24 November 2004: Meteorite ‘photographed’ hitting Earth, news.com.au“Northern Territory scientists were last night studying what could be the first photograph of a meteorite hitting Earth. The chances of an impact being captured on film are millions to one.”

23 November 2004: NASA Honors Memory of Mission Control Veteran Don Puddy“Donald R. Puddy, 67, whose 31-year career with NASA spanned the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs, died Nov. 22 in Houston following a lengthy illness. Puddy joined NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 1964 and spent 22 years as a key leader of human space flights in the Mission Control Center.”

From minutes of the November 22, 2004 meeting of the Goddard Management Council:“Proposed Rule: Anytime that a GSFC scientist/manager meets with the media, a PAO representative must be present and the meeting must be sound-recorded. This includes phone conversations. There is a question as to what constitutes an interview.”

NASA Cassini Image: Hovering Over Titan“A mosaic of nine processed images recently acquired during Cassini’s first very close flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan on Oct. 26, 2004, constitutes the most detailed full-disc view of the mysterious moon. The view is centered on 15 degrees south latitude, and 156 degrees west longitude. Brightness variations across the surface and bright clouds near the south pole are easily seen.”– NASA Cassini Image: Tethys […]

23 November 2004: Joint Explanatory Statement: (NASA Excerpts) Conference Report on H.R. 4818 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 200523 November 2004: NASA Excerpts from the Conference Report on H.R. 4818 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 200523 November 2004: Highlights of the Final FY05 Spending Bills (NASA Excerpt), House Appropriations Committee“NASA is funded at $16.2 billion, $822 million above last year and $44 million below the request.The agreement give NASA almost total funding flexibility, but […]

23 November 2004: NASA will phase out 100 shuttle jobs at KSC, Orlando Sentinel“The official denials are literally accurate, despite repeated references in NASA’s own internal documents to “layoffs.” Most of the job cuts will be accomplished through attrition, retirement and leaving slots vacant — not handing workers pink slips. The bottom line, however, is that fewer people will be preparing the shuttle fleet for its return to flight. Those […]

Editor’s note: NASA won an impressive legislative victory this past weekend when Congress voted to give the agency virtually everything the President asked for so as to begin the implementation of the space policy he announced earlier this year. Curiously, the response from those who were pushing for such action has been rather tepid. In some cases there has been no reaction at all. The Space Foundation put out a […]

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 22 November 2004“Update on reboost underperformance: The Russian Commission looking into the 11/17 reboost underburn has unanimously determined that both onboard hardware and software involved in the maneuver were not at fault, and that the underperformance was caused by human error. Whether an additional reboost is needed to make up for the delta-V deficit, with a commensurate slip in Progress 16P launch, still needs to […]

22 November 2004: Congressman Delay to Discuss NASA Budget at NASA JSC“Congressman Tom DeLay (R-Texas), joined by local Houston community leaders, will discuss NASA’s budget with media at 2 p.m. CST today, Monday, Nov. 22, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.”

22 November 2004: News From Antarctica: Personal web sites share Ice with world, The Antarctic Sun“There are dozens of unofficial web sites spawned each season by Antarctic program participants. These sites typically include journals with daily entries and photo galleries. Some feature poetry and music inspired by experiences on the Ice.” Editor’s note: The websites and weblogs (“Blogs”) linked to by this article should serve as a preview of what […]