Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

Cobalt To Host Second Annual "SecTalks" Virtual Conference, Focused on How Security Professionals Can Lead with Grit in 2021

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Computer network security, Computer security, Software testing, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Penetration test, Space Shuttle Challenger, O-ring

Keynote presentation from Allan McDonald, aerospace consultant and author of "Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster."

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  • Keynote presentation from Allan McDonald, aerospace consultant and author of "Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster."
  • In his keynote, Allan will touch on the hard lessons he's learned about leadership, perseverance and resilience in the face of disaster and unprecedented scrutiny.
  • Cobalt provides a Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) platform that is modernizing the traditional, static penetration testing model.
  • With Cobalt, customers can build their pentest program in as little as five minutes and start a pentest in 24 hours.

Novel Reveals New Account About Why the Space Shuttle Challenger Crew Died on January 28, 1986

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Outer space, Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Space Shuttle, Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

The loss of Challenger and the seven-member crew during the morning launch of January 28, 1986 happened primarily because of political interference!

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  • The loss of Challenger and the seven-member crew during the morning launch of January 28, 1986 happened primarily because of political interference!
  • At last, the rest of the story for the space shuttle Challenger disaster has finally been told!
  • As a rescue flight surgeon for the Department of Defense astronaut rescue and recovery team at Kennedy Space Center, he directly supported the space shuttle launches from the famous Space Center.
  • Originally published in 1995, IMPACT is the story of a space shuttle mission that suffers an impact from orbital space debris.

NASA safety expert joins Torc Robotics self-driving truck team

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Human spaceflight, NASA, Spaceflight, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Space Shuttle, Outer space, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., Bryan D. O'Connor

"We are very excited to have John join our team and lead our safety programs," said Michael Fleming, Torc's CEO.

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  • "We are very excited to have John join our team and lead our safety programs," said Michael Fleming, Torc's CEO.
  • NASA-level safety is required to commercialize self-driving trucks and we look forward to John applying skills and expertise gained in other pioneering organizations."
  • Marinaro served as director of safety engineering technical excellence at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Safety Center.
  • He was appointed to his position at the NASA Safety Center in 2009, after serving as the director of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel during Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Florida Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Florida students will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station .

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Florida students will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station .
  • The Earth-to-space call will air live at 12:40 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 27, on NASA television and the agency's website .
  • Andrew Morgan will answer questions from K-12 students from the School District of Lee County.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Maryland, Washington Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from Maryland and Washington, D.C., will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station .

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from Maryland and Washington, D.C., will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station .
  • The Earth-to-space call will air live at 11:55 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 23, on NASA Television and the agency's website .
  • NASA astronaut Drew Morgan will answer questions from students at hisalma mater, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as Washington Episcopal School and Washington School for Girls in the District of Columbia.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Kentucky Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station

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Monday, September 9, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from Kentucky will have an opportunity this week to talk live with NASA astronauts currently working and living aboard the International Space Station .

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from Kentucky will have an opportunity this week to talk live with NASA astronauts currently working and living aboard the International Space Station .
  • NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Drew Morgan will answer questions from middle school students attending Jefferson County Public Schools.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
  • For nearly 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and work on the space station, testing technologies, performing science and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth.

North Carolina Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut on Space Station

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Students in North Carolina will talk live this week with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station .

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Students in North Carolina will talk live this week with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station .
  • The Earth-to-space call will air live at 10:10 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 30, on NASA television and the agency's website .
  • NASA astronaut Christina Koch will answer questions from students at her alma maters North Carolina State University and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Florida Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard International Space Station

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Friday, February 15, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- University and high school students from Florida will have an opportunity to talk with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station next week.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- University and high school students from Florida will have an opportunity to talk with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station next week.
  • The Earth-to-space call will air on NASA Television and the agency's website .
  • Anne McClain will answer questions from students at Florida Atlantic University and the Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Miami Dade school districts.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics.)

California Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

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Friday, February 1, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Elementary school students from California will have an opportunity to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station next week.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Elementary school students from California will have an opportunity to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station next week.
  • Anne McClain will speak with students from William Brooks and Buckeye elementary schools in El Dorado Hills, California, at 1:35 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 5.
  • Students at both schools have prepared for the event through participation in space station and other space-related STEM events and activities as a part of the schools' "Year in Space."
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Florida Students to Speak with First Cuban-American Astronaut on Space Station

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Spacecraft, NASA, Spaceflight, Goddard Space Flight Center, Space Network, Tracking and data relay satellite, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

NASA astronaut Serena Aun-Chancellor will answer questions from students at The Mandelstam School in South Miami at 11:45 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 7.

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  • NASA astronaut Serena Aun-Chancellor will answer questions from students at The Mandelstam School in South Miami at 11:45 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 7.
  • Students and staff from St. Thomas Episcopal School, which is also in South Miami, will attend.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
  • Astronauts living in space on the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through the Space Network's Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) .