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Month: April 2017
Censoring Science at EPA
Censoring Science at EPA

EPA website removes climate science site from public view after two decades, Washington Post “The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening that its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites containing detailed climate data and scientific information. One of the websites that appeared to be gone had been cited to challenge statements made by the […]

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  • April 29, 2017
A Salute to the Small Businesses

“Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot recognizes the 2017 National Small Business Week; a time to celebrate the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. NASA honors its 2016 Agency Small Business Advocate Award winners and acknowledges the contributions made by NASA civil servant personnel throughout the Agency. The Agency 2016 Small Industry Award winners are also highlighted and they recognize the outstanding Small Business Prime Contractor, Small Business […]

  • NASA Watch
  • April 28, 2017
SLS EM-1 Is Not Going To Launch On Time Folks
SLS EM-1 Is Not Going To Launch On Time Folks

GAO: NASA Human Space Exploration: Delay Likely for First Exploration Mission “With less than 2 years until the planned November 2018 launch date for its first exploration mission (EM-1), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) three human exploration programs–Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion), Space Launch System (SLS), and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS)– are making progress on their respective systems, but the EM-1 launch date is likely unachievable as technical […]

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  • April 27, 2017
Dawn Spacecraft 3rd Reaction Wheel Malfunctions
Dawn Spacecraft 3rd Reaction Wheel Malfunctions

Dawn Observing Ceres; 3rd Reaction Wheel Malfunctions, NASA JPL “While preparing for this observation, one of Dawn’s two remaining reaction wheels stopped functioning on April 23. By electrically changing the speed at which these gyroscope-like devices spin, Dawn controls its orientation in the zero-gravity, frictionless conditions of space.” “The team discovered the situation during a scheduled communications session on April 24, diagnosed the problem, and returned the spacecraft to its […]

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  • April 26, 2017
NASA OIG Reports Spacesuit Inventory Low and Replacements Years Away
NASA OIG Reports Spacesuit Inventory Low and Replacements Years Away

NASA OIG: NASA’s Management and Development of Spacesuits, NASA OIG “NASA continues to manage an array of design and health risks associated with the EMUs used by ISS crew. In addition, only 11 of the 18 original EMU Primary Life Support System units – a backpack-like structure that performs a variety of functions required to keep an astronaut alive during a spacewalk – are still in use, raising concerns that […]

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  • April 26, 2017
Today's Congressional Hearing on Astrobiology
Today's Congressional Hearing on Astrobiology

Hearing: Advances in the Search for Life Hearing charter “The NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 established “The search for life’s origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe,” as one of the national space program’s objectives. The hearing will survey recent breakthroughs in a variety of fields that contribute to astrobiology, such as the continued discovery of exoplanets and research efforts to understand life’s origin on Earth and in […]

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  • April 26, 2017
Is Google Building a Secret Airship at NASA Ames?
Is Google Building a Secret Airship at NASA Ames?

With Secret Airship, Sergey Brin Also Wants to Fly, Bloomberg “Larry Page has his flying cars. Sergey Brin shall have an airship. Brin, the Google co-founder, has secretly been building a massive airship inside of Hangar 2 at the NASA Ames Research Center, according to four people with knowledge of the project. It’s unclear whether the craft, which looks like a zeppelin, is a hobby or something Brin hopes to […]

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  • April 26, 2017
Senate Hearing on Tap: Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
Senate Hearing on Tap: Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act

Reopening the American Frontier: Reducing Regulatory Barriers and Expanding American Free Enterprise in Space (Live at 10:00 a.m. EDT) U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a hearing titled “Reopening the American Frontier: Reducing Regulatory Barriers and Expanding American Free Enterprise in Space” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. This hearing will examine the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act […]

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  • April 26, 2017
Astrobiology Then and Now
Astrobiology Then and Now

Astrobiology Has Arrived: A Personal Recollection, Keith Cowing “I am currently attending the Astrobiology Science Conference where the world’s astrobiologists all meet to showcase their results and share ideas. There was a time, barely 20 years ago, when there were no astrobiologists. I was one of the lucky people to be present as this amazing 21st century discipline came into existence.”

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  • April 25, 2017
NASA Invites Entrepreneurs to Another Industry Day

NASA has opened registration for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Industry Day. NASA SBIR/STTR Industry Day Date: June 25-27th, 2017 Location: NASA Ames Research Center Building 152 Moffett Field, CA 94035 “The 3-day event provides in-depth information about the SBIR/STTR processes and allows multiple opportunities to interact directly with SBIR/STTR program experts, NASA technologists, and fellow industry partners. Participants have the option to […]

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  • April 25, 2017