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Month: May 2008
STS-124 Mission Underway

Editor’s note: Space Shuttle Discovery has left the pad and is headed for orbit on the STS-124 Mission. According to NASA: “Space shuttle Discovery is on its way into space on the power of its two solid rocket boosters and three main engines! The launch traced a fiery arc across the sky of Florida’s East Coast as the shuttle races to catch up to the International Space Station.” More information

  • NASA Watch
  • May 31, 2008
Space Politics at ISDC

The so-so space debate: initial impressions, Space politics “Half of the four people on the panel were able to talk about space policy quite well: Lori Garver, representing Clinton, was well-versed in the issues, not surprising; OBrien has also done his homework, based on the questions he asked on topics beyond NASAs budget and the future of the vision, ranging from commercialization to military space policy to export control.”

  • NASA Watch
  • May 31, 2008
SMEX Selections Cut From 3 to 2

NASA Selects Small Explorer Investigations for Concept Studies “Following detailed mission concept studies, NASA intends to select two of the mission proposals in the spring of 2009 for full development as SMEX missions. The first mission could launch by 2012. Both will launch by 2015. Mission costs will be capped at $105 million each, excluding the launch vehicle.” Editor’s update: Originally there were going to be three selections made. Now […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 30, 2008
Has Phoenix Seen Ice?

NASA’S Phoenix Lander Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice “Scientists have discovered what may be ice that was exposed when soil was blown away as NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft landed on Mars last Sunday, May 25. The possible ice appears in an image the robotic arm camera took underneath the lander, near a footpad. “We could very well be seeing rock, or we could be seeing exposed ice in the retrorocket […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 30, 2008
Backwards Decision Making Process at NASA

ISDC 2008 – Friday Morning – Constellation panel, Hobbyspace “Discusses the studies that justify the Constellation architecture that Griffin had decided on long before he came to NASA as director and long before the studies were done.” Editor’s note: Whoa … wait a minute. Mike Griffin loves to go on and on about all of the analysis that went into the decision to go with the Ares 1/V architecture and […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 30, 2008
ISDC on CSPAN Today

“What will happen to the International Space Station while NASA transitions from the Space Shuttle, retiring in 2010, to the Orion spacecraft, launching in 2014? The National Space Society considers this question and others during its 27th annual conference today in Washington, D.C.” WATCH Editor’s note: Live C-SPAN coverage resumes at 2:00 pm EDT today with a discussion on space and the 2008 Election. Excerpt of Sen. Obama’s representative’s (Steve […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 30, 2008
Curious Staff Change at MSFC

Daniel Schumacher named director of key NASA Marshall Center office “Prior to accepting his new position, Schumacher was deputy project manager of Marshall’s Lunar Lander Project Office from 2007 to 2008. He led a team of more than 60 civil service and contractor employees and directed an annual technology budget of more than $60 million to develop hardware and integrated systems for crewed moon landings in coming decades.” Editor’s note: […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 30, 2008
ILS Goes Russian

Khrunichev Purchases Majority Interest in International Launch Services “ILS International Launch Services Inc., a world leader in launch services for commercial satellites, announced today that Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center acquired the shares of ILS owned by majority shareholder, Space Transport Inc. Financial details were not disclosed. The transaction was completed today. Vladimir Nesterov, General Director of Khrunichev, said: “Building on our strong working relationship with the ILS […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 29, 2008
Buzz Lightyear Joins STS-124 Crew

NASA To Launch Disney’s Buzz Lightyear On Space Shuttle, Local6.com “NASA will launch the Disney character Buzz Lightyear aboard space shuttle Discovery on May 31 in a mission to excite students about science, math and space travel. During the STS-124 mission, the 12-inch-tall action figure will partner with astronauts to deliver daily blog journals from space and launch a series of educational games and online sessions related to the mission. […]

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  • May 29, 2008