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Month: October 2015
Examining Staff and Board Member Salaries at CASIS
Examining Staff and Board Member Salaries at CASIS

Keith’s note: CASIS (The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization chosen by NASA in 2011 to manage the portion of the International Space Station that has been designated as a U.S. National Laboratory. Non-profit organizations are established to do things in the public interest and not to generate a profit – or enrich their employees or advisors. Recently the IRS has started to […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 31, 2015
Potentially Good Budget News For NASA
Potentially Good Budget News For NASA

Budget Deal To Ease Sequester, Boost Discretionary Spending For Two Years, AIP “Congress approved a major bipartisan budget agreement, negotiated with the White House, that increases discretionary spending by $80 billion total in FY 2016 and FY 2017, creating room for boosts to spending at federal science agencies and offices starting this year. Early this morning, the Senate passed and sent the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015″ to President Obama, […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 30, 2015
Guilty Plea in LaRC Computer Security Case
Guilty Plea in LaRC Computer Security Case

Former NASA Langley employee pleads guilty in federal case, Daily Press “A former NASA Langley Research Center employee pleaded guilty this week to violating a NASA regulation by allowing a foreign national unrestricted access to a company computer. Glenn A. Woodell entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor count of violating a regulation and order of NASA and was sentenced to six months probation and a $500 fine, according to […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 30, 2015
Orb-3 Failure Report Released
Orb-3 Failure Report Released

NASA Review of Orbital ATK Accident Released, NASA “The team determined the proximate cause of the Antares launch vehicle failure was an explosion within the AJ-26 rocket engine and identified three credible technical root causes, any one or combination of which could have resulted in the engine failure. The team outlined six technical findings and made seven recommendations to address those technical findings. In addition, since Orbital ATK was in […]

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  • October 29, 2015
Doubts About Crew Health on NASA's #JourneyToMars
Doubts About Crew Health on NASA's #JourneyToMars

NASA’s Efforts to Manage Health and Human Performance Risks for Space Exploration, NASA OIG “Although NASA continues to improve its process for identifying and managing health and human performance risks associated with space flight, we believe that given the current state of knowledge, the Agency’s risk mitigation schedule is optimistic and NASA will not develop countermeasures for many deep space risks until the 2030s, at the earliest.”

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  • October 29, 2015
Tweeting From Space – In 1968
Tweeting From Space – In 1968

The First (Analog) Tweet From Space – In 1968 “On October 14, 1968, the Apollo 7 crew became the first to broadcast live from space. Count the characters in their message. “Keep those cards and letters coming in, folks!”. 44. A perfect Tweet. In 1968.”

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  • October 29, 2015
Congress Makes Progress on Commercial Space
Congress Makes Progress on Commercial Space

House and Senate Reach Agreement on Commercial Space Legislation, SpacePolicyOnline “House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on a compromise version of commercial space legislation that passed the House and Senate earlier this year. Details of the compromise have not been made public, but the revised bill could be voted on soon. The Senate bill, the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (S. 1297) passed in August. The House bill, Spurring […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 28, 2015
Talking About Asteroids on SLOOH
Talking About Asteroids on SLOOH

NASA: Two SLS Launches Likely Needed For $3 billion+ ARM, earlier post “At today’s Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) telecon, I asked Lindley Johnson via Webex “Can you show the chart again that has SLS as a launch option for the ARM spacecraft? Does this mean TWO SLS launches needed – one for ARM and another for crew?” He confirmed that yes, there will be two SLS launches – one […]

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  • October 28, 2015
Charles Elachi Retiring As JPL Director
Charles Elachi Retiring As JPL Director

Charles Elachi to retire as JPL Director, NASA “Charles Elachi, the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 2001, announced today he is retiring at the end of June 2016. He will become professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, where he currently serves as a vice president and professor of Electrical Engineering and Planetary Science. Elachi began his career at JPL in 1970.” Charles Elachi is stepping down […]

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  • October 28, 2015
SLS/Orion Gets a Lobbying Organization in Washington (Update)
SLS/Orion Gets a Lobbying Organization in Washington (Update)

Coalition for Space Exploration takes steps to ensure broad support for deep-space exploration “The Coalition for Space Exploration, an ad-hoc organization of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, today announced it is taking formal steps to provide a single, unified voice for the deep-space exploration industry. The organization is seeking 501 (c) 6 status, appointing an executive director and changing the name of the organization to the Coalition for Deep […]

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  • October 28, 2015