NASA mulls extending Space Shuttle use to 2015
An internal NASA email obtained by The Orlando Sentinel shows Michael Griffin ordered a study on whether the Shuttle could fly past 2010 to bridge the ISS transport gap until the next generation Constellation platform is ready in 2015. The plan faces budget and policy questions amid politics and Russia ties.
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Local photographer to join Iraq unit for a lifetime service trip
Allan plans to travel Oct seven to Kuwait then Mosul Air Force Base with the 63 Signal Battalion from Fort Gordon. He will patrol with troops in Tikrit and Camp Speicher, sleeping and eating with them, armed with a camera and an American flag. He aims to publish a special Spirit of Racing edition before departure and hopes to connect troops with NASCAR through his reporting.
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