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Month: June 2011
The Economist Still Is Not Thrilled With Humans in Space

Into the sunset, Economist “Disasters apart, the shuttle generally succeeded in at least one aspect of its mission: its regular launches (not to mention stunts such as flying a 77-year-old astronaut, and assorted senators and congressmen) made space travel seem routine, almost mundane–which helped to dampen public interest.” The end of the Space Age, Economist “But the shuttle is now over. The ISS is due to be de-orbited, in the […]

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  • June 30, 2011
Lunch at The Dinosaur Club

Keith’s update: The National Press Club (NPC) invited Charlie Bolden to speak at a luncheon and he accepted. No cost to NASA. NPC makes a lot of money renting out their rooms for press conferences and hosting these luncheons so having Bolden there is a guaranteed money maker. The original NPC notice for this event said it was for NPC members and their guests. That was eventually amended to say […]

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  • June 30, 2011
JWST SRB: New Baseline Not Viable (Update)

Internal NASA GSFC Report: Weekly Input May 14, 2011- May 21, 2011 Submitted to Code 550 “JWST ISIM – Davila and Mehalick/551: The JWST Standing Review Board (SRB) outbrief to the project was held last Friday. The SRB heard from the project regarding the new baseline plan (including budget and schedule) for a launch date of fy18. The SRB reported that the new baseline plan for JWST was not viable […]

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  • June 30, 2011
OIG Report on Commercial Crew Transportation Services

NASA OIG Report: NASA’s Challenges Certifying and Acquiring Commercial Crew Transportation Services “NASA is still developing its acquisition strategy and has not settled on the specific mechanisms it will use for procuring commercial crew transportation services. The Commercial Crew Program Planning Office (Commercial Crew Office) plans to present its proposed acquisition strategy to Congress by late summer 2011. Mindful of national policy to limit the use of high-risk contracting vehicles […]

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  • June 30, 2011
ORS-1 Launched From Wallops

Rocket Launch Completed From NASA Wallops “A U.S. Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket carrying the Department of Defense Operationally Responsive Space Office’s ORS-1 satellite was successfully launched at 11:09 p.m. EDT yesterday from NASA’s Launch Range at the Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. “We are very pleased to continue our support to the U.S. Air Force and the Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORS) with today’s […]

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  • June 30, 2011
Dear NASA: Please Focus on Space Exploration, Not Menus

Keith’s note: A personal note about aerospace companies and corporate giving. Every company who supported the nuclear space event at the Air & Space Museum tonight has a clear, consistent record of giving to meritorious causes. All aerospace companies do. I know many of the people who write the checks and the professional associations that participate. I have worked with these people on educational and outreach projects. Their intentions and […]

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  • June 30, 2011
Final Atlantis Up Close Photo Op – Part 1

Atlantis: The Grand Finale Photo Special at Launch Pad 39A Part 1, SpaceRef “The Grand Finale of NASA’s three decade long Space Shuttle program is less than two weeks away. Recently NASA allowed reporters unprecedented access to photograph the Space Shuttle Atlantis while it waits on the pad. Here is part one.”

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  • June 29, 2011
Launch From Wallops Delayed 24 Hours

NASA Launching Department of Defense Rocket And Satellite From Virginia June 28 “Further information on the mission, including where to view the launch, is available here. The launch will be web cast beginning at 1:30 p.m. on launch day here. Launch status can be followed on Twitter.” Minotaur Rocket Launch from NASA Wallops Re-scheduled for 29 June “NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia has rescheduled the launch of an United […]

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  • June 28, 2011
STS-135 Launch Date Set

NASA Sets Launch Date For Final Space Shuttle Mission “Space shuttle Atlantis’ Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are scheduled to begin a 12-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-135 mission is the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program. The launch date was announced Tuesday at the conclusion of […]

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  • June 28, 2011
NASA Has Not Delivered All Of The Documents Requested by Congress

Letter from NASA Administrator Bolden to Sen. Rockefeller Regarding Congressional Document Request Letter from NASA Administrator Bolden to Sen. Hutchison Regarding Congressional Document Request “This is in response to your letter of June 22, 2011, signed jointly with Chairman Rockefeller, regarding the Committee’s request for various documents and records concerning NASA’s implementation of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and asserting that NASA has refused to provide the documents. NASA’s […]

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  • June 28, 2011