Day 2 of the Government Shutdown

We have officially finished day 2 of the Government Shutdown of 2013. Several resources are not available to the public via the Internet. Entire sites have been shut down with the government. Here is a list of some of the sites that are down. Keep in mind that sites that are still up may not be getting updated regularly (or at all) during the shutdown.


U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Census Bureau
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Department of Energy
Library of Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. Geological Survey


As I mentioned before, this is NOT a comprehensive list of down government sites. As I discover more sites that are down, I will post updated lists. If you know of a site that is down (and not mentioned on here), please feel free to comment and let us know.


Finally, for more information on what the shutdown means, visit http://www.usa.gov/shutdown.shtml.


Thank you.


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February 12, 2001: NEAR Shoemaker Lands on 433 Eros

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the NEAR Shoemaker's landing on 433 Eros, making it the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

For more information, check out these resources:

NEAR Shoemaker
Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Discovery: Missions : NEAR
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Missions: NEAR-Shoemaker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NEAR Shoemaker
Astrogeology Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Exploring Comets, Asteroids, and Other Bodies in the Solar System
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission


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