Not only is America's space agency beleaguered by the ongoing
revamp of its shuttle program and a new, underfunded vision
for space exploration as put forth by President Bush, but now it's
in financial hot water. Its former auditing firm,
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, reports $565 billion posted to NASA
accounts has been riddled with significant errors and poor
documentation.
NASA formally announced the next 50 schools chosen to
participate in the NASA Explorer Schools Program. The schools were
named at the conclusion of the 2004 Leadership Institute/2003 NASA
Explorer Schools Student Symposium May 12 in Cocoa Beach (FL). NASA
Administrator Sean O’Keefe, Associate Administrator for
Education Dr. Adena Loston, astronauts, Agency officials, students
and teachers were on hand for the announcement.
International Space Station Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA
Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke eased into a
regular schedule of operations in orbit last week, preparing
spacesuits for checkouts next week and loading trash aboard a
Progress vehicle that will soon depart.
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