Senator John Glenn, spoke during a NASA Future Forum at the Ohio State University, about the fundamental elements that once made America a leading innovator are their importance to the nation's future. NASA officials, University representatives and students participated in a panel discussion about NASA's role in advancing innovation, technology, science, engineering, education and the economy. The Future Forum coincided with the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic Friendship 7 space flight. Also, NASA Briefs its 2013 Budget, the year's first test of the J-2X rocket engine, the 30th Russian Spacewalk for The International Space Station, a milestone handshake in space between humanoid and an astronaut and Science Off the Sphere.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Chief Financial Officer Beth Robinson outlined the president's Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal for NASA during a February 13th news conference at NASA Headquarters. The proposed budget would enable NASA to continue the space exploration program envisioned by President Obama, one that creates jobs and spurs the American economy well into the future while sending us farther into space than ever before. Also, the year's first test of the J-2X rocket engine, the 30th Russian Spacewalk for The International Space Station, a milestone handshake in space between humanoid and an astronaut, Science Off the Sphere, the 50th Anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight and more.
The world is finally speaking out about the crimes committed by the Catholic Church as the planet discovers the Catholic Church is the most corrupt organization in existence.
In this video you will see demonstrators attempting to set up a protest camp in St Peter's Square in Rome, but were forcibly removed by riot police backed by the Vatican.
Aiming to set up a protest camp similar to the Occupy encampment outside St Paul's in London, up to 50 protesters arrived in the colonnaded piazza in front of St Peter's basilica carrying placards calling on the Catholic church to PAY MORE TAXES, a reference to tax breaks handed to the Vatican by the Italian government. You would be astonished to learn that the Italian Government gives the Vatican more than 6 billion euros per year (equivalent to approx 7.4 billion USD), you can see the exact breakdown in the document made available by the UAAR, Francesco Zanardi, The Protect Your Children Foundation and Vatican Crimes Exposed at: http://www.jh.to/contributions
One of the group of protesters, who were mainly French and Spanish, arrived in a pope's outfit bearing the slogan "indignant heart", a reference to the Spanish Indignados protest movement.
Police moved in when one of the protesters scaled the large Christmas tree standing in the square. Two of the group and one officer were injured in the subsequent scuffle as police in riot gear cleared the demonstrators from the square. Three of the group were detained for identification.
Father Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said the Holy See had no doubts about removing the demonstrators before they set up home in St Peter's -- well of course! The Vatican does not want people to find out more evidence of the crimes they have committed and covered up worldwide, but it is TOO LATE! The world is realizing that the Vatican has been amassing astronomical profits while claiming "vouch for poverty" to deceive, claiming "bankruptcy" to avoid paying out money to victims.
Huntsville's U.S. Space & Rocket Center was the third scheduled stopover on a cross-country journey for a test module of the Orion spacecraft. The Journey, which started from White Sands, New Mexico made stops in Oklahoma City and Dallas where Orion was placed on display. Guests were able to meet Orion and Space Launch System team members and were even able to sign their names to a piece of flight hardware. The Orion module's final destination was the Kennedy Space Center; there, it'll be one of several used by NASA to test and develop the future spacecraft. Orion's first orbital flight test is scheduled for 2014. Also, a new Blue Marble image from space -- in HD, Grail Sees the Far Side of the Moon, how a Lincoln penny will help the Curiosity rover see better on Mars, NASA Technology news and more.
New findings by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX spacecraft, are helping scientists learn more about the matter found between the stars in our Milky Way galaxy. IBEX, whose primary focus has been the interaction between our solar system and what lies beyond, collects data on the interactions between the heliosheath and interstellar space. The heliosheath provides our solar system with a bubble of protection from deadly cosmic radiation emanating from interstellar space. Also, an update on astronaut job applications, two well known astronauts retire, the J-2X engine meets the media, Kepler "wows" again, a Facebook game to test your NASA knowledge and more.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 