Finally! President Obama has nominated Charles Bolden Jr. to be NASA Administrator with Lori Garver as deputy Administrator. Yeah! (Insert some arm pumping and cheers) Check the latest edition of This Week in Space.
Space Radar
Number of rocket launches this week: 3
Number of Hubble EVA service missions: 6
Number of days Atlantis has been in orbit: 13
Nella's Top Ten Space Stories
- Obama picks former shuttle commander to lead NASA Washington Post Vladislaw covers the nomination in today's diary.
- NASA's Space Shuttle Landing Delayed by Weather NASA Third time the charm? Bet they want to get home for the Memorial Day weekend for some relaxing barbeque.
- Hubble's final triumph San Francisco Chronicle Hooray for the Hubble!
- Griffin: NASA works for 'chump change' Huntsville Times Griffin again! NASA is underfunded. Yep I agree.
- NASA Scientist Decries Agency's Plans Washington Post Yet another shortsighted scientist.
- NASA eyes water in Moon mission Space Daily On to the Moon!
- Sen. Richard Shelby critcizes Obama White House on NASA budget Huntsville Times Senator Shelby proves once again why he is an idiot.
- Entire Region of Mars Likely Shaped by Water Space.com Mars - the waterworld.
- Space pioneers battle for greater freedom New Scientist ITAR needs reform. Duh!
- European Space Agency unveils roster of astronauts Deutsche Welle An Italian gal makes the cut. Awsome! And she is a fighter pilot no less.
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Astronomy Corner
Birth of a pulsar captured in sequence Cosmos Magazine The lighthouses of the universe.
Weird Space
One small drink for man, one giant drink for mankind Russia Today Astronaut drink their own urine. Some kind of bonding ritual. OK. It is really water recycled from urine, but still. Yech.
Space Photos of the Week
I posted this slideshow earlier in the week in a anti-meta diary, but the photos are worth a second look.
NASA and space diaries by fellow Kossacks