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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden was in Huntsville on Wednesday to take part in meetings and to visit four schools. Bolden was visiting Lincoln Elementary School, Columbia High School and Huntsville Center for Technology, and Horizon Elementary School in Madison. He also planned to sit in on meetings at Marshall Space Flight Center. Marshall spokeswoman June Malone says the meetings will focus on Ares, the rocket program slated to replace the space shuttle. Bolden, a former Marine Corps major general, will take part in the Wernher von Braun Symposium and dinner held at the Von Braun Center.

The world is coming to an end. In, like, 4 billion or 5 billion years. The sun will get old and cranky and eventually immolate the entire planet. The world, however, is not coming to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, contrary to the viral Internet rumor propounded by pseudo-scientists, hoaxers and Hollywood movie promoters. The notion that 2012 heralds the End of Time has something to do with a mysterious Planet X that will supposedly hurtle into, or perhaps merely perturb, Earth. Also, there might be geomagnetic storms, a Pole Reversal and a newfound unsteadiness in the planet's crustal plates. All of that, or variations thereof, can be studied in depth in scores of books now jostling for eschatological primacy with such titles as "Apocalypse 2012," "The World Cataclysm in 2012" and "How to Survive 2012." This is no joke to David Morrison, senior scientist for NASA's Astrobiology Institute. He's counted 200 different books for sale about 2012. As the a

NEW DELHI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Wednesday asserted that the United States space scientist, who was arrested by the FBI for allegedly spying for Israel, was not "a reason for concern" even though he had played a key role in India's maiden moon mission. "Senior American space scientist Daivd Nozette visited Bangalore and interacted with scientists there but had no access to critical ISRO establishments during the visits and there was no concern about loss of data," ISRO chief spokesperson S Satish told the media in the southern city of Bangalore. "Not a matter of concern as all security protocols had been followed," he added. The 52-year-old scientist, Nozette, was arrested by the FBI and charged with espionage for attempting to deliver classified defense document to an Israeli intelligence officer, the U.S. authorities said.

European aerospace and defence group, EADS, owner of Airbus, has appointed Sean O'Keefe, a former head of NASA, as chief executive of its North American business. O'Keefe, 53, replaces Ralph Crosby, 62, who becomes chairman of the North American board and will continue to "oversee" the US Air Force tanker contest. EADS, in partnership with US defence giant Northrop Grumman, is competing against Boeing for a contract to replace the US Air Force's ageing fleet of air-refuelling tankers. The contract is potentially worth up to $40 billion. Crosby will continue with EADS North America in order to ensure a smooth transition, EADS said. O'Keefe was the NASA administrator from 2001 to 2005 and also served as Navy Secretary and Pentagon comptroller during the first Bush administration. EADS chief executive Louis Gallois said at a press conference in Washington that O'Keefe will be charged with expanding business with the Pentagon and Homeland Security Department,

European aerospace and defence group, EADS, owner of Airbus, has appointed Sean O'Keefe, a former head of NASA, as chief executive of its North American business. O'Keefe, 53, replaces Ralph Crosby, 62, who becomes chairman of the North American board and will continue to "oversee" the US Air Force tanker contest. EADS, in partnership with US defence giant Northrop Grumman, is competing against Boeing for a contract to replace the US Air Force's ageing fleet of air-refuelling tankers. The contract is potentially worth up to $40 billion. Crosby will continue with EADS North America in order to ensure a smooth transition, EADS said. O'Keefe was the NASA administrator from 2001 to 2005 and also served as Navy Secretary and Pentagon comptroller during the first Bush administration. EADS chief executive Louis Gallois said at a press conference in Washington that O'Keefe will be charged with expanding business with the Pentagon and Homeland Security Department,

Organic molecules essential for life have been detected in one more hot gas planet outside the solar system, within a year by NASA scientists. News Now - Nair set to retire; bemoans poor quality higher education - Heaviest flood in more than 100 years - India's moon mission quite economical - Kalam advises Isro, Nasa on Chandrayaan-II - India mulling deeper exploration of water on moon - Chandrayaan-1 was 110% success, says ISRO chief Also Read Related Stories News Now - Sensex slips after brief recovery - Congress-NCP combine leading in Maharashtra - Big names in Maharashtra polls - Cong to retain power in Maha, Haryana and Arunachal - BJP-Shiv Sena concede defeat in Maharashtra More Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California detected water, methane and carbon dioxide — the basic chemistry for life — in the planet named HD 209458b, NASA said. The data from Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope — NASA's two orbiting ob

After two days of prelaunch mission practice at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the six STS-129 mission astronauts returned to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. There, they will continue their training and perform customary housekeeping projects for Atlantis' upcoming flight to the International Space Station. The crew members are scheduled to return to Kennedy to complete the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, on Nov. 2 and 3. At that time, they will participate in a full launch countdown exercise, safety briefings and payload bay walkdown. Meanwhile at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A, technicians continue to check systems to verify there was no damage to the space shuttle from a lightning strike at the pad last week. So far no damage has been found. Also at the pad today, workers are testing the solid rocket booster hydraulic system and completing the shuttle interface test -- which means confirming the various components and connections are "

The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government – 2009 Rankings Based on responses from more than 212,000 Federal employees last year, NASA's workforce continues to score well and moved up to 3rd best place to work among large Federal agencies. The rankings also reveal that NASA ranked 2nd among all large Federal agencies in Effective Leadership, Teamwork, Strategic Management, and Support for Diversity as well as other areas. You may view a complete listing of the Best Places to Work, including each NASA Center and 278 other federal organizations at: http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/ Today's Job Spotlight "I work in the Spacecraft and Sensors Branch of the Space Systems and Concepts Division. I’ve been involved in developing virtual reality demonstrations to show on screens how commands affect Space Station systems. I’ve been helping to develop the immersive environment that lets an engineer look at all data at the same time using several of the senses rath