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Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sat, Nov 7, 8:53 AM | 0 comments

LOS ANGELES — A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space -- an idea spurred by science fiction novels. Read more

Former NASA official sentenced to probation

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Fri, Nov 6, 12:41 PM | 0 comments

WASHINGTON — A former top NASA official was sentenced Friday to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for steering contract money to a private client. Read more

Success in 'space elevator' competition

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Wed, Nov 4, 9:04 PM | 0 comments

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction... Read more

NASA's multimedia program inspires middle school students

THE BRUNSWICK NEWS, GA. | Tue, Nov 3, 4:56 PM | 0 comments

Nov. 3--A live hip-hop science education concert is one way to get eighth-graders excited about science. Read more

NASA, Honeywell teach middle school physics at high decibel and higher energy

THE FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, JACKSONVILLE | Tue, Nov 3, 1:41 PM | 0 comments

Nov. 3--BRUNSWICK -- Some Glynn County middle school students got a lesson in Newton's laws of motion Monday taught with an extraordinary amount of movement. Read more

EDITORIAL: Ares rocket impressive but the program remains impractical

SUN SENTINEL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. | Tue, Nov 3, 9:57 AM | 0 comments

Nov. 3--ISSUE: Ares rocket test impressive.

Last week's launch of the test vehicle for NASA's Ares I rocket was an impressive sight. More than 30 stories high, the thin white rocket shot off the launch pad like an arrow piercing the sky above Kennedy Space Center. Read more

Winner named in lunar lander X Prize contest

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Tue, Nov 3, 9:03 AM | 0 comments

LOS ANGELES — A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA. Read more

NASA hangar opens in Yuma with dedication ceremony

THE SUN, YUMA, ARIZ. | Mon, Nov 2, 9:08 PM | 0 comments

Nov. 2--Astronaut Scott Altman has something very personal at stake with the work NASA will be doing out of the Pappy Boyington Hangar at the Yuma County International Airport. Read more

Does the full moon really have an impact?

GLASGOW DAILY TIMES, KY. | Mon, Nov 2, 7:40 PM | 0 comments

Nov. 2--GLASGOW -- Many believe the moon's phases, specifically the full moon, affects people's behavior. Read more

EDITORIAL: Pull the plug on Ares: The gist: NASA needs a new approach to keep its manned program relevant.

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL, FLA. | Mon, Nov 2, 6:24 PM | 0 comments

Nov. 2--Wednesday's launch of the test vehicle for NASA's Ares I rocket was an impressive sight. More than 30 stories high, the thin white rocket shot off the launch pad like an arrow piercing the sky above Kennedy Space Center. Read more

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