People Unaware and Concerned When It Comes to Space, Finds Landmark Report by Inmarsat, Inmarsat “The world is largely unaware of key activities in space, with Gen-Z twice as likely to associate space with aliens, Star Wars and billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos than older generations, according to the largest representative survey of global consumer attitudes towards space1, unveiled by Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite […]
Keith Cowing · NASAWatch/SpaceRef on Alhurra: Life signs on Mars?
NASA GAO Report: NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021 “We found that NASA was not in compliance with PIIA for FY 2021 because it did not publish improper payment estimates for the Space Launch Sy stem (SLS) program in the accompanying materials to the AFR as required by the statute. In our FY 2019 improper payment compliance audit, we reported that NASA failed to […]
House Appropriatons Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) spending bill “National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). For NASA, the bill includes $25,446,200,000, an increase of $1,404,900,000 above fiscal year 2022, including strong funding levels for NASA’s science, aeronautics research, human space exploration, space technology, and STEM Engagement programs.” Hearing – FY 2023 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills Tuesday, June 28, […]
Why The Space Industry Needs A Space College, By Dylan Taylor and Keith Cowing, The Space Review “According to the Space Foundation’s annual report, the global space economy netted $447 billion in 2020. Commercial space activity alone rose to nearly $357 billion, representing 80% of the total space economy. Launch attempts, which totaled 145, were the highest in history. The formation of a campus–a “space college,” if you will–committed to […]
Book Review: Escaping Gravity: “My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age” By Lori Garver “Lori Garver has a new book out titled “Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age” which explains much of how space exploration and utilization is being done in the third decade of the 21st century. But how did we get here? She explains. She was there. […]
Keith Cowing · NASAWatch on CGTN: BRICS Nations And Space
GAO Report – NASA Assessments of Major Projects, GAO “Continuing a recent trend, NASA’s portfolio of major projects experienced significant cost and schedule overruns and more projects were added (see figure). Of the 21 major projects in the development phase of NASA’s acquisition process (which includes building and launching the system), 15 were responsible for cumulative cost overruns of about $12 billion and cumulative schedule delays of 28 years. But […]
Hello from the Artemis launch base. NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket is on the horizon, while another piece of SpaceX’s Starship launch pad is in motion toward pad 39A, where it also will support departures for the moon. Watch live: https://t.co/mITlIsmvml pic.twitter.com/nn7bmhtvXo — Stephen Clark (@StephenClark1) June 23, 2022
NASA Administrator Announces Next NAC Meeting, New Members, NASA “NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will convene its next meeting on August 9-10. Nelson also appointed new members to the NAC, who will provide leadership counsel and advice on agency programs and priorities.” Keith’s note: Blah Blah Blah. One of the appointees is a former, elderly Senate sidekick of Nelson’s. The others are certainly more […]