NASA Announces Call for Next Phase of Commercial Lunar Payload Services “NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) efforts to deliver science and technology payloads to and near the Moon. The newest announcement calls for companies to push the boundaries of current technology to support the next generation of lunar landers that can land heavier payloads on the surface of […]
NASA Administrator Names Acting Director for Goddard Space Flight Center “NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named George Morrow to serve as acting director of the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, effective Thursday, Aug. 1. Morrow will replace Chris Scolese, who is departing NASA to be the director of the National Reconnaissance Office.”
ISS Research and Development Conference livestream 8:30 – 9:00 AM Morning Keynote with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and ISS National Lab CEO Dr. Joseph Vockley to Host Press Conference at ISS R&D Conference “On Wednesday, July 31, during the 8th annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC), NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joseph Vockley […]
ICYMI @NASA ISS Director Sam Scimemi and @ISS_CASIS CEO Joe Vockley were having quiet meetings yesterday. Hmm … what will be announced in the press conference with @JimBridenstine on Wednesday? #ISSRDC #askISSRDC — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 30, 2019
Keith’s 29 July note: This was tweeted by Thomas Zurbuchen @Dr_ThomasZ earlier today “NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions will be challenging for various reasons & they may not always succeed. We’re willing to accept some risk in order to get back to the Moon quickly with commercial partners, and do exciting science and tech development. While the first three companies selected to carry payloads to the Moon were […]
My Open Letter to NASA Managers Who Can’t Say “Moon” without “Mars” in the Same Sentence: Please stop it., Homer Hickam “We’ve even got a Vice President who is behind NASA, who wants you to go to the moon and build something permanent there, and who has stuck out his neck for you. For years, lots of us have been working in every way we can – me with my […]
Keith’s note: The CASIS-sponsored International Space Station Research And Development Conference is underway in Atlanta. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is speaking at ISSRDC on Wednesday. NASA has not issued any media advisories about Bridenstine’s appearance or the conference in general but CASIS did last week. You’d think that NASA would want people to know that this event is going on. Guess again. If you go to @Space_Station with its 2.7 […]
Keith’s note: In a 7 March 2019 letter from NASA Space Station Director Sam Scimemi to CASIS CEO Joseph Vockley, Scimemi states that NASA believes that “the CASIS Board of Directors size and scope should be reduced. In addition to the subject if the Board’s compensation addressed in CASIS Cooperative Agreement Modification 14, we recommend reducing the number and composition of the directors per the enclosed proposed revisions to your […]
Drone cam pic.twitter.com/gVdMrMgUZq — e^?? (@elonmusk) July 26, 2019 Elon Musk says SpaceX could land on the moon in 2 years, Business Insider “We recently asked Jeff DeWit, NASA’s chief financial officer, about Musk’s statements for an upcoming episode of “Business Insider Today,” a top daily news show on Facebook. DeWit, who’s in charge of helping the agency make the most cost-effective decisions, said he thought that the odds of […]
– Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson [statement] “I want to commend our commercial space companies that are making such impressive progress. There’s not a week that goes by without reading about a significant milestone in a commercial program, the deployment of a new capability in space, or an innovative plan that is attracting commercial investment.” – Rep. Kendra Horn [statement] – Bhavya Lal, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute [statement] – […]