IG alleges conflict of interest on NASA review board

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WASHINGTON — A board set up to review construction of the spaceship to return astronauts to the moon is loaded with employees of the very contractors they are supposed to scrutinize, breaking federal law, a government watchdog says. The board chairman, former Skylab astronaut Ed Gibson... Submitted by: oneawesomeguy | Visited 7 times | Comments 0

♦ NASA Workshop Attracts Educators From Federal Way, Washington

1 vote	To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Chris Rink of NASA, +1-757-864-6786, +1-757-344-7711, christopher.p.rink@nasa.gov HAMPTON, Va., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -NASA's Langley Research Center hosted its fourth annual MY NASA DATA workshop June 22 to 27 attracting 21 educators from regions across America. Submitted by: mattkpeters - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NASA Assigns Crew for Equipment Delivery Mission to Space Station

1 vote	To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-3580602, john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, or Kylie Clem, Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483-5111, kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov, both of NASA WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-128. Submitted by: GWebmaster - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Robotic Moon Excavation Teams Compete for NASA Technology Prize

1 vote	To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Sonja Alexander of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1202-358-1761, sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -NASA's Regolith Excavation Challenge is scheduled for Aug. Submitted by: yummytork - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Visionary 'NASA Exploration Experience' Exhibit on Display at Liberty Science Center, July 20-23

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To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Dewayne Washington of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., +1-301-286-0040, Dewayne.A.Washington@nasa.gov GREENBELT, Md., July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -Jo Cook, elementary school teacher at Park Creek Elementary School in Dalton, Ga., spent a week of challenge and discovery at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Submitted by: dizajn - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ In settlement, Icahn to join Yahoo board

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Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn, who will join the Internet company's board. Icahn, who had proposed his own slate of board members, was agitating for the company to reach a deal to sell all or part of the company to Microsoft. Icahn and Microsoft officials had previously stated that they could not work with the existing Yahoo board. As part of the settlement... Submitted by: MWD - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Last surviving Brown v. Board plaintiff dies at 88

1 vote	TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died at 88. Zelma Henderson died Tuesday in Topeka, six weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1950... Submitted by: darkwebmaster - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Longtime Microsoft board member Jon Shirley to step down

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Microsoft announced Tuesday that its longtime board member and former executive Jon Shirley has decided not to run for re-election at the company's annual shareholders meeting. Shirley, who served as Microsoft's president and chief operating officer for seven years through 1990, is retiring from the board after 25 years. He will remain on the board until the shareholders meeting in November. Submitted by: Asif2BD - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NASA Moon Capsule Running Late, Full of Problems

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2013, a top space agency official told The Associated Press Wednesday. continue. associate administrator for exploration. a more complicated moon launch that also will involve unmanned rockets. an interview about an internal NASA report leaked to the Web site, Nasa Watch. financial and technical problems, which NASA says it can overcome. this early in the running, Cooke said. Submitted by: mvl - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Astronomers Use New Method To Weigh Giant Black Holes

1 vote	To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-3580602, john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, or Kylie Clem, Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483-5111, kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov, both of NASA WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-128. Submitted by: soul3 - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NASA Sends South Dakota Teacher Arlene Hicks Back to School

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To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Dewayne Washington of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., +1-301-286-0040, Dewayne.A.Washington@nasa.gov GREENBELT, Md., July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -Arlene Hicks, elementary school teacher at Kadoka Area School Elementary School in Kadoka, S.D., spent a week of challenge and discovery at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Submitted by: dylanj - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NASA's Johnson Space Center to Reopen Wednesday

1 vote	To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Michael Curie, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-3584715, michael.curie@nasa.gov, or John Ira Petty, Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483-5111, john.i.petty@nasa.gov, both of NASA HOUSTON, Aug. Submitted by: rmg - Visited 16 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Carl Icahn blinks, takes Yahoo board seat

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Carl Icahn has apparently decided that his 4.98 percent stake in Yahoo common stock is safe in the hands of Yahoo's current eight-member board, which has fought him for control of the company over the last several months. Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang lives to fight another day. Icahn and two other board nominees of his choice will round out the board... Submitted by: Mr.Bill - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ XMM-Newton Finds Missing Matter

1 vote	To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Dana Davis, dana.l.davis@nasa.gov, or Rob Lazaro, robert.lazaro-1@nasa.gov, both of NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-244-0933 HOUSTON, May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --NASA astronaut Stan G. Love will return home to Eugene, Ore.... Submitted by: ryan_uk - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NASA Sends Montana Teacher David Bixby Back to School

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To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Dewayne Washington of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., +1-301-286-0040, Dewayne.A.Washington@nasa.gov GREENBELT, Md., July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -David Bixby, elementary school teacher at Hellgate Elementary School in Missoula, Mont., spent a week of challenge and discovery at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Submitted by: bob803 - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NASA estimates 3,000 to 4,000 shuttle job losses

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CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA told a Senate panel on Monday that it anticipates losing 3,000 to 4,000 jobs at its launching site once the space shuttles stop flying in two more years, about half the cutback initially reported. Although as many as 6,000 to 7,000 shuttle jobs will be eliminated at Kennedy Space Center, about 3,000 positions will open up in the new exploration program... Submitted by: Ted_Lang - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Just Posted! Fujifilm S6000fd review

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Just Posted! Our Review of the Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd (also known as the S6500fd). The S6000fd has several key features of interest; top of the list being the 6.3MP, 1/1.7" Super CCD sensor used to wide acclaim in the F30 and F31fd and offering 'full resolution' shooting at up to ISO 3200. It also has a new hardware based face detection system and a useful 28-300mm zoom range. Submitted by: peacenlove - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NASA's Voyager probes show solar system dented, not round

1 vote	An artist's drawing of the NASA spacecraft Voyager 1. WASHINGTON — When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal. Submitted by: domainboom - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Icahn issues 'personally liable' warning to Yahoo board

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Icahn told Reuters on Tuesday that Yahoo directors may be held personally liable for signing off on the company's controversial employee-severance plans. That plan, as previously reported, could financially hamstring Icahn's dissident slate if it is successful in unseating Yahoo's board and taking a majority of the board seats. "If they continue with this line... Submitted by: azis - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment