Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Nomination Hearing (Bridenstine et al) “U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nominations hearing at 10:00 a.m. on 1 November, 2017, to consider four nominations subject to Senate confirmation.” The hearing will air on NASA TV (NTV-1 (Public)) and the agency’s website at: http://www.nasa.gov/live
Just today I learned Minotaur-C is the same as Taurus, which makes this tweet quite the lie! ? But congrats on today's success, @OrbitalATK! https://t.co/LlOaCpppl4 — Laura Seward Forczyk (@LauraForczyk) November 1, 2017 To date, our Minotaur rockets have completed 26 launches in 17 years with 100% success. See our mission history: https://t.co/EfdPwQZBuK — Orbital ATK (@OrbitalATK) October 31, 2017 Orbital ATK Successfully Launches Minotaur C Rocket Carrying 10 Spacecraft […]
Warm welcome in CO. Going to @LockheedMartin Waterton Canyon for briefing on innovations that will help bring new era of US space leadership pic.twitter.com/ApvoCNEQpZ — Vice President Pence (@VP) October 26, 2017 Honored to have @VP, @SecAFOfficial and @Dr_ThomasZ tour our campus and meet the people building amazing #space #tech! pic.twitter.com/cth4VQjeF9 — Lockheed Martin (@LockheedMartin) October 27, 2017
Perhaps @IAU_org should name A/2017 U1 "Rama" – Sir Arthur C. Clarke certainly described it rather well – in 1973 #Interstellar #astronomy pic.twitter.com/EeLiG7m5GW — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 28, 2017 Something Visited Our Solar System From Interstellar Space, NASA “A small, recently discovered asteroid — or perhaps a comet — appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would […]
Trump taps former NASA head Griffin for deputy defense role: White House “U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Michael Griffin, a former administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics, the White House said on Friday.”
Keith’s note: I just got this advertising email from Axiom Space titled “The Promise of Human Spaceflight for Investors” bragging about Axiom being featured in lots of high visibility magazines. The email is slick, with nice portraits of the Axiom team – the faces they apparently want investors, the public, and the news media to see. I am certain that everyone is highly skilled, etc. But as I scrolled down […]
SLS rocket advancing, but its launch date may slip to 2020, Ars Technica “NASA will soon set a new date for the maiden flight of its massive Space Launch System rocket, which will send the Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the Moon. Previously, this flight had been scheduled for 2018, but NASA officials acknowledged earlier this year that the launch date would slip into 2019.” Previous SLS posts
Solid Rocket Motors: DOD and Industry Are Addressing Challenges to Minimize Supply Concerns, GAO “The consolidation in the SRM industrial base has also been accompanied by a decrease of suppliers throughout the supply chain. For example, one SRM manufacturer estimated a decrease in suppliers, from approximately 5,000 to 1,000, over the last 20 years. This increases the risk of production delays and disruptions in the event that key components and […]
Commentary: Bridenstine wins a Democrat’s support for NASA’s top job, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, Orlando Sentinel “Despite our different political parties I am convinced Bridenstine will lead the brilliant scientists, engineers, technicians and outstanding personnel at NASA as it embarks on a new era of space exploration and scientific discovery. He fought for our country on the battlefield and fought for common-sense space policy in Congress. Now is the time for […]
Lots of wishful thinking at #VonBraun symposium about future of @NASA_SLS in a world of flat budgets – as costs rise and schedules slip pic.twitter.com/ffVWs2Ygc0 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 25, 2017