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Month: February 2014
Honoring Neil Armstrong

NASA Honors Astronaut Neil Armstrong with Center Renaming “Two generations of aerospace engineering excellence will come together March 1 when NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., is redesignated NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center.  The agency’s center of excellence for atmospheric flight research is being renamed in honor of the late Neil A. Armstrong, a former research test pilot at the center and the first man to step on […]

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  • February 28, 2014
Ignoring The Mars Flyby Sticker Shock

Cooke: America needs a plan for space exploration, Opinion, Houston Chronicle “Through logical progression and meaningful missions, I believe Americans will be motivated to support appropriate but reasonable budgets, that are commensurate with the value of the plan and the work needed to accomplish it. We cannot afford to delay or prolong the debate, because timing is critical to catch the unique planetary alignment that makes the first step possible […]

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  • February 28, 2014
Whiplash is No Way to Explore Space

Letter from Rep. Wolf and Smith To NASA About Mars Flyby 2021 “Last year the Administration championed an Asteroid Mission as a next step. However, the mission was not vetted by NASA’s own advisory committees or the stakeholder community before it was presented formally to Congress. Upon review, a majority of experts said that such a mission did not demonstrate sufficient technical applicability to an eventual Mars landing.” Keith’s note: […]

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  • February 27, 2014
Dennis Tito's Congressional Infomercial – in 5 Tweets

No one should really take Scott Pace & Doug Cooke seriously again on space policy if they push #NASA to do a mission w/ no known cost #tito — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 27, 2014 Doug Cooke's Truth in Testimony form makes no mention of work with Dennis Tito and Inspiration Mars http://t.co/cq5Up5LbPm — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 27, 2014 Doug Cooke has no answer for budget required for Mars […]

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  • February 27, 2014
The Band of Brothers Wants a Mars Flyby

Hearing: Mars Flyby 2021: The First Deep Space Mission for the Orion and Space Launch System? 27 Feb 2014 10:00am live webcast – Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute, George Washington University Statement – General Lester Lyles (ret.), Independent Aerospace Consultant and former Chairman of the Committee on “Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program” established by the National Academies Statement – Mr. Doug Cooke, […]

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  • February 27, 2014
OIG: NASA Has No Idea How Many Portable Devices It Has

NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of its Smartphones, Tablets, and Other Mobile Devices “The OIG found that weaknesses in NASA’s mobile device management means the Agency is unable to ensure that it is not paying for a significant number of unused devices. Specifically, NASA lacks a complete and accurate inventory of Agency-issued smartphones, tablets, cellphones, and AirCards (used to provide internet access) because the information system NASA uses to order equipment […]

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  • February 27, 2014
NASA FY 2015 Budget To Be Released

NASA Officials to Discuss Fiscal Year 2015 Budget “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will brief reporters about the agency’s fiscal year 2015 budget at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 4, from Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson and Goddard Center Director Chris Scolese will join Bolden. The news briefing will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Following the news […]

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  • February 27, 2014
NASA Releases Commercial Spaceflight Report

NASA Provides Updated Commercial Spaceflight Report, SpaceRef Business “NASA has released its 14th 60 day Commercial Spaceflight Report. The bi-monthly report outlines the progress of NASA’s commercial crew and cargo development programs. Highlights include Boeing completing 15 of 20 Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) milestones, SpaceX completing 12 of 17 and Sierra Nevada 8 of 14.” “Of the five milestones left for Boeing, two will be completed in the first […]

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  • February 27, 2014
Dale Gardner

Dale Gardner, Astronaut Who Helped Corral Wayward Satellites, Dies at 65, NY Times “Dale A. Gardner, an astronaut who helped lead the first salvage operation in space, steering a jet-propelled backpack to corral two wayward satellites and bring them aboard the space shuttle Discovery, all while orbiting 224 miles above Earth, died on Feb. 19 in Colorado Springs. He was 65. His death was confirmed by NASA, which did not […]

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  • February 26, 2014