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Month: November 2019
Diversity At NASA: A Work In Progress
Diversity At NASA: A Work In Progress

At NASA, 2019 was the year of the woman, yet women still are a big minority at the space agency, Washington Post “But debate still surrounds it. In October, a chat board for members of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) hosted a spirited discussion of the term, with some arguing that “manned” refers to all humans and, as one put it, “the word itself has nothing to […]

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  • November 27, 2019
A Detailed Look At China's Space Ambitions
A Detailed Look At China's Space Ambitions

2019 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission “- China’s goal to establish a leading position in the economic and military use of outer space, or what Beijing calls its “space dream,” is a core component of its aim to realize the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” In pursuit of this goal, China has dedicated high-level attention and ample funding to catch up to and […]

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  • November 24, 2019
Vostochny Spaceport Corruption Has Not Gone Away
Vostochny Spaceport Corruption Has Not Gone Away

Russia cracks down on spaceport mega-project mired in corruption, Guardian “The Kremlin has launched a crackdown over a spaceport project that was supposed to be the jewel of Russia’s space programme but has become mired in corruption costing more than $170m (£132m), with investigations alleging blatant theft and illegal enrichment by officials and contractors. As state investigators have opened new criminal cases, the project has also become the target of […]

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  • November 24, 2019
Proxima: A Global Look At Human Space Exploration

Proxima puts European space on silver screen, ESA “The film also remains faithful to the international nature of space exploration, mixing an international cast and multilingual dialogue. “The world of space exploration is like that. It’s a community of humans, in which Europeans, Americans, Russians and others live and work together in space,” said Winocour. “Often in cinema, space exploration is represented through the prism of America’s space agency NASA, […]

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  • November 23, 2019
Detailed Insight Into GAO Ruling on Blue Origin DoD Contract Award Protest
Detailed Insight Into GAO Ruling on Blue Origin DoD Contract Award Protest

GAO: Decision Matter of: Blue Origin Florida, LLC File: B-417839 “Blue Origin Florida, LLC, of Merritt Island, Florida, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. FA8811-19-R-0002, issued by the Department of the Air Force, for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement, which seeks to procure commercial item launch services for NSSL missions. Blue Origin alleges that several terms of the RFP unduly restrict […]

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  • November 22, 2019
NASA Gets Another Clean Financial Audit Opinion
NASA Gets Another Clean Financial Audit Opinion

NASA Announces Ninth Consecutive Clean Financial Audit Opinion “The NASA Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has led the way for an unmodified audit opinion on the agency’s fiscal year 2019 (FY 2019) financial statements. This represents NASA’s ninth consecutive “clean” opinion from an independent accounting firm – the highest opinion possible. “This audit opinion is an affirmation of NASA’s commitment to its fiduciary responsibility for maintaining the public […]

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  • November 19, 2019
NASA Announces Additional Commercial Moon Delivery Providers
NASA Announces Additional Commercial Moon Delivery Providers

Keith’s note: The announcement starts at 4:30 pm EST and will be carried live on NASA TV New Companies Join Growing Ranks of NASA Partners for Artemis Program “The selected companies are: Blue Origin, Kent, Washington Ceres Robotics, Palo Alto, California Sierra Nevada Corporation, Louisville, Colorado SpaceX, Hawthorne, California Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc., Irvine, California”

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  • November 18, 2019