| Report: Climate science panel needs change at top By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-08-30T21:37:46ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for a major overhaul in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.... hosted.ap.org |
Boeing enters the space tourism race Engineering firm to offer seats on craft being developed for Nasa to allow passengers to orbit the EarthThe US aircraft company Boeing is to offer passengers the chance to fly into space on a vehicle it is developing for travel in low-Earth orbit.It said yesterday it had reached an agreement with the Virginia-based Space Adventures company to sell passenger seats on commercial flights aboard Boeing's CST-100 space vehicle, being developed for Nasa.The spacecraft could carry seven people and fly in low-Earth orbit as soon as 2015, Boeing said.The company said that potential customers could include private individuals, companies, non-governmental organisations and US federal agencies.Space Adventures, which specialises in selling commercial tickets for private space travel, said it had arranged for seven participants to fly on eight missions to the International Space Station.The companies said that pricing for the planned space flights had not been set but were expected to be competitive.Guy Laliberte, founder the Cirque du Soleil, paid more than $35m (£22m) to travel into space last year on a Russian spaceship from Kazakhstan.Virgin's Richard Branson has already announced plans to offer commercial trips into space for tourists costing around $200,000.The US space shuttle programme, which carries astronauts and supplies to the ISS, is being shut down next year. Barack Obama's administration has launched an initiative to replace Nasa-owned and operated launch services with commercial space taxis.Until a replacement vehicle is ready, the US will be solely dependent on Russia to fly crews to the ISS, a $100bn-project involving 16 nations, which has been under construction 220 miles above Earth since 1998.Russia currently charges Nasa about $51m per seat for a ride on its Soyuz spacecraft. The price goes up to $56m in 2013.NasaSpaceSpace technologyBoeingUnited Statesguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Zeal for Dream Drove Scientist in Secrets Case P. Leonardo Mascheroni believed he could achieve nuclear fusion, if only people would listen. feeds.nytimes.com |
Child Abuse Investigations Didn’t Reduce Risk, a Study Finds A study tracking 595 children nationwide, all at similar high risk for maltreatment, was unable to find differences between those whose families were investigated and those who were not. feeds.nytimes.com |
Last year's moonshot splashed up lots of water By ALICIA CHANG 2010-10-22T01:22:14ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- When NASA blasted a hole in the moon last year in search of water, scientists figured there would be a splash. They just didn't know how big. Now new results from the Hollywood-esque moonshot reveal lots of water in a crater where the sun never shines - 41 gallons of ice and vapor.... hosted.ap.org |