The first shuttle program got its name from the original "Star Trek" so it's only fitting that the final shuttle mission see its crew wake up to the theme from the classic series. NASA is holding an on-line poll to pick music as a wake-up call for the astronauts on the final shuttle mission. And leading the way is the original (and best) "Star Trek" theme by Alexander Courage. The music leads the voting with close to400,000 votes so far.

Amateur astronomy lost one its most iconic figures. Jack Horkheimer, known to millions as public television's ebullient "Star Gazer," died this past week at the age of 72. The exact cause of death was not disclosed, though he had battled chronic respiratory problems for decades.

The space shuttle Atlantis will make its final journey to the stars next week. NASA announced yesterday that the shuttle has been scheduled for launch on May 14.

On the wake of the release today of President Obama’s massive $3.8 trillion budget spending plan one thing that has been completely cut from the line item is NASA’s Constellation Lunar endeavor, the next big step in space exploration which was to replace the 20-plus year old Space Shuttle program.
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NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Endeavor to launch early next month.
Endeavour will blast off on February 8th on a mission to the International Space Station.

Before the space shuttle is officially retired, NASA is holding an internal contest to select the final space shuttle patch, according to Wired. Eight-five of the team who work on the shuttle designed patches, according to the report. The finalists have been narrowed down to 15 and voting has begun on the final patch.

Voyager 2, which passed out of our solar system two years ago, continues to send back data and discoveries about the nature of our universe. The probe is giving NASA scientists a look at the universe beyond our solar system and is currently 8.3. billion miles away from the sun.

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<p>The space agency launched an iPhone application last week that allows users to track current and future launches as well as keep up with the position of the International Space Station.</p>
<p> The app also offers users access to the agency’s vast image library and integrates NASA’s Twitter feeds, making it a one-stop fingertip-shop for all of NASA’s interstellar goings-on.</p>
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