Space

NASA negotiating to buy space shuttle successor from Japan (Deutsche Welle)

20 Jul 2008

A Japanese newspaper is reporting that NASA has begun negotiating with Japan's space agency to purchase a Japanese spacecraft to replace the space shuttle.

Lots of thrills for scientists, astronauts, space campers (The Huntsville Times)

20 Jul 2008

The scientists who designed the rockets, the astronauts who flew them and the young minds that want to take their places all mingled this weekend at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

'Space Chimps' is a fun extraterritorial ride (Reno Gazette-Journal)

20 Jul 2008

You go into a movie called "Space Chimps" with certain preconceived notions. Assuming that it's not a documentary about the early days of the space program -- and it's not -- you figure it must be a kids' movie, and hope that it will be at the very least good, dumb fun.