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NASA Laptop Containing Unencrypted Data Stolen
NASA security is under the spotlight again
SpaceX’s Dragon Reaches Orbit Despite Rocket Glitch
SpaceX’s Dragon resupply craft is continuing toward its rendezvous with the International Space Station following a rocket shutdown shortly after launch
OpenStack Foundation Arrives With 5600 Members
The OpenStack Foundation has officially launched with over 5,600 members and £6.2m in funding
Gary McKinnon Extradition Deadline Set
Theresa May’s decision will be made in just over a month at the latest
Coverity Prays Curiosity Code Won’t Kill Another Mars Mission
Good quality software is essential for a successful Mars mission
Unknowns Hack European Space Agency, NASA And Others
New hacker group ‘The unknowns’ hits NASA, the European Space Agency and military targets
Russia To Spike Plan To Recycle Satellite For Antarctic Broadband Access
The mis-aligned Russian Express AM4 satellite could provide fast access for Antarctic scientists if Polar Broadband can convince the Russians
Stolen NASA Laptop Contained International Space Station Codes
the US space agency had 5,408 IT security ‘incidents’ in 2010 and 2011
McKinnon’s Mother Pleads Before Extradition Debate
Hacker Gary McKinnon’s mother wants MPs to renegotiate controversial US-UK extradition treaty
NASA Plants Sustainability Base On Planet Earth
NASA’s new office in San Jose is said to be the US government’s most sustainable building
Atlantis Lift Off Ends NASA Space Shuttle Programme
The Space Shuttle Atlantis has lifted off from Kennedy Space Centre for NASA’s final Shuttle mission
NASA Takes First iPhone Into Orbit
The final shuttle mission will include an iPhone for use in experiments, as NASA shows the future of space exploration
Ubuntu Adopts OpenStack In Its Core Cloud Platform
The Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud package will adopt the OpenStack platform in place of Eucalyptus
NASA Open Source Summit Offers Food For Thought
The US government needs to freshen up its IT apparatus and, with budgets being tight, open source looks like a good option
Space Shuttle Discovery Set For Final Mission
The space shuttle Discovery is prepared to set off for the International Space Station this week
UK Docks With US And Russia On Green Space Tech
The agreement will help projects including the analysis of climate change data from earth observation satellites
Rackspace And NASA Donate Code For Open Source Cloud Platform
Rackspace Hosting and NASA have committed their software to a newly launched open source cloud platform called OpenStack
Dell Supplies Servers For NASA Climate Research
NASA is spending £3.25 million ($5 mn) with Dell, to revamp its climate simulation research project using PowerEdge servers
Nasa Hacker’s Mother Standing In Election
Janis Sharp blames the former home secretary for backing the Extradition Act
NASA Launches Latest Weather Satellite
GOES-P’s state-of-the-art instrumentation will supply the government with data used in weather monitoring, forecasting and warnings