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@absolutspacegrl: My Favorite Rocket Scientist

May 29, 2009

One of my favorite people to follow on Twitter is @absolutspacegrl.  She’s a rocket scientist – literally. She works for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston TX and tweets about what’s going on at NASA.  And unlike most “famous” people on Twitter, she’s engaging.  By which I mean it’s possible to have an [...]

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NASA’s Next Spacecraft – Alternatives to Ares?

April 18, 2009

Recently, there’s been some controversy among NASA engineers regarding its plans for the next iteration of manned spacecraft built by the United States.  Here’s a recent article from Popular Mechanics that discusses some of the political controversy surrounding “The Stick”.  Jupiter DIRECT is one alternative concept.  The presentations below, put together by NASA engineers and called [...]

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