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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is scheduled to open the "New Horizons in Aviation Forum" at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Virginia Beach, Va., Convention Center. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The two-day conference about the future of aviation is sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace...

Bolden to Announce New Developments in NASA's Commercial Space Efforts NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak on Monday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. EDT at the Air Force Association's 2011 Air and Space Conference at the Gaylord Convention Center at the National Harbor in Maryland. Bolden will announce developments in NASA's commercial space efforts, including new milestones for the commercial crew development program. He also will provide an update on the agency's acquisition strategy to...

  NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and astronaut Frank L. Culbertson were among those from the U.S. space agency who paused to remember the events of September 11, 2001 on Friday. Culbertson, who at the time of the terrorist attacks was the only American serving on board the International Space Station (ISS), recalled seeing the events transpire from orbit. [ View the Video ] "I didn't know exactly what was happening but I knew it was really bad because there was a big cloud of...

  NASA said on Thursday that it chose wisely when picking new homes for the retired space shuttles. The shuttles were awarded in April to museums in suburban Washington, Los Angeles, Cape Canaveral, Florida and New York based on recommendations by a NASA team and a decision by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. Congressional and local officials for two of the losing cities had asked for an investigation, claiming that political influences were involved in the bidding process. "We...

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Air Force Association is pleased to announce Charles Bolden, the current Administrator of NASA, has joined the line-up of speakers at AFA's 2011 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, to be held September 19 - 21, 2011, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, just across the river from Alexandria and minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. AFA's annual Air & Space Conference...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02), the Ranking Democrat for the nation's space program appropriations, today congratulated NASA Administrator Charles Bolden upon the successful launch of Mission Juno to Jupiter as the beginning of the space agency's next era of deep space exploration.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110323/DC70526LOGO) "What a terrific day for NASA and our space efforts," Fattah told Bolden in a phone...

Bryan O'Connor, NASA's chief of safety and mission assurance since 2002, has announced plans to retire from the agency on Aug. 31."Bryan is a fellow Marine, trusted advisor and friend I have been privileged to serve with off and on since our years as plebes at the U.S. Naval Academy," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "I am deeply grateful for his vigilance over the safety and well-being of NASA's people and its work. His concern and commitment have encompassed not just...

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden delivered a speech Friday about the agency's future. Below are excerpts from his speech at the National Press Club in Washington."Some say that our final shuttle mission will mark the end of America's 50 years of dominance in human spaceflight; as a former astronaut and the current NASA administrator, I'm here to tell you that American leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success...

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the Georgia Institute of Technology will review the achievements of the agency's Space Shuttle Program and look ahead to the future of space exploration during a symposium June 6-8. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Georgia Tech will host "The Space Shuttle: An Engineering Milestone" at the university's Global Learning Center at 84 5th Street NW in Atlanta. The event is open to media. The...

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, which includes NASA, called Administrator Charles Bolden today to congratulate him on Monday's successful final launch of Endeavor. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110323/DC70526LOGO) Fattah said, "It was an excellent lift-off. We are so proud of you and the entire Endeavor team. We are...