Mars News from the San Diego Chapter and More http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D Gerry William from the San Diego Chapter of the Mars Society assembles the most comprehensive set of Mars and related news that I know of. Here they are updated daily. We may also place other non Mars Society news here once in a while. daily 1 2007-07-13T03:34:19Z "Sputnik Mania" orbits around Cold War http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39179 "Sputnik Mania" movie review: Through archival footage, expert testimony and thankfully limited use of re-enactments, documentary filmmaker David Hoffman provides a lively look back at Russia's launch of the Sputnik satellite in October 1957 and the following 18 months of Cold War panic. gwilliams 2008-07-06T07:00:33Z TMSSDNews U.S. not prepared for possible asteroid strike, group says http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39178 On the 100th anniversary of the devastating Tunguska event in Siberia, scientists and an Orange County congressman urge the government to take further defensive measures against near-Earth objects. gwilliams 2008-07-06T07:00:31Z TMSSDNews WeekEnd SkyWatcher's Forecast: July 4 - 6, 2008 http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39177 Written by Tammy Plotner gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:05Z TMSSDNews Astronomy Picture of the Day http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39176 Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:04Z TMSSDNews Hotter Than July featuring Master Blaster (Jammin') http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39175 These pictures show an igniter for the abort motor of NASA's Orion spacecraft firing during a test at an Alliant Techsystems facility in Promontory, Utah. gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:04Z TMSSDNews Space VidVision Contest to Judge Best YouTube Space Video Essays http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39174 PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: Space Frontier Foundation - Comments gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:04Z TMSSDNews NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 July 2008 http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39173 STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: NASA HQ - Comments gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:04Z TMSSDNews NASA Blog: Web 2.0 and Blogging: Getting 2 Know U http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39172 STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: NASA Blogs - Comments gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:03Z TMSSDNews Wayne Hale's NASA Blog: Thirtieth Anniversary http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39171 STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: NASA Blogs - Comments gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:03Z TMSSDNews Lunar Dust Detector Instrument Opportunity Added to SALMON http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39170 STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: TRW, Inc. - Comments gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:03Z TMSSDNews NASA Educational Materials Available for Download http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39169 STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, July 4, 2008 Source: NASA Education Office - Comments gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:02Z TMSSDNews Solar sail gets another chance for launch http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39168 04 July 2008 NewScientist.com news service gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:02Z TMSSDNews Licence to fly... the space shuttle past 2010 The space shuttle may have to work past retirement age, after all. http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39167 The US Congress is currently trying to set NASA's future mission and goals by drafting a bill called the NASA Authorization Act. A version of the bill, obtained by New Scientist, has passed a Senate committee that would require the agency to look into the prospect of flying the shuttle past 2010. As this Senate press release states: gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:02Z TMSSDNews NASA plans to test space shuttle replacement in spring 2009 http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39166 14:45 | 04/ 07/ 2008 gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:01Z TMSSDNews Ex-NASA chief was flying high on tax dollars, report says http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/mars-news-from-the-san-diego-chapter/TMSSD_News_39165 Mark K. Matthews | Washington Bureau July 4, 2008 gwilliams 2008-07-05T07:01:01Z TMSSDNews