NASA boss takes the helm and launches plans for the future
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Michael Griffin, NASA's new administrator and approved 11th member in the space agency appointed by the senate in 2005, plans great development in his field of space for the future. He has programmed to speed up the NASA's plan to have a new Crew Exploration Vehicle for outbound astronauts that would to be completed by 2014.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Time to move on from shuttle, says astronaut
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George Nelson, three-time shuttle astronaut discusses NASA's future plans and his experience of being one of the first astronauts flying the shuttle after the 1986 Challenger disaster. He believes that NASA is spending money on the aerospace industry, as it needs to employ people.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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US launches joint effort to probe dark secrets of the universe
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA plan a series of launches that will explore the mysteries of dark energy, the enigmatic force responsible for universe expansion.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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