budget climate that could cause delays.

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Merger Slowdown Looms for Entrepreneurial Space Firms

Becky Iannotta — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:56:00 +0000

The current economic climate and investor caution pose a challenge for entrepreneurial companies trying to sell or attract investors, a panel of analysts said May 28 at the Space Investment Summit here .

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Four New Teams Sign Up To Compete for Google Lunar X Prize

Becky Iannotta — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Four new teams have joined the Google Lunar X Prize robotic race to the Moon for a $20 million grand prize, the X Prize Foundation announced May 21.

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Manned Vs. Unmanned Spaceflight Dispute Goes to Congress

Becky Iannotta — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:00:00 +0000

The resurrected debate about the direction of the U.S. human spaceflight program moved to Capitol Hill April 3 where members of the House subcommittee that authorizes NASA spending levels seemed sharply divided on the issue themselves.

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