Tag Archives: NASA

In the balance: James Webb Space Telescope

Posted on 2011/07/27 by LastTechAge

We are at the tipping point of losing a potential National treasure, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST is a very large telescope to be launched into space to view the universe with ultra high resolution infrared (IR) … Continue reading →

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LISA goes the way of all US tech

Posted on 2011/06/14 by LastTechAge

On April 6, 2011, the US admitted once again that it would not keep international technology commitments and withdrew from the LISA project (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) a cooperative agreement with  ESA, (the European Space Agency) LISA was to be … Continue reading →

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Bill Nelson and the 3 product arttributes

Posted on 2011/01/26 by LastTechAge

New York Times yesterday had a Science Times article by Kenneth Chang on NASA’s plight. There are many issues that need careful examination to understand the 40-year mess our country is in. But this post is to make a single … Continue reading →

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