America is losing its lead in the space race as other countries challenge its dominance on the “final frontier”, the head of Nasa has warned.
The more obvious rivals such as Russia and Europe have been joined by countries as diverse as Brazil, Israel and India, which are all launching their own space programmes.
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America losing its lead in the space race
Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | no comment
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Plutonium Shortage May Thwart Future NASA Missions to Outer Planets
Posted by Matt in March 7th, 2008 | no comment
NASA is facing the prospect of trying to explore deep space without the aid of the long-lasting nuclear batteries it has relied upon for decades to send spacecraft to destinations where sunlight is in short supply.
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin told a House Appropriations subcommittee March 5 that the U.S. inventory of plutonium-238 - [...]
NASA wary of relying on Russia
Posted by Matt in March 7th, 2008 | no comment
Tomorrow night, a European spacecraft is scheduled to blast off from French Guiana on its maiden voyage to the international space station, giving NASA and the world a new way to reach the orbiting laboratory.
For NASA, however, the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) also highlights a stark reality: In 2 1/2 [...]
EU plays Russia against NASA
Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2007 | no comment
It appears that the EU is quite happy about this situation. On Jan. 29, Laurence Nardon, director of the space policy program at the French Institute of International Relations, told Newsweek that a Russian revival would give the EU a better hand during talks with NASA because it would allow them to say they wanted [...]
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