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Remembering Apollo 11 and the Promise of the “Space Age" | Print |  E-mail
Written by James Heiser   
Monday, 20 July 2009 15:00

Apollo 11 LaunchAs millions of Americans remember “where they were” 40 years ago when they first heard Neil Armstrong’s famous first words from the surface of the moon, the nation is poised between different possible futures for manned space exploration.

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National Geographic Defends the Facts of the Apollo 11 Mission | Print |  E-mail
Written by James Heiser   
Friday, 17 July 2009 11:00

Apollo11Neil Armstrong’s famous “small step” at the moon’s Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969 was among the defining moments of an entire generation.

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Senate Confirms Bolden as NASA Administrator | Print |  E-mail
Written by James Heiser   
Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:45

space flightA July 16 article posted to the online tech journal The Register entitled, “Former Astronaut Takes Control of NASA” was among the numerous reports of the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Charles Bolden as the new administrator of NASA. Bolden was nominated by President Obama on May 26 to fill the position as head of the space agency.

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Satellite Spying on Americans | Print |  E-mail
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem   
Thursday, 25 June 2009 00:00

Janet NapolitanoWhen the Associated Press leads a story with the headline that “Homeland security kills domestic satellite program,” can you rest easily that your civil liberties will be protected?

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Obama Names Bolden for NASA | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven J. DuBord   
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 04:00

space shuttle Columbia“Obama's NASA selection is a boost for manned spaceflight” proclaimed the headline to the May 24 Los Angeles Times story. Apparently, “the choice of astronaut Charles Bolden as NASA administrator reassures many who feared that Obama was lukewarm on future manned missions,” and is being interpreted as supporting NASA’s goal of humans once again going to the moon by 2020.

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