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Geotimes July 2005 Kathryn Hansen	Discovery Returns to Flight The space shuttle Discovery and its seven member crew lifted off, successfully returning NASA to flight after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. The launch follows a 13-day delay after a faulty fuel sensor halted the first launch attempt during countdown.
Geotimes July 2006 Jennifer Yauck	Shuttle liftoff, despite early snags The space shuttle Discovery lifted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 4. It was the first launch since the shuttle fleet was grounded last summer -- and the first-ever on Independence Day!
Geotimes August 2005 Kathryn Hansen	Shuttle Repair Rundown The repair of the shuttle during a space walk Wednesday marked a first in the history of NASA. Astronaut Steve Robinson smoothly removed material found protruding from between the tiles on the belly of Discovery.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Space Shuttle uses QNX software for camera Neutrino software manages a laser camera system that monitors exterior damage to a space shuttle prior to the Return to Flight mission.
Popular Mechanics November 16, 2009	The Retirement of the Space Shuttle--And What's Next for NASA We look back at coverage of the technology behind the Constellation Program and the development of the International Space station as well as news surrounding the Space Shuttles
InternetNews July 13, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Discovery Launch to be Aired Online The STS-114 shuttle launch has been postponed, but Yahoo and Akamai have agreed to broadcast the entire 12-day mission live online.
Geotimes May 2005 Naomi Lubick	NASA on Deck As NASA prepares for the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster on Feb. 2, 2003, the space agency remains in a transition stage.
Inc. July 2005 Alison Stein Wellner	Proving that You Have the Right Stuff A little-known, private digital imaging company called QuVIS landed a contract for the space shuttle Discovery's next mission.
IEEE Spectrum June 2011 James Oberg	12 Space Shuttle Missions That Weren't A look at some of the gutsier (and goofier) proposed space shuttle missions
Popular Mechanics June 2008 Joe Pappalardo	As Shuttle Lifts Off, NASA Will Man Destruct Switch--Just in Case If a spaceship were to veer off course and endanger a populated area, a range safety officer would bear the terrible responsibility of flipping a pair of switches under a stenciled panel reading "Flight Termination."
Popular Mechanics November 20, 2008 Andrew Moseman	For 10th Anniversary, 10 Headaches and Near-Mishaps on the International Space Station It's not the fault of any single mishap, but today is the space station's 10th birthday and it's still not fully assembled.
InternetNews July 26, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Yahoo's Video Mission With NASA Portal will provide 24/7 streaming coverage of Discovery's return to space mission. No ads will be displayed alongside the streaming video.
Geotimes February 2005 Naomi Lubick	NASA Debates Hubble's Fate Without a replacement telescope in sight, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced in the spring that a robotic mission would be sufficient to service Hubble, but now a group of scientists says that a robotic mission is too costly and uncertain.
Geotimes December 2005	Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space...
Popular Mechanics December 19, 2008 Davin Coburn	Can You Put a Price on Space History? For NASA's Space Shuttle, It's About $42 Million Once the space shuttle fleet retires the shuttles will be ready for purchase. But even for the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, the shuttles come at a hefty price -- about $42 million each.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Keller	Global Hawk UAV Goes to Work for NASA to Monitor Environmental Conditions on Earth NASA is operating two Global Hawk UAVs for environmental Earth observation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John McHale	Human Space Flight Gets Increase in 2010 NASA Budget Request NASA human space exploration programs, such as the Constellation program to return to the moon, receive increases in the 2010 NASA budget request, while space shuttle funding dwindles as NASA officials plan to retire the fleet in 2010.
Home Theater July 7, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson	Space Shuttle Lifts Off Live in HD HDNet to broadcast exclusive, eye-popping coverage of a Space Shuttle historic launch and landing.
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 David A. Mindell	The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut How do you justify human spaceflight?
Popular Mechanics December 2006 Thomas D. Jones	Tech Watch: Resident Astronaut To cut costs, NASA plans to outsource its shipping jobs.
Fast Company February 2011 Michael Silverberg	Orbit: NASA's Space-Shuttle Program Ends As the $115 billion reusable-orbital program retires, let's look back at six notable missions from its 30-year history.
Smithsonian August 2005 Anne Broache	Indelible Images - Footloose The image of Bruce McCandless' spacewalk two decades ago still amazes. It was the first untethered walk ever -- and was among the last.
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Thomas D. Jones	Should We Repair Hubble? A plan to save the Hubble calls for five spacewalks and two shuttles. We asked a four-time shuttle astronaut if it's worth the risk.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 James Oberg	Copying NASA's Mistakes The Soviet version of the U.S. space shuttle was an engineering marvel but a total waste.
Popular Mechanics February 1, 2008 Thomas D. Jones	5 Years Later, 5 Hard Lessons From the Columbia Shuttle Disaster: Resident Astronaut As NASA readies Atlantis for a Feb. 7 launch to the International Space Station, it observes a week packed with painful memories of three spaceflight tragedies: Apollo 1, Challenger and the fifth anniversary of the loss of Columbia.
Popular Mechanics January 28, 2010 Rand Simberg	End Of The Shuttle Era: 24 Years after Challenger Twenty-four years after the Challenger disaster, space analysts reflect on the influence of that failed launch on the future of private and public space flight.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John Keller	NASA researchers choose Crystal Group rugged servers for flight experiments Crystal group is providing CS500 servers to fly in the nose cones of NASA's WB-57 high-altitude research jet aircraft to collect data from onboard cameras as NASA works toward returning to space with the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Popular Mechanics November 2, 2009 Rand Simberg	Ares' Continued Technical Problems and Money Troubles: Guest Analysis There is a bigger concern; one not previously discussed publicly in a program that has had several as-yet-unresolved technical concerns in its four-year history.
IEEE Spectrum November 2006 James Oberg	Breathing Easy in Space Is Never Easy Problems with oxygen generators aboard the space station could have big implications.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Global Hawk Gaining Scientific Pedigree Two high flying Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles have been adapted for environmental science research missions thanks to a joint effort by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman Corp.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale	Manned Space Missions, International Space Station, Get Increases in 2008 NASA Budget Request Officials at NASA are looking for increased funding for the International Space Station, manned space systems and other programs that fulfill President Bush's goal of reaching the Moon by the end of the decade.
Fast Company January 9, 2012 Emma Haak	Private Spacecrafts Are Your Transportation, Your Scientists, And Your Real Estate Brokers In the absence of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, private companies are left to fill the black hole of space exploration. Now, 50 years after John Glenn orbited the Earth, some very different kinds of explorers are leading the way.
InternetNews October 27, 2004 Michael Singer	SGI Takes Off With NASA Supercomputer NASA's "Columbia" uses 10,240 Intel Itanium-2 chips to best IBM's Blue Gene/L and NEC's Earth Simulator.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 John Rhea	The $10 billion NASA market NASA's budget for fiscal year 2006 envisions spending $10 billion for new competitive opportunities with industry, academia, and the agency's own field centers -- with the big-ticket item being the President's plan for returning humans to the Moon and exploring the planets.
Popular Mechanics May 26, 2009 Joe P. Hasler	Is America's Space Administration Over-the-Hill? Next-Gen NASA Forty years ago most of NASA's employees were fresh out of college. Today, less than 20 percent are under the age of 40. As the baby boomers retire, who will get astronauts back to the lunar surface?
Scientific American July 2005 Mark Alpert	Feeling the Pinch Voyager 1, now speeding out of the solar system after 28 years in space, is one of the NASA missions facing budget cuts, even though the craft is reporting remarkable discoveries.
Geotimes September 2003 Fred Schwab	Manned Space Exploration: Should We Give it Up? Do the risks of sending humans into space justify the ends? Is it time to de-emphasize "astronaut science," and to concentrate instead on unmanned missions into space
Popular Mechanics November 15, 2007 Thomas D. Jones	High-Wire DIY Can Save the Space Station: Resident Astronaut The space station is giving us a graduate-level course in how people and machines can survive in space for the long term.
Reason April 2003 Tim Cavanaugh	Space Balls: NASA fights the future The confidence of recent public assertions that US support for space travel in the wake of the Columbia explosion is encouraging. The underlying assumption, that space travel and NASA are equivalent, is not.
Geotimes February 2004 David Applegate	Grand Plan for Another World NASA's new mission to the Moon and Mars could have significant implications for its mission here on Earth.
Popular Mechanics October 23, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	5 Surprise Passages From the Full Augustine Report There are significant vulnerabilities outlined in the report on our current space programs.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005	NASA names Honeywell for deep-space test mission NASA flight engineers needed data processing and control systems for a new mission -- a space flight validation mission that will test technologies for future deep space missions.
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick	Space Administration Shakeup The middle of this month marks the end of the 120-day moratorium on hiring and firing by NASA's new administrator, Michael Griffin. NASA observers expect to see a flood of changes to the higher level administration officers, as Griffin makes known his preferences for running the space agency.
Popular Mechanics March 2007 David Noland	Mission to the Moon: How We'll Go Back -- and Stay This Time From ensuring a safe launch to getting the vehicle back on the ground, here's an inside look at some of the toughest challenges NASA's engineers are now confronting with the new Orion shuttle.
Popular Mechanics March 2007 Jennifer Bogo	NASA Mission Statement Q&A: Eyes on Earth Interview with a professor involved in a study to find out how Earth scientists view NASA's shifting priorities and how it may affect the study of the planet.
Fast Company Daniel Terdiman	Dream Job Alert! NASA Puts Out Call For New Astronauts NASA today put out a call for new astronauts, including those who might support a future manned mission to Mars.
Geotimes January 2005	Astronaut Geology Field Training The field trips in preparation for moon landings were designed as instruction about the specific landing site. We went to places that we thought would show geologic features and problems similar to those they would encounter on the moon, such as impact craters and volcanic areas.
Popular Mechanics February 1, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	5 Winners in Obama's Space Budget Obama's space budget is beneficial to certain projects such as the Kennedy Space Center among others.
Popular Mechanics October 24, 2008 Andrew Moseman	Scientists Fixing Hubble Contend With Antiquated Computers NASA scientists trying to find out what went wrong during last week's repair of the Hubble Space Telescope find themselves dealing with 486 processors and other outdated computer technology.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 James Oberg	Lost in Space ISScapades: The Crippling of America's Space Program by Donald A. Beattie is a tough slog. Would-be space managers should have to read and digest this book to prove that they, like the astronauts, have the "right stuff."