NASA's Asteroid Mission a Dead-End to Mars?

NASAs newly announced plan to capture an asteroid and re-position it around the moon for an astronaut visit sounds cool, but its a side-show on the road to Mars, scientists and long-time space mission managers told Congress. To me, the connection between the asteroid retrieval mission, which involves proximity operations with a rock that would fit comfortably in this hearing room, I see no obvious connection between that and any of the technologies and capabilities required for Martian exploration, Cornell University planetary scientist Steve Squyres told the House Subcommittee on Space on Tuesday Continue reading

Dana McDaniel Discusses the New OU Medical School in Dublin and Introduces Barbara Evert – Video




Dana McDaniel Discusses the New OU Medical School in Dublin and Introduces Barbara Evert Barbara Evert is Dublin Methodist Hospital's Vice President of Medical Affairs. By: Dublin AMRotary Continue reading

US Spaceflight Ambitions Must Face Budget Reality, NASA Chief Says

HOUSTON Charles Bolden, NASA’s chief and a self-described dreamer, says there is a line between dreams and reality when it comes to what the space agency can do, especially in light of current budget constraints. “I am the eternal optimist, but I am also a realist,” the NASA administrator told reporters during a visit to the Johnson Space Center here on Thursday (May 16) Continue reading

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it’s unclear whether they will. Continue reading

Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace Acquires AirLiance Materials; Will Merge Operations

May 17, 2013 Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace, Inc. (Kellstrom) announced today that it has acquired AirLiance Materials LLC (“AirLiance”) from Lufthansa Technik. Continue reading

Hatch wants IRS probe to expand, include Freedom Path

(Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is leading a group of Republicans seeking a new line of inquiry in the IRS scandal — one aimed at the release of confidential documents, including those from a group that spent $570,000 helping to re-elect the Utah senator Continue reading

Precision Aerospace Components Inc. Today Reported Financial And Operating Results For The Three Months Ended March 31 …

BENSALEM, Pa., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Precision Aerospace Components Inc. (PAOS:OTCQB) is a one-stop source for standard, self-locking, semi-special and special nuts, bolts and washers manufactured to several military, aerospace and industrial specifications. The Company maintains an inventory of approximately 44,000 SKUs comprised of approximately 65 million parts of premium quality, brand name fastener products Continue reading

NASA Operating Plan for FY 2013 to Target Planetary Overall, Cuts Research and Completed Missions

PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Melissa Lane, Susan Benecchi Email: pen_editor at psi.edu SPECIAL REPORT AND ANALYSIS: NASA OPERATING PLAN FOR FY2013 TO TARGET PLANETARY OVERALL, CUTS RESEARCH AND COMPETED MISSIONS CALL TO ACTION: CONGRESSIONAL HELP IS NEEDED, AND CALL NASA TO TASK Mark V. Sykes Planetary Science Institute In his FY13 budget request, President Obama proposed the NASA Planetary budget be cut by more than 20% from its FY12 level (From $1.5B to less than $1.2B). Continue reading

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy to Host Inaugural Foundation Symposium at the 16th Annual American Society of Gene …

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, Inc. (ACGT), www.acgtfoundation.org, https://twitter.com/acgtfoundation, and https://www.facebook.com/acgtfoundation, today announced that it will be hosting an inaugural Foundation Symposium Gene and Cell Therapy For Cancer on Thursday, May 16, from 6:00 p.m. Continue reading