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Month: January 2021
Artemis Human Lander Contract Decision Delayed
Artemis Human Lander Contract Decision Delayed

NASA delays moon lander awards as Biden team mulls moonshot program, The Verge “Last Wednesday, NASA told the three contractors that an extension to their development contracts “will be required,” picking a new award date of April 30th. Under the Trump administration’s timeline, the agency had planned to pick two of the three bidders in late February, giving a stamp of approval for two systems that would inevitably carry humans […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 31, 2021
Second SLS Green Run Test Planned
Second SLS Green Run Test Planned

Green Run Update: NASA Proceeds With Plans for Second Hot Fire Test “NASA plans to conduct a second Green Run hot fire test as early as the fourth week in February with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage that will launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The Green Run is a comprehensive assessment of the rocket’s core stage prior to launching Artemis missions.” SLS Green Run […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 29, 2021
Dealing With NASA's New Science Challenges
Dealing With NASA's New Science Challenges

Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking “Because science, facts, and evidence are vital to addressing policy and programmatic issues across the Federal Government, the heads of all agencies (not only those that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research) shall designate expeditiously a senior career employee as the agency’s lead scientific-integrity official (“Scientific Integrity Official”) to oversee implementation and iterative improvement of scientific-integrity policies and […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 29, 2021
Big Aerospace Still Wants Everything That Trump Promised
Big Aerospace Still Wants Everything That Trump Promised

Keith’s note: Surprise surprise: the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration (whose executive director departs tomorrow) – an organization made up of all of the Big Aerospace companies who absolutely depend on the continuation of the SLS/Orion program – has put this postion paper out. One of the first absurd statements – about SLS – a rocket that is years behind schedule and billions over budget – and can’t even do […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 28, 2021
A Sneak Peek Inside Biden/Harris Space Plans?
A Sneak Peek Inside Biden/Harris Space Plans?

The Advanced Space Architectures Program (ASAP): Championing American Innovation through Next Generation In-Space Operations, Day One Project “The Biden-Harris administration should launch a new Advanced Space Architectures Program (ASAP) to enable a new generation of in-space operations that will renew American leadership in space operations of all kinds. ASAP would improve the cost-effectiveness, productivity, and resiliency of our space systems through a series of inter-related missions. The program would operate […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 28, 2021
Big Aerospace Wants Biden To Keep Trump Space Policy Apparatus In Place (Update)
Big Aerospace Wants Biden To Keep Trump Space Policy Apparatus In Place (Update)

Keith’s 28 January update: this is the letter (pdf) that the usual suspects sent to the White House. The wording is mostly the same. These organizations signed the letter: Aerospace Industries Association, Aerospace States Association, American Astronautical Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, CompTIA, Explore Mars, Inc., GPS Innovation Alliance, Intelligence and National Security Alliance, National Security Space Association, Satellite Industry Association, SmallSat Alliance, Space Florida, […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 28, 2021
Mars Perseverance Media Briefing
Mars Perseverance Media Briefing

Keith’s note: NASA held a Mars Perseverance media briefing today. I asked a question that follows up on my earlier post “NASA’s Mars 2020 Websites Are Not Ready For Prime Time” wherein I noted that NASA PAO and the Aeronautics and Technology directorates are not paying all of the attention to this mission as you’d expect them to be. My question: “My question should be addressed to people who are […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 27, 2021
NASA Is Forgetting Its Own History (Update)
NASA Is Forgetting Its Own History (Update)

Keith’s update: NASA just released this statement. After decades of holding an event at Arlington National Cemetery, NASA will not allow the public or media to attend the event at this large, outdoor public location due to COVID concerns. NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance “Jurczyk will lead an observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, which will begin with a traditional wreath-laying ceremony at the […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 27, 2021
OIG: NASA Made Little/No Progress On Orbital Debris Mitigation
OIG: NASA Made Little/No Progress On Orbital Debris Mitigation

NASA OIG: NASA’s Efforts to Mitigate the Risks Posed by Orbital Debris, OIG “Despite presidential and congressional directives to NASA over the past decade to develop active debris removal technologies, the Agency has made little to no progress on such efforts. Moreover, debris removal technologies from international agencies and commercial entities are in the early stages of development and testing. … We found that NASA models of the orbital debris […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 27, 2021
The Space Command Food Fight Is Heating Up
The Space Command Food Fight Is Heating Up

Letter From Colorado Congressional Delegation To President Biden Regarding Relocation Of The U.S. Space Command “We write to request you conduct a thorough review of the Trump Administration’s last-minute decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama and suspend any actions to relocate the headquarters until you complete the review. This move undermines our ability to respond to the threats in space and is disruptive […]

  • NASA Watch
  • January 26, 2021