Is it time to dump the t-word?, Jeff Foust (The Space Review)/Futron Corp.“Space tourism has come a long way in the last several years. Five years ago, the phrase was […]
2004
Posted inExploration
More Naysayers
30 November 2004: Budget analysts call for NASA cuts, UPI“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s fiscal 2005 budget gives it wide latitude to direct money toward Bush’s new space vision […]
Posted inRussia
Photos of Klipper Online
Have a look at this collection of photos of Energia’s full scale mock-up of what its new Klipper crew transport might look like.1 December 2004: Next-generation Russian spaceship unveiled, MSNBC“But […]
Posted inISS News
Just where Is the Space Station, NASA?
Editor’s note:MSFC ISS Tracker as of 3:20 pm EST 30 Nov: Altitude: 375.5 kmNASA JSC ISS Tracker as of 3:20 pm EST 30 Nov: Altitude: 358.44 kmNASA Space Station On-Orbit […]
Posted inExploration
Here come the naysayers
22 November 2004: NASA’s Moon-Mars Initiative Jeopardizes Important Science Opportunities, According to American Physical Society Report, American Physical Society“The committee points out that the total cost of NASA’s ill-defined Moon-Mars […]
Posted inExploration
Website Folks at MSFC Still Ignore VSE – and the Rest of NASA
Editor’s note: less than 24 hours after NASA Watch made note of this omission on the part of MSFC, a link to NASA’s VSE suddenly appeared on this MSFC web […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Stop what you are doing
NASA Cassini Image: Nature’s Canvas – Mimas and Saturn’s Rings“In a splendid portrait created by light and gravity, Saturn’s lonely moon Mimas is seen against the cool, blue-streaked backdrop of […]
Posted inBudget
The Times Chimes In
NASA’s Budgetary Gift Horse, OpEd, NY Times“Our feeling is that NASA should look very hard at terminating its two costliest programs, the International Space Station, now orbiting in a partially […]
Posted inISS News
Soyuz Moved from Pirs to Zarya
29 November 2004: Expedition 10 Relocates Soyuz“The Expedition 10 crewmembers successfully relocated a Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station this morning, setting the stage for their upcoming spacewalks. The […]
Posted inHubble
Hubble Costs Escalate
27 November 2004: Expense may sink Hubble mission, Florida Today“NASA’s plan to launch a remote-controlled, two-armed android to repair the Hubble Space Telescope may cost almost as much as taxpayers […]