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McDonnell wants to send $4M to Wallops Island
Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to spend $4 million to help finish building a new launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
Announced Monday with the release of McDonnell’s two-year budget for Virginia, the funding is subject to debate. But state...Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), National Government, Government
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Report: Virginia should curtail Orbital Sciences to grow Wallops
Buried in a 71-page report released by Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office is a recommendation that could make or break Virginia’s goal to build the nation’s premier spaceport on Wallops Island.
The report suggests that Orbital Sciences Corp....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, NASA, Space Programs, Science, Boeing Co.
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With space shuttle retiring, what's next for NASA?
As the space shuttle program heads into retirement, a question remains: How will NASA send astronauts into space?
The answer: For the time being, it will rely on Russia. But the long-term answer may have roots at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton....Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Boeing Co., Technology, Cape Canaveral
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell visits NASA Wallops amid feud with Florida
Gov. Bob McDonnell took a break Monday from back-to-back energy conferences in Richmond to visit the Eastern Shore. His destination: NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Interesting timing considering Virginia officials are feuding with Florida’s...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Virginia General Assembly, NASA, Space Programs, Regional Authority
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Virginia and Florida spar over human spaceflight, aircraft carrier
++++++++++++++++++++ || Already sparring over an aircraft carrier, Florida and Virginia have locked horns on another issue: human spaceflight. NASA announced in July that it would order an environmental review of Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Virginia General Assembly, NASA, Career and Workplace, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Rocket launch set for Tuesday at Wallops will be visible for most of Mid-Atlantic
If skies are clear and all goes well Tuesday evening, observers throughout Maryland and much of the Mid-Atlantic region should be able to watch a big rocket launch from Virginia's Wallops Island. The Air Force will attempt to launch a battlefield imaging...Tags: NASA, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Science and Technology, Twitter, Inc.
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NASA Heavy Lift rocket: Let the studies begin
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelJUST IN FROM NASA: NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE STUDIES WASHINGTON — NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-... -
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Stennis Space Center Year-in-Review
ABC26 NewsSTENNIS IN 2009 - A CONVERGENCE OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE For NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, 2009 marked a convergence of the past, present and future of American space exploration as the rocket engine testing facility celebrated a key...Tags: NASA, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Technology, Building Material
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ULA backs Obama NASA plan
The Write Stuff» Orlando Sentinel â The Write StuffWASHINGTON — Itâs been awhile since the White House got some good news from Capitol Hill in response to its controversial new plan for NASA. But that losing streak ended Thursday when the head of United Launch Alliance — a jointly-owned... -
Florida's aerospace agency flounders
Sentinel Staff WritersGov. Charlie Crist, military brass and political elites went to Cape Canaveral in October to dedicate the signature achievement of the state's fledgling aerospace-development agency -- a multimillion-dollar future launchpad they hoped would grow into an...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, NASA, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Laws
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