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I got a little excited the first time I met then-Administrator Charlie Bolden in 2012! I did take a proper picture after, but this is just so good! With every President comes a new NASA administrator, and the current admin, Jim Bridenstine, has raised a number of eyebrows. The strongest reaction to Bridenstine's appointment comes from his lack of a science background, though more recent reports say he has changed his mind on climate change and does believe humans are responsible and can curb the effects we're having on the planet.
I'd rather post cat photos, but this blog post is about PUPs [photo by Anik Shrestha, We rarely see cases like this any more, so I think it's worth blogging this April ruling even though it just showed up in Westlaw. PC Drivers makes software designed to speed up users' computers, an industry niche that's known to be filled with sketchy vendors.
Not long ago, lawmakers might have been wary about showcasing the work of hackers who specialize in penetrating voting equipment. But on Thursday, organizers from the Def Con Voting Village - a collection of security researchers who hack election systems in hopes of making them more secure - received a warm welcome on Capitol Hill.
This combination of 2018 file photos show Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jay Gonzalez, left, and Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, right, in Boston. Baker told reporters there needs to be a full and independent investigation of the claims before a vote is taken on Brett Kavanaugh.
In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters after the Republican's policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. On June 18, President Trump announced that he was directing the Pentagon to develop a new branch of the US military, a "Space Force" that would give the US "dominance" in that realm.
Over an iced chamomile tea at the midtown Radiance Tea House & Books, whose ambient noise level is not much louder than a coffee percolator's, Gregory Scott Farber described the app he created, SoundPrint, as "Yelp for noise." The free program allows users to search for and grade restaurants and bars according to their sound level.
Ivanka Trump made a telephone call to the International Space Station and spoke to the crew while touring Nasa's Johnson Space Centre. Ms Trump, who is an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump, talked to the space station crew whose members are flying 250 miles above the Earth's surface.
Jeff Bezos confirms Blue Origin space tourism firm will begin manned flights next year and pledges $1 billion further investment for a new spaceship Space tourists could pay an estimated $100,000 to $200,000 each when tickets go on sale sometime in 2019 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has confirmed that his Blue Origin space-tourism venture will launch a crewed mission sometime in 2019. The comments from the 54-year-old multi-billionaire further fuel the commercial space race as several private companies jostle to become the first to send paying customers into space.
Three young computer hackers, including a Louisiana man, whose "botnet" known as Mirai virtually paralyzed chunks of the internet two years ago have received light sentences after helping the FBI with cybercrime and cybersecurity. Dalton Norman, 22, of Metairie, Louisiana; Paras Jha, 22, of Fanwood, New Jersey; and Josiah White, 21, of Washington, Pennsylvania, were sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation and 62-1/2 workweeks of community service in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.
Ready for the angry red planet are, from left, Nick , Sadie , Kayla , Jennifer and Matteo Vega . Long before Beau Willimon was a playwright who adapted "House of Cards" for Netflix, he was a kid touring a nuclear submarine with his father, Capt.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the second day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday bitterly debated how to move forward on a high-stakes hearing Monday with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the California professor, Christine Blasey Ford , accusing him of a decades-old sexual assault.
When Gov. Jerry Brown said California should launch its own satellite in the 1970s, the plan was considered so far-fetched that critics dubbed him "Gov. Moonbeam." But on Friday, Gov. Moonbeam struck back.
The Tax Court of Canada has ruled that a trip to outer space by billionaire Quebec businessman Guy Laliberte in 2009 was a taxable benefit. At issue was a $41.8-million price tag for a trip the Cirque du Soleil's founder had been reimbursed for as a business expense.
The FAA, Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority , and Florida Department of Transportation have dedicated the new Air Traffic Control Tower at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport . The 128 foot-tall tower is a significant investment in the nation's airport infrastructure and enhances air traffic controllers' ability to provide the safest, most efficient service to flights at the busy Florida airport, the FAA said in a news release.
A new report by congressional investigators details how hackers broke into Equifax last year in a breach that exposed the financial information of more than 145 million Americans. The lawmakers who requested the report say they will press the Trump administration on the lack of enforcement actions against the giant credit-reporting agency.
The Russian hackers indicted by the US special prosecutor last month have spent years trying to steal the private correspondence of some of the world's most senior Orthodox Christian figures, The Associated Press has found, illustrating the high stakes as Kiev and Moscow wrestle over the religious future of Ukraine. The targets included top aides to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, who often is described as the first among equals of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christian leaders.
A hacking group linked to Iran may have targeted British universities as part of a campaign to steal student credentials, cyber security experts have said. Researchers from the Secureworks Counter Threat Unit said the group, called Colbalt Dickens, was "likely responsible" for an attack on 76 universities in 14 countries, including the UK.
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., has announced the appointment of former NASA Space Shuttle Commander and retired USAF Colonel, Pamela A. Melroy, to the SPA Board of Directors. With a distinguished career of over 25 years as a professional jet and test pilot, nearly 1000 hours in space, and executive positions in industry and government, Colonel Melroy brings her unique and extensive experience in space, hypersonics, defense, and international markets to SPA.