NASA has spent almost $100 million in taxpayer money to build a satellite that is headed for a storage bin in Maryland.

Triana was scheduled for a November flight into space, where it would measure ozone in the Earth's atmosphere while also beaming round-the-clock photos of Earth to the Internet.

But now, some fear it may never fly.

The cause of the costly hibernation: presidential politics and conflicting views -- many of them partisan...

LAUNCH IT!

POLITICS PUTS $100 MILLION SATELLITE ON ICE

I wonder if you could make money with a cable channel that just showed pictures from a low-earth-orbit satellite in HD?

It turns out Glenn Reylonds and I agree about something. Apparently so does Al Gore. (I like the LEO version a bit better, but what I mostly want to do is know how I can help make this happen...) Does anyone here have an understanding of the economics of this?

Instapundit.com - Space Web Cam

Here I thought I was always meant to be in space and now that I finally was, I was so sick I couldn’t even look out the window…

Anousheh is liveblogging her space tourism adventure. Space hurts.

The Trip Up « Anousheh Ansari Space Blog

A small biotech company says it has found a way to produce human embryonic stem cells without destroying an embryo. That the prospect does not satisfy many religious conservatives who have opposed stem cell research demonstrates once again why the government should avoid making decisions on theological grounds.

Remember what happened in Ireland?

This illustrates the great lengths to which scientists must go these days to shape stem cell research to fit the dictates of religious conservatives who have imposed their own view of morality on the scientific enterprise.

Stem Cells Without Embryo Loss

Over the past 20 years, the number of Americans unsure about their stand on evolution has tripled from 7 per cent in 1985 to 21 per cent in 2005.

In other words, Americans are getting dumber.

"Republicans do it because it works.”

Yes, it does work. However, it is extremely irresponsible for the aformentioned reason. These people have damaged the strength of our country and its future for their own personal ends.

In evolution, Americans are big non-believers

After two stalled attempts, NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis rolled out to its Florida launch pad Wednesday as workers ready the space plane for a planned liftoff later this month.

SPACE.com -- After Weather Delays, Space Shuttle Atlantis Reaches Launch Pad

When men spend the night in the same bed with someone else their sleep patterns are disturbed, even if they do not have sex. This leads to poorer performance in intelligence tests the next day.

Women, too, get disturbed sleep if they share a bed, but their mental ability is not affected.

Share a bed makes men dull

Thanks to a boost today from a Russian and Ukrainian rocket-for-hire company, a U.S. private space firm has sent a novel expandable module toward Earth orbit—and a step forward in providing commercial space habitats.

This is frickn' sweet!

SPACE.com -- EXCLUSIVE: Bigelow Orbital Module Launched into Space

Scientists want to adopt a set of declarations to improve the security of research that uses DNA synthesis. A proponent discusses the whys and wherefores of this effort.

Keeping Synthetic Biology Away from Terrorists

BSRG means Big Shanty Repeater Group. Located in Metro Atlanta, GA, the BSRG is the most progressive Ham Radio group that we know of. Find out for yourself!

These guys claim to be rebroadcasting shuttle transmissions in the Atlanta area on a repeater. Apparently they also repeat shuttle video, but they won't tell you the frequency.

BSRG : not bsrg.org.uk : Big Shanty Repeater Group : APRS : Balloonatics : Atlanta ATV Home Page