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Month: October 2016
Bill Gerstenmaier Was For Centrifuges Before He Was Against Them
Bill Gerstenmaier Was For Centrifuges Before He Was Against Them

The weak pull of artificial gravity, The Space Review “Gerstenmaier, while skeptical of the need for and ability to accommodate artificial gravity, didn’t rule it out entirely. He noted that there’s very little information on the effectiveness of partial gravity, including the minimum levels needed to offset the deleterious effects of microgravity. Some of that research is being done with a small rodent centrifuge on the station’s Kibo module. “We’ll […]

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  • October 31, 2016
A Little Boy's First Spaceship Visit

Out for a walk in #Reston VA & saw this young boy clutching a space shuttle. He saw his first one today at NASM in Chantilly #journeytomars pic.twitter.com/GbvdnQ2Dy0 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 31, 2016 Keith’s note: I went out for my daily walk today. Half a block away from Buzz Aldrin Elementary School in Reston, Virginia I saw a couple with their young boy. He was holding something very […]

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  • October 31, 2016
A Quick Chat With NASA SMD AA Thomas Zurbuchen
A Quick Chat With NASA SMD AA Thomas Zurbuchen

Keith’s note: NASA PAO offered news media a chance to ask questions of Thomas Zurbuchen, the new Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator. The audio of that event should be online shortly. NASA Watch Question: “I have heard you mention massive things such as the Webb Space Telescope and tiny things like cubesats in the same sentence. You mentioned National Academy and White House initiatives for cubesats and Decadal designations for […]

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  • October 31, 2016
SLS Flight Software Safety Issues at MSFC (Update)
SLS Flight Software Safety Issues at MSFC (Update)

Keith’s 31 October update: NASA MSFC Internal Memo: Key Personnel Announcement -Teresa Washington is retiring, NASA MSFC “Upon the upcoming retirement of Teresa Washington, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Marcus Lea to the Senior Executive Service (SES) position of Director, Office of Human Capital (OHC). As OHC Director, Mr. Lea will be responsible for the entire scope of the Center’s workforce strategy and planning, organization and leadership […]

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  • October 31, 2016
Trump's Stance On NASA Climate Research
Trump's Stance On NASA Climate Research

Trump takes aim at NASA’s climate budget, The Hill “In a Wednesday speech in Florida, Trump slammed the Obama administration for “undermining our space program.” “I will refocus its mission on space exploration,” he vowed. “Under a Trump administration, Florida and America, will lead the way into the stars.” Trump’s remarks are in line with many congressional Republicans who have vowed to prioritize space exploration. The promise to boost exploration […]

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  • October 30, 2016
Superfund Site Concerns at NASA Ames
Superfund Site Concerns at NASA Ames

NASA Ames workers worry over Superfund site’s toxins, Mountain View Voice “More recently, a 2013 U.S. Department of Defense report found toxic vapor levels exceeding EPA limits inside several occupied buildings at Moffett Federal Airfield, including the NASA Ames convention center and the flight systems research lab. … Based on the mounting concerns, NASA administrators on Oct. 19 held a first-ever town hall meeting to address issues surrounding the Superfund […]

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  • October 30, 2016
Expedition 49 Is Back On Earth
Expedition 49 Is Back On Earth

Expedition 49 Is Back On Earth (with video) “NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, who became the first person to sequence DNA in space, returned to Earth Saturday after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station. Rubins and her crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, touched down in their Soyuz MS-01 at 11:58 p.m. […]

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  • October 30, 2016
Honoring Space Biology Pioneers in Orbit
Honoring Space Biology Pioneers in Orbit

A small plant growth chamber orbiting in space was remotely dedicated in Cleveland Saturday evening. At the annual meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSRC) it was announced that the Veggie unit aboard the International Space Station has been dedicated to Thora Halstead and Ken Souza. A special plaque has been affixed to the Veggie hardware by Astronaut Kate Rubin. Copies of that plaque were flown in space and then returned to Earth were presented to Ken and Thora’s families this evening.

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  • NASA Watch
  • October 29, 2016
SpaceX Investigation Points to Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels
SpaceX Investigation Points to Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels

SpaceX AMOS-6 Anomaly Update 28 October 2016 “The investigation team has made significant progress on the fault tree. Previously, we announced the investigation was focusing on a breach in the cryogenic helium system of the second stage liquid oxygen tank. The root cause of the breach has not yet been confirmed, but attention has continued to narrow to one of the three composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) inside the LOX […]

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  • October 29, 2016