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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (left), along with Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Alexander Misurkin (right), on the International Space Station, Sept. 10, 2013. NASA

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said Tuesday that cooperation with Russia on the International Space Station has not been disrupted by rising diplomatic tensions over the crisis in Ukraine.

"Right now, everything is normal in our relationship with the Russians," Bolden said.

"I think people lose track of the fact that we have occupied the International Space Station now for 13 consecutive years uninterrupted, and that has been through multiple international crises," he said. "I don't think it's an insignificant fact that we are starting to see a number of people with the idea that the International Space Station be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. It's not trivial."

Bolden urged Congress to fully fund development of commercial manned spacecraft to end U.S. reliance on Russia to ferry astronauts to and from the space station. He said the Obama administration's $17.5 billion budget request for NASA in fiscal 2015 will maintain American leadership on the high frontier.

Since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, and in the absence of earlier funding to develop a follow-on manned spacecraft, NASA has been dependent on the the Russians to launch crews to the space station aboard three-seat Russian-built Soyuz spacecraft.

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As part of a new space policy implemented by the Obama administration in 2010-11, NASA is overseeing a competition to develop a commercial American manned spacecraft to restore independent access to space.

The administration asked for $850 million for commercial manned spaceflight in its fiscal 2012 budget request, but Congress approved just $397 million, a cut that pushed the first NASA flight to the station back one year to 2017.

The administration requested $830 million in its fiscal 2013 budget. Early debate in the House called for limiting the scope of the contract to a single company but a compromise eventually was reached that would provide $525 million. NASA received $696 million for commercial crew operations in fiscal 2014.

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WASHINGTON NASA's 2015 budget would remain essentially flat at $17.5 billion under a White House spending proposal unveiled Tuesday that would hold the line on the agency's biggest space programs while laying the groundwork for major new astrophysics and planetary science missions.

However, a large airborne infrared telescope known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) would be grounded unless NASA's partner on the project, the German Aerospace Center, steps up its contribution, a senior agency official said ahead of the budget rollout.

The 2015 NASA budget request seeks about 1 percent less for NASA than what Congress approved for 2014 in an omnibus spending bill signed in January, but $600 million more than what the agency received in 2013, when automatic budget cuts known as sequestration were in full effect. [Video: How NASA Will Spend Your Money in 2015]

As part of the roughly $5 billion Science budget the administration proposed for 2015 about $180 million less than the 2014 appropriation NASA's Astrophysics division would get $607 million, $14 million of which would be for preliminary work on the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope: a dark-energy and exoplanet observatory that would utilize one of the two 2.4-meter telescopes donated to NASA by the National Reconnaissance Office in 2012.

Planetary Science, meanwhile, would get nearly $1.3 billion, about $65 million less than Congress approved for 2014. The money would allow NASA to continue work on a new sample-caching Mars rover, based on the Curiosity design, that would launch in 2020. It would also provide $15 million for early work on a robotic mission to Jupiters moon Europa that would launch sometime next decade. In 2014, Congress approved about $80 million for Europa mission studies.

The White House's 2015 budget request was released about a month late and sets the stage for a new round of old disputes between the White House and Capitol Hill.

NASA is once again seeking more money than lawmakers have been willing to provide for an ongoing competition to build commercially designed spacecraft to take astronauts to the international space station by late 2017. NASA wants $848 million for 2015, nearly $150 million more than Congress provided in the 2014 omnibus bill, which is the high-water mark for the program.

At the same time, NASA is seeking about $2.8 billion for the Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket and companion Orion deep-space crew capsule about $300 million less than Congress appropriated in the 2014 omnibus. SLS and Orion would debut in 2017 on an uncrewed test flight to lunar space, with a crewed mission to follow in 2021.

The 2015 budget provides no official estimate of the total cost for NASA's proposed asteroid redirect mission, which the agency announced in its 2014 budget request. In this mission, a new robotic spacecraft launching later this decade would redirect a small asteroid to lunar space, where astronauts could explore it by 2025 using SLS and Orion.

The White House proposed spending $133 million in 2015 on capabilities needed by, but not specific to, the asteroid mission: next-generation solar electric space propulsion, and improved asteroid detection. NASA said last year that the redirect mission, which has received a chilly reception on Capitol Hill, might cost roughly $2 billion.

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NASA's $17.5B 2015 budget would fund new science missions

NASA's $17.5 billion proposed fiscal 2015 budget would maintain the U.S. space agency's plan to send humans to Mars by the 2030s, to study near-Earth asteroids and to send astronauts to the International Space Station.

"Through NASA's work at all of our centers, our nation is recognized for scientific and technological leadership and knowledge-sharing that improves lives all around the world," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said Tuesday.

The White House proposal for NASA is 1% lower than the final fiscal 2014 budget budget, and about $600 million more than it received in 2013.

Nonetheless, the proposed 2015 proposed budget would keep NASA on the path it's been on for a few years, preparing to send humans to live, explore and work on Mars by the 2030s.

Bolden noted that NASA hit several milestones on that path this year.

For instance, it oversaw two missions by private commercial companies - SpaceX and Orbital Sciences -- to resupply the space station. NASA also pushed to prepare the Orion space capsule for its first test flight later this year. The capsule is to one day carry humans into deep space.

"This budget ensures that the United States will remain the world's leader in space exploration and scientific discovery for years to come," said Bolden. "The budget supports the administration's commitment that NASA be a catalyst for the growth of a vibrant American commercial space industry, and keeps us on target to launch American astronauts from right here in the U.S.A. by 2017, ending our reliance on others to get into space and freeing us up to carry out even more ambitious missions beyond low-Earth orbit."

Regaining the ability to send astronauts to the space station would mark a major milestone for NASA.

After NASA retired its fleet of aging space shuttles in the summer of 2011, the agency has been forced to rely on Russian partners to keep the orbiter supplied with astronauts, food, spare parts and science experiments.

Bolden pointed out today that NASA hopes to have its commercial partners ferrying astronauts, as well as supplies, to the space station by 2017, lessening its reliance on foreign government agencies.

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NASA unveiled its 2015 budget request on Tuesday (March 4), a $17.5 billion spending plan that would maintain the space agency's major ongoing missions. See Space.com complete coverage of NASA's 2015 budget request here:

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Russia-Ukraine Tension Won't Affect US Astronauts on Space Station, NASA Chief Says An upcoming launch and landing of astronauts to and from the International Space Station will not be affected by the current tensions between the U.S. and Russia.

NASA's $17.5 Billion Budget Request for 2015 Would Fund New Science Missions, Ground Flying Telescope NASA's 2015 budget would remain essentially flat at $17.5 billion under a White House spending proposal unveiled today (March 4). It maintains the agency's biggest space programs, lays groundwork for major new astrophysics and planetary science. From our news partnerSpaceNews.

Expert Voices: Reactions to NASA's 2015 Budget Request for Space Exploration NASA unveiled its 2015 budget request on Tuesday (March 4), a $17.5 billion spending plan that would maintain the space agency's major ongoing missions, while supporting ambitious new science missions. See reactions to the new NASA budget.

Highlights of NASA's 2015 Budget Request Unveiled The proposed 2015 federal budget released by the White House today (March 4) allocates $17.5 billion to NASA, a $200 million drop from the space agency's 2014 budget request.

NASA Chief Charles Bolden's View on 2015 Budget Request NASA unveiled its 2015 budget request today (March 4), a request that seeks $17.5 billion for the agency. See NASA chief Charles Bolden's view of the agency's 2015 budget plan.

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NASA plans to mothball its infrared airborne observatory unless it can get financial help from international partners.

US President Barack Obama's proposed budget for fiscal 2015 slashes funding for the US-German project from $US84 million ($A94.17 million) to $12 million.

'Budgets are about making choices,' NASA administrator Charles Bolden said.

NASA is the main backer of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), which scans the skies for celestial objects that give off infrared radiation, which is invisible to the human eye.

The high-flying observatory, which cost about $US1.25 billion to develop, has a history of delays and cost overruns. It made its first observations in 2010 and reached full operational capability in February.

The two NASA centres in charge of the project, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Southern California and Ames Research Center in Northern California, learnt about the proposed cut last week.

'It was a surprise to all of us,' said David McBride, head of NASA Armstrong.

SOFIA consists of an 18,000-kilogram telescope that's mounted in the rear of a modified jumbo jet. During flight, a hatch opens to allow the telescope to see its targets.

Flying between 39,000 feet and 45,000 feet, SOFIA has an advantage over ground-based telescopes because it doesn't have to peer through water vapour in the atmosphere.

NASA previously said SOFIA was expected to last at least 20 years.

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NASA slashes funding for observatory

NASA unveiled its 2015 budget request today (March 4), a request that seeks $17.5 billion for the agency that would fund the groundwork for some major new science missions, including a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, but make deep cuts in the agency's SOFIA flying telescope program.

NASA chief Charles Bolden has released a detailed statement on the NASA 2015 budget request. That statement, which was released on Bolden's NASA blog, appears below, courtesy of NASA:

"Today, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget request for the nation, and there is a lot of good news in it for NASA. The presidents funding plan for America's space program reaffirms the path we are on, and will keep us moving forward pushing farther in the solar system and leading the world in a new era of exploration.

"Through NASA's work at all of our centers, our nation is recognized for scientific and technological leadership and knowledge-sharing that improves lives all around the world.

"Over the past six years, the Obama Administration has invested more than $100 billion in America's space program, including the $17.5 billion that is part of this years budget. The presidents budget, once again, affirms the bi-partisan strategic exploration plan agreed to with the Congress in 2010. It keeps us moving toward the missions and breakthroughs of tomorrow even as it enables the tangible successes of today. [NASA's Space Tech, Science & Exploration Goals for 2015: Gallery]

"This budget keeps us on the same, steady path we have been following a stepping stone approach to send humans to Mars in the 2030's. It's a path that has seen many recent successes, from the launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission last week -- the first of an unprecedented five Earth Science launches this year -- to returning space station resupply missions to U.S. soil with private American companies to the power-up of Orion and the countdown toward its first flight test later this year to the final mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope being delivered.

"This budget ensures that the United States will remain the world's leader in space exploration and scientific discovery for years to come. The budget supports the administrations commitment that NASA be a catalyst for the growth of a vibrant American commercial space industry, and keeps us on target to launch American astronauts from right here in the USA by 2017, ending our reliance on others to get into space and freeing us up to carry out even more ambitious missions beyond low-Earth orbit.

"We are committed to the International Space Station, and the latest extension guarantees well have this unique orbiting outpost for at least another decade. This means an expanded market for private space companies, more ground-breaking research and science discovery in microgravity and additional opportunities to live, work and learn in space over longer and longer periods of time.

"This budget keeps NASA's deep space exploration program on track by funding the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion crew vehicle to take American astronauts farther into the solar system than we have ever gone before. Our stepping stone approach to sending humans to Mars involves continued research on the space station, testing our new capabilities beyond the moon, exploring an asteroid and ultimately sending a crewed mission to the Red Planet.

"In order to carry out these pioneering missions, we have to develop technologies for our asteroid redirect mission that will lead to the subsequent first crewed mission to Mars.

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NASA congratulates everyone involved with producing the movie Gravity for all of the Oscar wins, especially Alfonso Cuarn for winning Best Director at the 86th Academy Awards Ceremony held on March 2, 2014.

In the Warner Bros. movie Gravity, two astronauts find themselves adrift in space and struggling for survival after their spacecraft is destroyed by space debris. Although this scenario makes for gripping Hollywood entertainment, NASA actively works to protect its astronauts and vehicles from the dangers portrayed in the movie.

From protective material coating the outside of the International Space Station to meticulous and methodical training on the ground and in space covering everything from spacewalking to fires or decompression inside the space station, NASAs ground crews and astronauts are as prepared as they can be for potential anomaly, no matter how remote they may be.

On Sept. 16, Expedition 26 astronaut Cady Coleman spoke with actress Sandra Bullock to discuss Bullocks character in the movie. While developing her role, Bullock gave Coleman a call while she was aboard the space station. At the time, the actress asked Coleman to elaborate on what its like living and moving about in microgravity. I told her that I had long hair, and if you pulled a hair out and pushed it against something, you could move yourself across the space station, said Coleman. Thats how little force it takes.

Featured alongside Bullock and George Clooney, Gravity has another major star: the International Space Station. Look closely during the films interior shots of the space station and you may get a glimpse into whats really going on 240 miles above Earth. To focus on the facts behind the fiction, Coleman recalled her own experience living and working in space aboard the orbiting laboratory after an advanced screening of the film. This isnt a documentary; its a movie, said Coleman. It transports people from this planet into space. I am really lucky, as an astronaut, to get to go and live there.

[ Watch The Video: NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino on "Gravity" Award Win ] Viewers of the movie may notice that free water forms spheres in space. Although special effects helped this occur in the movie, this is a true phenomenon. It is the result of surface tension, and the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) is helping predict liquid behavior in microgravity. Coleman gained hands-on experience with this investigation during Expedition 26, assisting researchers in studying how fluids flow in containers with complex geometries. These findings provide insight used to build better ground water transportation on Earth, as well as improved cooling capabilities for electronics using heat pipes. This information also applies to the design for fuel tanks in spacecraft for long duration exploration.

Fire also plays a role in the movie, and two studies underway on the space station touch on this topic: the Burning and Suppression of Solids (BASS) investigation and the Flame Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX). FLEX recently made headlines when the space station study led to the discovery of cool flames. Findings from BASS may contribute to improved fire suppression methods for spacecraft. FLEX may lead to improved fuel efficiency on Earth and minimize pollutants in our atmosphere associated with combustion.

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NASA meteor and fireball experts Dr. Bill Cooke, Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw will answer questions onReddit.combeginning at 1 p.m. CST Thursday, March 6, on the Reddit IAmA forum.

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Cooke, the lead of the NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, specializes in studying the meteoroid environment and its effects on space vehicles of all sorts. Cooke came to work at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center as a member of the Space Environments Team in 1994. When not occupied with meteor observations and shower forecasts, he builds model rockets and is a mentor for the Team America Rocketry Challenge and other amateur rocketry projects.

Moser has been working in the Space Environments Team at Marshall for more than 10 years and has supported the NASA meteor environments team since its inception in late 2004. Her work includes modeling meteor showers, analyzing lunar meteoroid impact data and managing the cameras for the NASA All Sky Fireball Network.

Blaauw has more than three years experience with the Meteoroid Environment Office and came to Marshall from the University of Western Ontario in Ontario, Canada. During her masters studies, she gained experience in meteor physics working with data from a meteor radar. She enjoys the diversity of her projects, which include analyzing automated meteor fluxes from optical detectors, managing wide-field meteor cameras and comet monitoring.

Cooke, Moser and Blaauw will make exciting subjects for an Ask Me Anything due to their extensive and diverse skywatching expertise.

For the live link to the Reddit Ask Me Anything, come back here just a few minutes before 1 p.m. CST on March 6.

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During the cold winter months many airline passengers know what happens when it's icy. Not only can it be tough to get to the airport - planes can end up being delayed and/or face de-icing while on the ground.

But ice formation in engines while the plane is flying - in certain weather conditions - is also a concern year round. Researchers, including a group from NASA, are in Darwin, Australia during its summer months to study the issue. They are part of an international team working to improve aviation safety by analyzing high altitude ice crystals with the help of a specially equipped French jet.

Engineers and scientists from three NASA facilities are supporting the European Airbus-led High Altitude Ice Crystals (HAIC)/High Ice Water Content (HIWC) flight campaign in the "land down under" through March 2014. The primary goal of the campaign is to fly into weather that produces specific icing conditions so researchers can study the characteristics present.

NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is supplying an isokinetic probe for the Darwin flights that was designed and built by Science Engineering Associates and National Research Council Canada, with funding from NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as instrument and meteorological ground support. The probe is mounted under the wing of a French Falcon 20 aircraft. It measures the total water content in clouds that have high concentrations of ice crystals in the vicinity of oceanic and continental thunderstorms.

NASA Glenn has a 70-year history of icing research. "The data captured during the HAIC/HIWC campaign will add to the ground-based icing research NASA has already conducted in Glenn's Propulsion Systems Laboratory," said Tom Ratvasky, the NASA Glenn project scientist supporting the campaign. "We have tested a full scale engine under high altitude ice crystal icing conditions in that lab."

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, are also part of the Australian research effort. The Langley researchers are contributing sensors expertise. One team is analyzing data from the Falcon's onboard weather radar.

Another is capturing satellite imagery to help forecast where the jet might encounter the best icing conditions. Goddard scientists are providing their cloud expertise, using flight data to improve modeling algorithms to predict the high ice concentrations in these environments.

"The aviation industry around the world is very interested in this research. That's because ice crystals at high altitudes are not normally detected by onboard weather radar and visibly do not appear to be a danger to pilots," said Steve Harrah, HAIC/HIWC weather radar principal investigator at NASA Langley.

"If those crystals are ingested into a turbofan engine and reach its core, they can cause a temporary loss of power - with no warning," added Ratvasky.

Over the last 20 years, the aviation industry has documented more than 200 incidents where turbofan jet engines have lost power during high-altitude flights. For many of these events, the aircraft were flying in the vicinity of heavy storm clouds, but with little activity showing on the weather radar at their flight altitude. Investigators developed a theory that the planes are actually flying through clouds with high concentrations of small ice crystals.

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