Space

Microsoft software gives free tours of space (CIOL)

13 May 2008

SEATTLE, USA: Any Star Trek fan knows that space travel is not always easy, but Microsoft Corp wants to make traveling the "final frontier" as simple as turning on your computer.

Japan Lower House Passes Bill Allowing Space Defense (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

13 May 2008

May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's lower house passed a bill authorizing the use of outer space for defense purposes, a shift away from a more pacifist approach that may signal increased spending on aerospace including rockets and satellites.

Students headed for space -- in name only (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

13 May 2008

HAMMOND | Students at Kenwood Elementary School were thrilled to meet U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., on Monday when he joined students in signing NASA's Student Signatures in Space program.