Wielding a Cost-Cutting Ax, and Often, at NASA
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S. Alan Stern, a director of space science at NASA, is ushering in a new era of saying no.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will decide whethe
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When Sean O'Keefe was sworn in as NASA administrator  Dec. 21, 2001, at the top of his agenda was to bring fiscal discipline to a  space agency that had recently allowed a &#36;5 billion surprise to swamp its key  program, an international space station already more than a decade behind  schedule.
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By Alice Rawsthorn One glance at the model rockets, space magazines and NASA knickknacks strewn across Marc Newson's desk tells you that he is a space freak.
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NASAÂs administrator, Michael D. Griffin, says the current period of space exploration will come to be seen as a mistake.
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A new report released by an American Physical Society (APS) Special Committee on NASA Funding for Astrophysics has questioned the space agency's Moon, Mars and Beyond initiative. The APS assessment warns that t  he cost of overcoming technological challenges to make real the plan could far exceed budgetary projections and that numerous&nbsp;approved science programs could be jeopardized.
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The decision on how to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope -- or whether to do it at all -- could hinge on how much it costs and which part of NASA pays for the repair, aeronautics experts said on Wednesday.
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You can&#39;t say that Burt Rutan and the space pioneers at Mojave, Calif.-based Scaled Composites don&#39;t know how to put on a good show.
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When Congress passed the $388 billion spending bill last weekend, it allotted $16.2 billion for NASA, including nearly full funding of projects related to the president&#39;s Vision for Space Exploration.
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Although a shuttle servicing mission is one of the options for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, to date, NASA does not have a definitive estimate of the potential cost.
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The Burt Rutan/Paul Allen private spacecraft is on the brink of nabbing the $10 million X Prize. But that&#39;s just the start. The $10 million X Prize is almost in the bank.
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Keeping an astronaut crew in tip-top shape during lengthy treks to and from distant Mars may demand portable gravity.
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-- NASA's chief is urging his Hubble Space Telescope team to press ahead with plans for a robotic repair mission to the aging observatory, saying, "Let's go save the Hubble."    Administrator Sean O'Keefe says he will ask Congress for money to accomplish the job. He estimates it will take about $1 billion to $1.6 billion to develop and launch a robot to make the needed upgrades to keep the popular telescope running and to get it out of orbit once its work is through...
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The space program may be troubled now, but it did produce some cutting-edge breakthroughs in astronaut comfort. Inside Lisa Nowakâs travel wear.
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NASA officials say the space agency is capable of finding nearly all the asteroids that might pose a devastating hit to Earth, but there isn't enough money to pay for the task so it won't get done.
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Earthâs widening belt of clutter puts future space exploration at risk, but the solutions are expensive.
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Comment is free: Charles Kennedy: Space is the premium a leader needs to achieve success, but the demands of a small party make it hard to come by