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NASA clears hurdle on Soyuz

Source: Orlando Sentinel Online

Washington : DC : USA | about 1 year ago

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Administrator Michael Griffin on Tuesday won the approval of a key Senate committee in his battle to buy Russian spacecraft as a four-year replacement for the space shuttle...And Griffin has less than two weeks to persuade the rest of Congress to allow the use of Soyuz spacecraft to...

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US House of Representatives approves Nasa buying Russian spacecraft

News Source: The Guardian | about 1 year ago

For Nasa administrator Michael Griffin, that might be enough to enable him to retire the space shuttle in 2010 and still get US astronauts to the international space station. Yesterday, the House approved a $630bn measure to fund the government...
Aiming for Stars, Entrepreneurs May Also Fill Gaps

News Source: Washington Post | about 1 year ago

Musk is seeking to become the first entrepreneur to compete with the world's governments in the business of flying cargo -- and someday astronauts -- to the international space station and beyond...Administrator Michael Griffin . "Rocket science...
A wary Senate considers NASA's wish to buy Russian spaceships

News Source: Orlando Sentinel Online | about 1 year ago

Mike Griffin has pulled out all the stops to get congressional approval to buy Russian spaceships to take U.S. astronauts to the international space station after 2011. Those who vote against it, he has said, will be responsible for grounding the U.S.
NASA clears hurdle on Soyuz

News Source: Orlando Sentinel Online | about 1 year ago

Administrator Michael Griffin on Tuesday won the approval of a key Senate committee in his battle to buy Russian spacecraft as a four-year replacement for the space shuttle...And Griffin has less than two weeks to persuade the rest of Congress to...