NASA Awards Contract for Constellation Spacesuit for the Moon “NASA has awarded an interim letter contract to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston to begin work on the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system for the Constellation Program. The system will protect astronauts during voyages to the International Space Station and exploration of the moon’s surface. The letter contract requires Oceaneering International to begin work on the basic […]
Obama’s Budget: Winners and Losers, Washington Post “NASA: While there’s plenty of money alloted to help fund the goal of getting Americans back on the moon by 2020, Obama’s budget creates a gap between the current Space Shuttle program, set to expire in April 2010, and the next-generation Constellation program, slated for takeoff in 2015. During the “Shuttle gap” the U.S. will depend on Russia for rides to the International […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Programmatic Workshop on NASA Lunar Surface Systems Concepts (presentations) “As part of an ongoing collaboration, NASA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) Space Enterprise Council (SEC) are conducting a workshop on NASA Lunar Surface Systems (LSS) Concepts. The objective is to provide a status of NASA’s lunar surface exploration architecture, to share results of recent innovative lunar concept studies, and to seek feedback from U.S. […]
Participatory Exploration: The Role of the User Contribution System Editor’s note: These charts by Nick Skytland, NASA JSC, were used as part of his presentation at the NASA PMC 2009 conference. Alas, Nick selectively plugs a non-NASA website – spacehack.org – a site that openly blocks some people from “collaborating” with what it does. Curiously, Nick cites this website in a presentation that is all about collaboration. One other thing, […]
NASA OIG: NASA’s Constellation Standing Review Boards Established Without Due Regard for Member Independence Requirements “We found 21 SRB members–close to one-third of all non-Federal CxP SRB members– with conflicts of interest and determined that each of the SRBs for CxP and its constituent Projects included at least one non-Federal Government employee who was conflicted. Specifically, each SRB included at least one non-Federal Government employee who was an employee or […]
Editor’s note: Check out the NASA JPL home page http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/home/index.html. It would seem that someone doesn’t know that OCO made a big splash off of Antarctica earlier this week. Editor’s update: They fixed it. This is what it looked like before the fix.
NASA’s Chief Climate Scientist Stirs Controversy With Call for Civil Disobedience, Fox “NASA’s chief climate scientist is in hot water with colleagues and at least one lawmaker after calling on citizens to engage in civil disobedience at what is being billed as the largest public protest of global warming ever in the United States. In a video on capitolclimateaction.org, Dr. James Hansen is seen urging Americans to “take a stand […]
Reader note: Were you aware of the online poll run yesterday on the Wash. Post Express: “Do you think the United States is spending too much money on its space program?” The results are here: http://expressnightout.com/pollcenter/index.php?poll_date=2009-02-25
NASA Statement About Budget Overview for FIscal Year 2010 “Acting NASA Administrator Christopher J. Scolese said the following in response to the 2010 fiscal year budget overview for NASA released Feb. 26: “The $18.7 billion budget proposal for 2010 is fiscally responsible and reflects the administration’s desire for a robust and innovative agency aligned with the president’s goals of advancing our nation’s scientific, educational, economic and security interests. “This budget […]
Rohrabacher Condemns European Satellite Company’s Use of Chinese Rockets Calls China “Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferator” “Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) issued the following remarks during today’s Science and Technology Full Committee hearing on the “Impacts of U.S. Export Control Policies on Science and Technology Activities and Competitiveness.” Rep. Rohrabacher specifically addressed his concerns regarding the recent announcement of an agreement between European satellite operator Eutelstat and the Peoples Republic of […]