Dateline June 27, 2006: Space News from the Internet

NASA News

• China's view on NASA's July 1st launch.
• Changes with Johnson Space Center's Director of Engineering right before the flight.
• More on Discovery's launch. And yet more. Space.com has complete coverage on STS-121.
• ISS Status report.
• NASA is using the X-33 leftovers to build the CEV.
• The CLV Tail is wagging the CEV dog.
• The ISS is running out of space.

Astronomy

• Asteroid 2004 XP14 is passing close to the Earth on July 3, 2006. It will not hit us, but will pass about the same distance as the Moon.
• Hubble's camera is out.

Private Space

• The Mars Society is about to start a four month simulated Mars mission.
• More on Blue Origin. Space.com blog has more also.
• Test plan for the Explorer suborbital craft.
• Air Launch President Debra F. Lepore will be interviewed on the space show.