Can You Buy a Star From NASA? [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

Can You Buy a Star From NASA? [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

Question by : "VOYGER CRAFT STILL IN CONTACT WITH NASA" IS IT FALSE FROM NASA OR US GOVERMENT FOR MAKING USA SUPERIOR IN S? DON'T GIVE ANY NASA OR WIKIPEDIA LINKS TO PROVE THIS. ONLY STRONG POINTS WILL BE ACCEPTED Best answer for "VOYGER CRAFT STILL IN CONTACT WITH NASA" IS IT FALSE FROM NASA OR US GOVERMENT FOR MAKING USA SUPERIOR IN S?:

Answer by GeoffG
1. On the left side of your keyboard there is a key labeled "Caps Lock." Please press that key once, and never press it again. Ah! Thank you, that's much better. 2. Yahoo!Answers has a spell check. If you used it, you would know that "Voyger" should be spelled "Voyager" and "goverment" is spelled "government." 3. "superior in s" What does this mean? 4. What do you have against NASA and Wikipedia? These are, in my opinion, two of the most reliable web sites on the internet. Their WOT ratings are both extremely high, and rightly so. 5. Both Voyager spacecraft are operational and still in contact with NASA: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/index.html Only the Voyager 1 PLS instrument is no longer functioning.

Answer by Ask me about The Beatles
Answer: None possible. This is a question/answer forum, not a debate society. How can anyone make a strong point to a nonsensical question? Care to re-state it in English? And please STOP SHOUTING.

Answer by Bullseye
How many DIFFERENT Yahoo User IDs are you using right now? I see you as Malay, and as idlk wht to do. It is a violation of Yahoo terms of service to have multiple IDs.

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There is a lot of misunderstanding about whether or not you can buy a star from NASA. NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a government organization that was founded in 1958. NASA is responsible for many great achievements, including multiple manned and unmanned missions to explore the moon, the launch and use of space stations, and the space shuttle program.

In its research and observation capacities, NASA is also responsible for discovering many stars, black holes, and celestial objects. Although astronomers all over the world contribute to the collective discovery of new planets and stars, NASA doesn't actually allow you to name your own star. You also can't buy a star through them or adopt a star through them, although some planetariums and observatories hold fundraising events which allow you to "adopt a star" through them. This is usually a way for them to receive financial support for their respective museums, and it can be a nice way to interest children in learning more about space and the stars by supporting a local planetarium.

When people are looking to buy a star through NASA, they are really searching for one of several private star registry services that allow people to adopt a star. But these private star registries aren't associated with NASA, so when you buy a star through them, this is a basically an "unofficial" adoption of that star.

If you buy a star from a star registry (which again, isn't NASA) you can be purchasing a nice gift for someone, even though that person will never actually "own" that star. Star registries usually provide a pretty star chart and certificate with information about one star in the skies, and this can be a great way to enhance a child's interest in studying space and stars. Many children already have telescopes and they enjoy looking at the moon, planets, and stars at night, and it can be a fun family activity to get the kids even more interested in lo oking for their particular star in the sky.

Some people also choose to adopt a star as a memorial for someone they have lost. If you have a beloved parent, sibling, or spouse who has passed on, naming a star in their honor can be a nice way to pay tribute to their memory and the positive impact that they have had on your life.

When it comes to romantic holidays like Valentine's Day, wedding anniversaries, or engagements, buying a star can make a thoughtful gift for a soulmate. When it comes to the magic of wooing, it's nice to come up with gifts that aren't so material but have more of a spiritual component to them. The sentiment of naming a star after someone can be very powerful and moving for the recipient. It can be a heart-based gift that is very different from purchasing jewelry or perfume, which have a different kind of appeal.

So while you can't actually buy a star from NASA, if you are interested in adopting a star in someone's honor, you can do so through a private star registry. Just don't expect NASA's astronauts to drop you off for a visit there the next time they are passing through that part of the galaxy.

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NASA's Explorer Schools [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

NASA's Explorer Schools [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

Usually when we think of NASA, we think of spacecrafts exploring new frontiers. And so they do, of course, but the nation's space agency has its hand in more earthly pursuits, as well--pursuits that may well have a direct influence on the children in your life.

In the NASA Explorer School (NAS) undertaking, created in 2003, the agency partners with under-serviced schools across the nation to bring mathematics, science and technology curriculum to students ranging from K-12. When a partnership agreement is reached, teachers and a school administrator team up to develop and implement a three-year action plan that addresses local challenges in the subjects mentioned earlier. Based on information generated through needs assessments, this customized plan is delivered through a combination of on-site school services and distance-learning networks.

Program elements include professional development workshops during the summer months in which teams of educators meet at the nine NASA Field Centers and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The intensive, one-week training provides opportunities for the teachers to begin to integrate NASA content into the existing school curricula, and extends to creating and implementing action plans to address local challenges.

Throughout the school year, ongoing research-based professional development includes NASA aerospace education specialists, Space Grant consortia, educator resource centers, and NASA Education networks.

That's the somewhat boring explanation of what it's all about. The real-life examples are much more exciting.

Botball, Anyone?

Chances are you've never played botball--given that it's a game played only by robots. But, hey, robots have to have some fun too, right? For the past three years, students at Explorer Schools have been accepting the challenge to build and program robots to compete with opponents on a field the size of a ping-pong table. The challen ge for 2006 was "Search and Rescue." Robotics teams worked autonomously to locate a plush robot and his "tribble" friends. ( Star Trek fans understand tribbles. They're the round, furry animals that reproduce faster than spam in your Inbox.) The challenge was to complete various tasks and score points ahead of the opposing robots. (It's a bit like Survivor, without the bikinis.)

Search and Rescue (and the other botball challenges) gives middle and high school students a hands-on learning application in science, technology, engineering and math. The competing teams built their robots from an official kit containing such goodies as 1,800 LEGO building blocks, two Xport Botball Controllers (XBCs, attached to Nintendo® Game Boy Advance devices), and 20 censors, including color-recognition cameras. After using the pieces to build their robots, students programmed them using a version of the C computer language.

The annual botball challenges have generated so much ent husiasm that at least 13 regional tournaments are held across the United States. Hawaii is actively involved, with more than 20 participating schools. The 2007 national tournament will be held in Honolulu in July, and will be one of the events at the National Conference on Educational Robotics.

NASA's Web site quoted Jade Bowman, the NES team lead at Hawaii's Waimea Middle School, as saying, "The Botball program has been an avenue for our students to broaden their horizons in many areas." Bowman added that the botball program exposed the students to new careers, taught them to use a variety of technology, increased self confidence, developed complex thinking, and showed the importance of team playing.

Cassini Scientists for a Day

On January 23, 2006, a group of California third, fourth and fifth graders became "scientists for a day," and selected where to point the cameras on the Cassini spacecraft as it continued its tour of the space around Saturn . These students of Shirley Avenue Elementary School in Reseda, California (part of the Explorer network), had 10 days to study three target options and decide which opportunity would make the most scientific sense. After much debate, they decided to take an image of the planet's rings.

Mission planners calculated the needed maneuvers and sent the commands to the spacecraft. The students had been studying Saturn prior to the project, so they had some idea of what the mission entailed.

The "Cassini Scientist for a Day" activity helped them understand how much time it takes to gather scientific information, and how complicated it is to make decisions. The NASA Web site quotes the kids' teacher, Kathy Cooper, as saying, "I was stunned to hear a fourth grader saying, 'You need a good eye and have to be patient, because science isn't quick--we didn't learn about the universe overnight; it takes time,'" Cooper says. "The activity brought a higher level of thinking; the y kept coming up with good questions."

Build Your Own Rocket Ship

Michigan's Southfield School was the nation's first to be designated a NASA Explorer School. In early 2006, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, announced a $ 2,500 grant to students in Southfield, Michigan, to help them design, build and launch their own rocket. Part of NASA's Student Launch Initiative, the project helps students learn more about engineering and teamwork through a hands-on approach to create and launch rockets with payloads.

The Student Launch Initiative is jointly managed by the Marshall Center in partnership with the Huntsville Area Rocketry Association, a group of rocket enthusiasts and engineers who launch their own rockets. Each participating student team designs, builds and tests its own rockets, while documenting their progress on a Web site. Students can request guidance from professional engineers during the design and testing phases. The teams also learn problem-solving skills, how to prepare and present proposals, and how to budget.

The teams display and launch their rockets in a competition. Competing rockets carry a tracking device and a recoverable science payload weighing between one quarter and one half-pound. The rocket must reach an altitude of one mile during flight and be reusable. After flight, the team collects data from the payload, analyzes it, and reports the results to Marshall Center engineers, the project's mentors, who evaluate each rocket and determine the winners. The winning teams receive a school trophy.

How to Become an Explorer School

According to the Web site, competitive applications are accepted and selection of the NASA Explorer School teams occurs each spring. Up to 50 teams will be added each year, for a maximum total of 150 teams.

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Question by traui: Do you believe the NASA "lost" the moon landing video tapes on purpose? The moon landing is questioned every minuted at Yahoo Answers. Now they lost the tapes. Can that happen by accident? Best answer for Do you believe the NASA "lost" the moon landing video tapes on purpose?:

Answer by Mephistopheles
Unlikely. The tapes must have been stolen or never existed.

Answer by stealth_n700ms
Of course it can... Can your house catch fire? Of course, it's unlikely... If this was 10 years ago... and I said, can we get attacked on our homeland? It's not impossible. If you're suggesting that we never went to the moon, you're dead wrong. --Rob

Answer by scoobyd3
And here it is...I guess I have been looking hard enough cause this is the first question that has the conspiracy theory undertones. I was wondering how long it would take for me to see one after I read that article. Here is an anology that may help you understand how a tape could get lost. Go to a college library. Look at how many books they have. Now think of what would happen if a book was not put back where it belonged. Now think of how many tapes NASA would have in its archives.

Answer by non_moritati
I wondered about that, seems pretty convenient.

Answer by Marianna
Aaah, now I understand why they want to go to the moon again: They need to make a new tape.... But seriously, I think this is either just a typical civil-servant-like screw-up (considering how H U G E NASA's archive must be), or some very wealthy collector managed to have it "stolen" for his/her collection.

Answer by Bigger is Better
No.

Answer by arwyayen23
If you actually read a paper or watch the news... the tapes are not lost in the sense that they can't possibly be found, or that they have no idea where they are... Simply put, records that old have been moved around, and analyzed many times over 40 years! You try finding an old home video that old... bet you can't. NASA has made it clear that they have asked all centers to check their archives for the videos... NASA has thousands upon thousands of video, audio, and data information... BESIDES that, just because the original is not available at the moment doesn't mean that thousands of copies of the famous Moon-walk are not available at the drop of the hat... Hundreds of thousands of people have the video on their computers, on video, and many other media... If NASA really "lost" the video as you are implying what would be the reason? Especially when all you have to do is search the internet, and you'll pull up thousands of sites with the video ready for download... It's Occam's Razor... What's the simplest explaination? That hundreds of thousand of NASA employees and contractors are ammased in a huge government cover-up and noone has EVER come forward... or that we really did go to the Moon... The truth will set you free...

Answer by Krynne
It would be more like the way good movies and tapes get "lost" at a local library. It either gets put away in the wrong place by someone, or someone knicks it. I am NOT going to go on about the moonlanding and whether it is real or an elaborate hoax. I'll just say I believe it happened and that's that!

Answer by crud
Don't really care either way. I lost my old 8 track tapes too. There are copies anyway so who cares.

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The NASA Nibiru Planet X 2012 Connection [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

The NASA Nibiru Planet X 2012 Connection [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

Science Chat with NASA's John Grunsfeld and JPL's Charles Elachi

WASHINGTON â€" A prototype NASA lander crashed and burned in a test flight at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA spokeswoman Lisa Malone says it appears that the methane-powered Morpheus lander is a total loss. She says nobody was hurt in the ... Experimental NASA planetary lander catches fire, crashes during Florida test ...

What is the NASA Nibiru Planet X 2012 connection? To give you some background information on this, there are some that believe that Planet X is a heavenly body that is on a route to pass by Earth very closely every 3,600 years. This planet, also known as Nibiru, is believed to be the cause of what some say will be the end of days in 2012. NASA has remain tightlipped and has even refuted the possibility that such a planet exists.

If NASA is the leading reputable source for all things celestial, then why does the NASA Nibiru Planet X connection still exist? A woman named Nancy Lieder claims that an alien civilization known as the Zetas have been in contact with her. They actually captured her and implanted a communication device in her brain. Lieder then put a website online that gives the public access to the messages the Zetas are sending to the Earth through Lieder.

Lieder claims that the Zetas will visit the Earth in 2012, and that the Earth will experien ce three separate attacks. In this NASA Nibiru Planet X 2012 connection, Lieder states that the first attack will be similar to the meteor attack that killed the dinosaurs. The second attack will cause major earth catastrophes through magnetic pole reversal, which would in itself cause widespread death and destruction. And the final attack is believed by Lieder to be an invasion by the Zetas which will wipe out the rest of the population that remains.

So what does NASA have to say about the NASA Nibiru Planet X 2012 connection. They talk about Planet X much more scientifically, and say that Planet X is a generic term that is given to any celestial body that is believed to be a planet before it is given its permanent name. This is their explanation about why you can find the terminology "Planet X" written repeatedly in their research over the years. For NASA, Planet X does not indicate one specific planet but rather many, many planets and most have since been given othe r names. NASA further claims that there is not a mysterious planet moving towards ours on a 3,600 year route.

Still others believe that there is a NASA Nibiru Planet X 2012 connection, and this is that NASA and the federal government have taken steps to cover up their scientific evidence. Many believe that the effects of Nibiru, or Planet X, coming close to the Earth will be simply devastating to the planet and that NASA and the government know this. They understand that they are helpless to do anything to protect the planet, and likewise would not be able to control the widespread mayhem and panic that would ensue if they backed up these claims. Thus, people believe they are covering up the truth. You should decide for yourself what you believe to be true. If you believe the end is coming near or even that widespread devastation would result from such events as described here, take steps to prepare yourself through basic survival strategies and preparations.

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Question by Craig C: NASA: "Significant" amount of water found on moon? Could this discovery by NASA lead up to a permanent moon base on the moon? Best answer for NASA: "Significant" amount of water found on moon?:

Answer by Bella
Nasa is planning to establish a lunar base. The amount of water discovered may mean that the base will be easier to maintain. If they can collect and purify water on the Moon, that would mean that less would have to be transported from Earth.

Answer by Reality, Common Sense, Deceny
Water can help create oxygen and carbon dioxide as well as supply delicious fluids(which take up a ton of room on all NASA missions).

Answer by Harley Drive
it's nasa drivel finding a bit of water ( or signs of it) is a long way from extracting it and using it they are after more funds

Answer by E.C.R =éast coast rapper=
if that happens n they say u want to stay here or there i ould chose earth how bout u

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Polar Shift 2012 - NASA Information [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

Polar Shift 2012 - NASA Information [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

When looking into the heavenly skies and wondering about the impending doomsday scenarios predicted for 2012, it is easy to believe that NASA is the trusted source for information. The fact is that when people look into the theories of polar shift 2012, NASA may not be as reputable of a source as you may thing. In fact, some people say that NASA is working on conjunction with the government to conceal actual scientific fact that these events will occur.

So in looking at the polar shift 2012, NASA is the expert source, right? So what does NASA have to say to the public about these theories. Well, first, let's look at what the theorists say. Theorists believe that a magnetic pole shift will occur in 2012, and this will cause incredible upheaval that will result in volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, tidal waves, earthquakes, and more. This event will be fast and devastating across the globe. With such widespread panic that such impending events would bring, it's no wonde r NASA would be working in conjunction with the government to conceal this issue.

But what are the polar shift 2012 NASA beliefs? First, NASA has already backed up the belief that something destructive will occur on our planet in 2012, and they believe the polar shift theories are realistic. However, they depart from theorists and say that the shifting poles would simply not destroy the Earth because the process has already started with a much more gradual shift than theorists are saying it will happen. In fact, science has proven that the polar magnetic shifts in the 20th century have caused the poles to shift about 10 kilometers every year.

Further, looking at the theories of polar shift 2012, NASA says the events happen over approximately one thousand years to achieve full reversal rather than in a matter of days. Yet doomsday believers throwing conspiracy theories up in the air and asking NASA why they would predict devastating events for 2012 if in fact the polar shift 2012 theories are incorrect. The fact is that a drastic polar shift will cause huge natural destruction, and it will also cause disruption in our TVs, cell phones, and even satellites that control the planes and ships. This in turn would effect the flow of food and supplies that we depend on. The results of all of this taken together would be devastating.

When looking at polar shift 2012, NASA and the government are covering up what they know will happen simply because they don't want to contend with widespread panic. There is little that would result in telling the public that these theories hold truth from scientific evidence except for creating huge waves of panic around the globe, which would result in hoarding of food and supplies, and general mayhem. So the government is working with NASA to keep this under wraps. But that doesn't mean you can't form your own opinion on the matter and take steps to prepare yourself to survive when the worst happens in 2012 by learning to live off the land.

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Question by : If planet Nibiru does exist, how or what kind of preventive measures does "NASA" would do for us to be safe? I'm just curious as to how "NASA" would react if it's true. NASA always saying that the people spreading this "NIBIRU" thing have no basis or evidence and they call it a "hoax". Even if it's a myth or not the "NIBIRU", a big meteor for example, surely we would prepare ourselves for something like these in the future. I've seen a lot of question and answers but nothing like, do we have equipment or weapon to counter this kind of event. Many of our scientists always create and discover a new weapon of destruction, but do they make preparations for something like these that would destroy our planet. Those who have power and money creates a space center, but do they make a weapon that could destroy a comet? For 65 billion years ago something like this happens that eradicates all of living creatures in the planet, what's stopping the universe from making it happen again? Best answer for If planet Nibiru does exist, how or what kind of preventive measures does "NASA" would do for us to be safe?:

Answer by Daniel Hedlund
The powers at be would go to the many underground bases they have built around the world and take the people they chose with them and let the rest die most likely. They don't really care about US. Many globalists have said they want to reduce the worlds population so they wouldn't care if most humans die.

Answer by Larry454
This is a multifaceted question. If Nibiru exists, we would see it by now. It would be fairly dramatic and obvious to even a casual observer. It clearly is an internet hoax, similar to Y2K and most of the other "end of the world" predictions over the past several decades. On the other hand, large meteors and similar objects do represent a very real - but very rare - danger. Larger objects can create quite a mess. When Comet Shoemaker-Levy struck Jupiter a few years ago, it kicked up a cloud of debris that was significantly larger than the Earth. What can we do about it? Well, if we know about it in time, it would not take much of a push to divert it into a trajectory that would miss the earth entirely. But that requires months of lead time and preparation, and we may not have that luxury. If we don't see it until it's a day or two from impact, then we could all be facing some uncertainty, depending on the size of the object. Fortunately, the larger the object is, the easier it is to see and react in time. It's those little in-between-sized ones that we keep looking for. Those are the ones that probably pose the biggest risk. Is it a big risk? Not really. The last big one was 65 million years ago, so it's not like an every day occurrence. And it did not eradicate every living thing on the planet, although I would prefer not to find out what it would be like through personal experience. We have probably had countless near-misses in the time since that impact occurred. We have also had some smaller impacts that would st ill cause a problem if they occurred today. Our best defense is early detection. In the mean time, worrying about it only causes ulcers.

Answer by who I am is unimportant
Nibiru is supposedly a brown dwarf star many times bigger than Jupiter. Admittedly, a brown dwarf would be hard to see without the aid of an infrared telescope but would nonetheless be observable to amateur astronomers by now. And with the internet as it is, world governments couldn't suppress images of Nibiru - if it even exists. However, there is Comet Elenin sweeping through the inner solar system over the next few months. The only concern is that Elenin may shatter due to the gravitational influences of Mercury, Venus and the Sun leaving a debris trail through part of the Earth's orbit in November. A cometary impact may have caused mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago and we're equally unprepared for similar upheavals. Unless, certain governments possess scalar and othe r secretive weapons?

Answer by GeoffG
• Nibiru does not exist. We know all the planets in our Solar System, and other solar systems are all so far away that they pose no threat. It's asteroids and comets we need to worry about, though ones coming close to Earth are very rare. Last major impact was just over a century ago, Tunguska in Siberia. NASA and astronomers have been aware of the dangers of an impact from an asteroid or comet for decades, and have been warning about it and considering strategies. One is detection: there are no a number of survey programs which photograph the sky every clear night searching for potentially dangerous asteroids and comets. There really is nothing we could do if one were detected, because the warning time is short. Blowing it up is not an option, as a large number of small fragments can do a lot more damage than one large chunk. Deflection would be difficult: we'd have to reach the object, install rocket engines, and then fire with enough force. We don't really have the technology to do this. Fortunately, large bodies which might impact us are very very rare. > For 65 billion years ago something like this happens that eradicates all of living creatures in the planet This is not accurate. Although many life forms became extinct, many survived. Otherwise there would be no life on Earth today.

Answer by Morningfox
NASA is not in the business of wasting time protecting us from Santa Clause, the tooth fairy, nibiru, or other imaginary creatures. And no, we do not have anything that could protect us from a comet or asteroid. Nor are we going to get anything like that in the next 20 years.

Answer by Starski
If NASA ever reacts to hoaxes, it deserves the funding cuts it's seeing.

Answer by AnnunaElite2012
The question is this "What reasons do they have to tell the truth about it"? and why have they made such a lenghty explanation as to why it does not exist a simple it does not exist would suffice right..

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NASA & Google Steps in With IKHANA UAV AirCraft to Help Fight California Fires [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

NASA & Google Steps in With IKHANA UAV AirCraft to Help Fight California Fires [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

The unpiloted Russian cargo ship, ISS Progress 47, redocked to the International Space Station July 28 after completing tests of an upgraded rendezvous system designed to facilitate future automated dockings to the orbital outpost. Progress 47 linked up to the Pirs Docking Compartment after an initial attempt on July 23 was aborted due to a problem with the new system. The Progress, which is loaded with trash and items no longer needed on the station, will undock for good on July 30 and will depart the vicinity of the station for several weeks of tests by ground controllers before being sent into a destructive reentry over the Pacific Ocean in late August.

Unmanned Russian Cargo Ship Redocks to Station In Test of Upgraded Rendezvous System

"After processing, the images are transmitted through a communications satellite to NASA Ames where the imagery is placed on an Ames Web site. Then the imagery is combined with Google Earth maps," said Vince Ambrosia of NASA Ames, the project's principal investigator.

With California's Santiago fire burning over 426,000 acres, and displacing over 500,000 people from their homes, NASA has stepped in with their IKHANA UAV aircraft and the Google Earth Maps to assist. Working with firefighters who are suffering from sheer exhaustion due to being on their feet for over three days of heavy firefighting, NASA today has joined ranks in order to remotely fly their Ikhana over seven of the twelve wildfires in California with the highest of technology available to mankind.

NASA's Ikhana is carrying a sensor package of instruments that have been specially developed by the space agency to see through smoke, while transmitting infra-red images and temperate data down to the firemen on the ground, in order to help them better strategically fight the fires. With a 10-hour flight plan developed to fight the California fires, it flew out of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The Ikhana is one of the U.S. Air Force planes operating in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the Ikhana airplane specially designed for NASA as a long-endurance plane that specializes in high-altitude flights. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which is flown remotely by pilots at NASA's Dryden, the Ikhana is a General Atomics Aeronautial Systems Predator B. It specialized in working with special sensors to process the fire images on board the plane, before sending them down to the firefighters. With the Autonomous Modular Sensor-Wildfire developed for the Ikhana, it allows the remotely flown predator to look around while carrying the fire sensor package. Approximately a month ago, NASA at Dryden had done a Ikhana demonstration fli ght series as part of the Western States Fire Mission in order to show their improved wildfire imaging and mapping capabilities, according to Yahoo news.

Oh, by the way-IKHANA is a Native American Choctaw term that refers to intelligence, conscious or aware. NASA felt it was appropriate due to the research goals NASA had a established for the Ikhana and its related systems. Another piece of added news is that the Ikhana aircraft was purchased by NASA Dryden in November of 2006, "adapted for environmental science and technology research missions." According to the Yahoo report, each mission is coordinated with the FAA to allow the remotely piloted aircraft to fly within the United States national airspace, while maintaining separation from other aircraft. (http://www.amarsodyssey.com/2007/10/24/nasa-google-steps-in-with-ikhana-uav-to-help-fight-california-fires/)

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Question by khnamna: The word "Nasa"? Hello, would you mind telling me the use of the word "Nasa" can you give me a couple of sentences please? Best answer for The word "Nasa"?:

Answer by kidwiththeshirt
need another seven astronauts

Answer by John D
You mean NASA? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1. NASA runs the space shuttle. 2. NASA is funded by the federal government.

Answer by jenny_xu_2006
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Global Warming Theory May Not Be All That Global - A Concept After All, Say NASA Insiders [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

Global Warming Theory May Not Be All That Global - A Concept After All, Say NASA Insiders [nasanasainfo.blogspot.com]

NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that carried Curiosity succeeded in every step of the most complex landing ever attempted on Mars, including the final severing of the bridle cords and flyaway maneuver of the rocket backpack.

NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain

NASA's Curiosity rover has beamed back its first color photo from the ancient crater where it landed on Mars and a video showing the last 2 1/2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Martian atmosphere, a sneak peek of a spacecraft landing on ... NASA's new rover sends back 1st color image, video

A few weeks ago, I was talking to an interesting fellow who told me that the theory concerning global warming had already been proven, and that NASA even said it was so. In case you are unfamiliar with the exact definition of "global Warming theory" it states in essence that the ambient temperatures of Earth are heating up due to mankind's emissions of green house gases and specifically CO2. But actually this isn't so. Why you ask?

Simple, mankind's CO2 emissions barely account for 2.5% of all the CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere, the rest comes from nature. Now then, in case you also believe that this theory has been settled and proven, and approved by NASA as fact, well, you might be surprised to learn the reality on that. You see, there was an interesting feature article on CFACT (dot) org online news recently titled; "Astronauts and scientists send letter to NASA: Stop global warming advocacy," which stated;

"Joint letter from 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts to the current NASA Administrator blasts agency's policy of ignoring empirical evidence about global warming," and the letter "admonishing the agency for its role in advocating a high degree of certainty that man-made CO2 is a major cause of climate change while neglecting empirical evidence that calls the theory into question,"

The letter was written to NASA's Chief Bolton on March 28, 2012 and you can read a full excerpt online. Now then, one comment that seems to stand out is this; "There's a concern that if it turns out that CO2 is not a major cause of climate change, NASA will have put the reputation of NASA, NASA's current and former employees, and even the very reputation of science itself at risk of public ridicule and distrust."

Well, I'd say that it is too late to save NASA's reputation, in my mind, and realize I operate a think tank which is online, personally, I can no longer trust NASA's research and question any and all information comin g from the agency now. That's not to say I don't trust NASA more than I trust the Obama Administration for instance, obviously that would be a no-brainer hands-down contest in favor of NASA (again my personal opinion), but still, you get the point, the credibility of the agency is shot in my mind.

Obviously, if there are this many NASA insiders speaking out, there must be more. I would submit to you that the scientific community has been hijacked, and now the backlash is coming - I'd say it's overdue. Please consider all this and think on it.

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Question by rajeev B: which type of jobs i can get in "NASA"?and what qualifications shall i need to get job in "NASA"? Best answer for which type of jobs i can get in "NASA"?and what qualifications shall i need to get job in "NASA"?:

Answer by iwillmocku
Chief sanitation engineer.

Answer by Greggy
I think if you keep putting the quotation marks around NASA, you're a shoo-in.

Answer by paintinglights
It will probably be in engineering or analyst. My friend's brother is a fabric structure engineer for NASA.

Answer by jasmine
it all depends on your degree... besides having a Bachelor's degree, it's def recommended you have a Master's degree in some type of engineering program... go to their homepage and you can research it from there... you will the qualifications are extremely high... most people who do work at NASA are physicists or aerospace engineers... good luck!

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Question by Horripila Horrisono strikes back: Is there anyone in this world that truly believes that the NASA "Space Shuttles" aren't pieces of crap? The Discovery, the Atlantis and the Endeavor are ships more than 20 years old, planes do not fly anymore at that age. Do you think NASA should do better and build new space ships? Best answer for Is there anyone in this world that truly believes that the NASA "Space Shuttles" aren't pieces of crap?:

Answer by Carl
It's a great idea, but we have ourselves a little problem............. we can't afford to spend that much money at the moment.

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This is a screen capture of the 5 minutes before, and 5 minutes after, the NASA MSL Curiosity rover landed on Mars. The entire mission control room bursts into cheers around time 5:30 upon confirmation of landing and the first images arrive around time 7:30. Alongside the NASA TV stream I have running the Eyes on the Solar System computer simulation that was using live telemetry data to show what was happening in near real-time. All of this was captured on my laptop in Australia, which was streaming the event over the 3G connection on my iPhone. See more updates and images from NASA's MSL homepage: www.nasa.gov In 1970, a NASA scientist wrote to a nun working with starving kids in Africa and defended costly space exploration. If you think spending money on space is a waste, read this: bit.ly If you see a derogatory comment below, please down-vote it so that it gets removed.

NASA TV Capture of MSL Curiosity Rover Landing on Mars

Okay, okay. Well - most of us in the space business thought that NASA's mission was well understood, at least within NASA. Most of us actually thought that we did a lousy job of communicating to the taxpayers across the country what the mission is and why it is important. As it turns out, congress understands NASA's mission and the taxpayer understand the mission, but it is NASA that does not understand its mission.

Today's released interview with NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden on Al Jazeera's confusing. Last week, MSFC endured a loss in workforce that is expected to be continued in the fall. The leadership, both NASA and contractor, at MSFC have performed admirably. They had difficult choices to make, but made them wisely by attempting to save as many jobs and skills as possible. Why? Because they don't know which jobs or skills they will need for the future since the future is very uncertain. This week, the leadership teams at many centers were simply trying to forge ahead and determine the most valuable work to do with the remaining budgets and workforce. This week, many had hoped that this pain was behind us and the debate and discussions could move to the next phase - working on a compromise between congress and the white house. Instead, NASA will endure another dark week ahead because NASA is once again in the spotlight. What's worse is that NASA is in the spotlight not because it is debating the path forward and forging compromises, but because its leadership and the President seem to misunderstand NASA's very charter.

So, what are we to make of this interview? What are we to make of the reaction? My analysis has run the gamut. It is possible that this was a mis-speak of what was communicated from Obama to Bolden. If it was, then whose idea is it to put Charlie out there on the public circuit to make this kind of gaff? Have they learned nothing from VP Joe? It is also possible that this was exactly what was communica ted between Obama and Bolden. Even if it were the mission, whose idea was it to say it in the open on Al Jazeera? Clearly, the reaction from the right in our country could have been foreseen. Can it be possible to return to a fruitful debate on the future missions of NASA and its organization? Moreover, in the wake of last week, and in the heat of the war over Constellation and Human Space Flight, it could also be possible that Bolden is being a good marine. Every good General knows that sometimes the direct orders of the commanding officer are not in line with the good of the effort, the organization nor the troops. Every good General knows that sometimes the leader must sacrifice himself for the greater good. Could it also be possible that General Bolden has come to a point where he realized that his commanding officer's orders will have a destructive effect on NASA?

There is one thing for certain. There are very few within NASA or on the outside of NASA who know wha t is going on. What is also clear is that the inexperience of the executive branch is showing. NASA was not a major problem, but it has become one. It is not a problem to change direction. Many CEO's have done so in the private sector. NASA does it routinely. But there is a science to change management. First, the leadership of any organization must decide if change is needed. Then, it must discuss, debate and decide what the end state should look like. Then it must decide the timelines and methods used to enact the change. Then it must execute it. Along the way are debates and discussions and most importantly, there is leadership. Communication from the top down to all the troops is required - to explain the reason for change, the purpose of the new organization and the value in executing the change. This is how change is done honorably, with respect to the loyal employees who have performed so well in the past. It is rare that a corporation will choose to completely disman tle an organization because that is considered a complete loss and makes no use of the resources and capital it has invested. But this change, one many of us on the inside could have embraced (just as we embraced the shift from Shuttle to Constellation), has been done so poorly with little regard to the employees and in a hostile manner to the contractors, it is difficult to say how much of any of it can be salvaged.

Speaking solely on my own, but with many colleagues within the space program who share my feelings on this, Constellation is lost. The battle now moves to saving American Human Space Flight. If our political leadership can simply begin discussing the next moves forward, we the valuable space workers can begin moving forward and we will perform in amazing fashion as we always do. It is difficult for us to do that when we don't know which way forward is. I have dedicated my life, since I was 11, to American Human Space Flight. It makes no difference to me if it is commercial or government, so long as it is successful. In spite of what the president may think, it is not he who makes it successful, it is not government or companies who make it successful, it is NOT our cooperation with foreign countries (they need us not the other way around), rather it IS the American people, their sweat, their passion, their freedom, their dedication and their Inspiration that has always brought prosperity and success to our country and our industry. Most of our presidents have understood that.

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