Curiosity Rover
In order to continue working at JPL, even scientists who had been with NASA for decades were told they would need a high-level security badge just to enter the premises.
To be issued that badge, they were told they would need to agree undergo an intensive FBI check that would look into their prior life history, right back to college.
MORE: http://www.nationofchange.org/security-obsession-drives-100-scientists-nasa-top-security-clearance-needed-help-steer-curiosity-rov
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Will a Secret Private Manned Mission to the Moon Be Announced This Week?
Internet rumors have been swirling for several weeks of a secret venture backed by private entrepreneurs that would return people to the moon’s surface. It seems that the veil will finally be lifted this week, during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6.
“The Golden Spike Company invites you to attend a game-changing announcement about the future of commercial human space travel to the Moon,” reads the announcement for the media briefing. ”Executives from the company will describe the team, the mission architecture, and the business model.”
MORE: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/12/private-manned-mission/
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