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The 11th commandant of space

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The Washington Legislative Conference of the year 2004 saw the coming together of members of different groups in the space platform and the formation of a Space Exploration Alliance and they also urged the Congress to adopt a NASA budget to start funding for the Space Exploration Vision. The coming together of various groups marks a watershed in the history of space programs because the partners have always focused only on their limited agenda, forgetting the larger picture and it is hoped that the alliance will take positive steps for the benefit of human kind.

Washington, Science, Space & Tech-Total Govt, Space programs

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To walk outside Columbia: an astronaut's tale

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An astronaut describes the news he watched that showed how NASA mission control was frantically attempting to regain contact with the space shuttle Columbia. Watching the news he remembers about his own experience where his mission crews explored the effects of space on plants growth, heart and lung function.

Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Personal narratives, Scott, Winston

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SEDS-USA joins forces with MIT

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SEDS and the MIT Mars Society joined forces for a new event, SpaceVision2004, which combines the SEDS national conference with MIT's Marsweek. Each year SEDS will be hosting its national event in a different university around the nation, and each year new activities will become a part of the conference.

United States, Alliances, partnerships, Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, Parts, Aerospace industry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alliances and partnerships

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