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Month: September 2005
Griffin Steps In It Again

NASA chief: U.S. may end flights with Russians, AP“NASA’s top official said today that the future of U.S participation in Russian space flights is in doubt due to a congressional measure that aims to punish Moscow for its cooperation with Iran.” Editor’s note: Who is advising Griffin on this issue? The last time I checked Congress was looking forward to revising the INA to help NASA. Going to Russia and […]

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  • September 30, 2005
AP Story on GAO's NASA Travel Investigation is In Error

Report: NASA Wasted Millions on Own Planes, AP, Washington Post“O’Keefe is not mentioned by name in the report; former and current senior NASA officials told the AP earlier this year he was being investigated personally for potential misuse of government planes and taking too many expensive getaways with his staff.” Editor’s note: based upon information provided by individuals personally knowledgeable (in the extreme) about the GAO’s investigation, this statement is […]

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  • September 30, 2005
JPL Layoffs

Editor’s note: Word has it that 350+ employees were laid off at JPL today. Details to follow.

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  • September 30, 2005
GAO Takes Issue With NASA Airplane Use

NASA Administrator Statement Regarding GAO Report on NASA Airplane Use“We at NASA have accepted the Government Accountability Office’s findings and have embraced new guidelines and procedures for the use of our airplanes that have been set by the Office of Management and Budget. Going forward, all airplane use will be within those guidelines.”GAO Report: NASA TRAVEL: Passenger Aircraft Services Annually Cost Taxpayers Millions More Than Commercial Airlines (PDF)“Use of NASA […]

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  • September 30, 2005
Griffin Begins to Shrink ISS – Cutting Capability Promised For Decades

NASA proposes space station be scaled down, Japan facility intact, Kyodo News“The U.S. space agency NASA has presented to Japan a review plan to reduce the scale of the International Space Station, now under construction, while maintaining Japan’s experimental unit for the station, the Japanese science ministry announced Friday.”NASA News Conference With Mike Griffin: Exploration Systems Architecture Study (Transcript)“Well, good question. I think I just said this was not about […]

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  • September 30, 2005
The Senate Speaks Clearly on The Value of a Fully Functional ISS

Congressional Record Excerpt: NASA Authorization Act of 2005 – Senate – September 28, 2005“Sen. Hutchison: To accomplish this, the legislation designates the U.S. segment of the International Space Station as national laboratory facility. It further directs the NASA Administrator to develop a plan, within one year after enactment of the bill, to establish a ground-based national laboratory structure that will be responsible for maintaining and operating the research capabilities in […]

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  • September 30, 2005
What Dr. Griffin Meant To Say Was …

NASA Memo: Griffin Point Paper on USA Today Article, 9/28/05, NASA HQ“Background: Administrator Griffin spoke with USA Today editorial board members and reporters on September 27. He discussed a wide range of issues, including how he believes the space shuttle and international space station should have been developed and run differently. USA Today said Griffin called the shuttle and station “mistakes.”

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  • September 29, 2005
DeWine Seeks to Protect GRC Research

DeWine pushes Glenn center job security into NASA bill, Cleveland Plain Dealer“Ohio Republican Sen. Mike DeWine was able to tailor amendments to the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 with the goal of ensuring the center’s longevity. The bill, passed on a voice vote, calls for NASA to utilize scientific expertise already in place at Glenn and in Cleveland’s medical community.”

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  • September 29, 2005
Lunar Science: Where's The Beef?

Science comes second as NASA makes lunar plans, Nature (subscription)“The current focus on hardware and site selection – engineering rather than science – worries some researchers. “My immediate reaction was: ‘So what are they going to do on the Moon? Where’s the beef?’” says Wesley Huntress, a former NASA science chief now with the Carnegie Institution of Washington.”

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  • September 29, 2005
Ames Thinks Outside the Box

NASA Takes Google on Journey Into Space “NASA Ames Research Center, located in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, and Mountain View-based Google Inc. today announced plans to collaborate on a number of technology-focused research-and-development activities that will couple some of Earth’s most powerful technology resources.” Editor’s earlier note:Instead of waving their arms around trying to grab NASA money that is evaporating, other field centers could do well to study […]

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  • September 29, 2005