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Underfunding shackles Nasa visionThe US space agency's plans for manned missions to the Moon and beyond are not viable with current funding, a panel warns.
BBC Wednesday, September 09, 2009Augustine Committee Says NASA Needs More Money to Make Space Exploration ViableDon't try to put astronauts on Mars yet -- too hard, too costly. Go to the moon -- maybe. Or build rockets that could zip
around the inner solar system, visiting asteroids, maybe a Martian moon. Keep the
international space
station going until 2020 rather than crash it into the Pacific in 2016. Help...
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CBS News Wednesday, September 09, 2009Light at the speed of a bicycle and much moreThe Institute of Physics and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council are launching a new report today, Wednesday, Sept. 9, entitled "Optics and photonics: Physics enhancing our lives," to highlight the most recent advances in the field of optics and photonics and demonstrate the potentially lucrative ends a range of researchers have in sight.
Eurekalert.org Wednesday, September 09, 2009Small businesses would see lower costs, more comprehensive coverage from health reformSmall
business owners and employees are among those who stand to benefit the most from provisions in some of the current
health reform proposals under consideration by Congress according to a Commonwealth Fund report
released today. Provisions to extend health care coverage to everyone and repair the small group insurance market would alleviate high premium costs, high broker fees, underwriting, and a lack of transparency about benefit packages that
small business owners currently face.
Eurekalert.org Wednesday, September 09, 2009Work conditions impact parents' food choicesHow working parents cope with competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for the
family and how work conditions are related to food choice coping strategies are the subjects of a study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Findings suggest that better work conditions may be associated with more positive strategies such as more home-prepared meals, eating with the
family, keeping healthful food at work, and less meal skipping.
Eurekalert.org Wednesday, September 09, 2009Panel: Space goals need $3 billion more a yearThe U.S. manned space program cannot "continue in any meaningful way" unless the Obama administration ultimately adds $3 billion a year to NASA's budget, according to a panel of space experts convened by the White House.
USATODAY Wednesday, September 09, 2009NTSB tells workers to hang up cellsThe people who investigate the nation's most high-profile transportation accidents must now practice what they preach.
USATODAY Wednesday, September 09, 2009How Air Pollution Can Damage the HeartAdding to the burgeoning evidence that air quality may have a direct impact on heart
health, a new study finds a measurable increase in blood pressure due to traffic pollution.
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