6 December 2004: Inside the Ring, Washington Times“Word has reached us that one potential replacement for a senior position at the Pentagon is Sean O’Keefe, a former Navy secretary who […]
2004
Posted inBudget
Two Predictable OpEds From Langley's Hometown Paper
6 December 2004 Lost in space, OpEd, Daily Press“Congress and NASA would better serve the nation by investing in aeronautics research like that conducted at Langley Research Center. What Americans […]
Posted inBudget
VSE and the Hammer
6 December 2004: DeLay’s Push Helps Deliver NASA Funds, Washington Post“Without a separate vote or even a debate, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) has managed to deliver to a […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Lag Time in Posting Rover Pix
Editor’s note: While I am on the topic of Mars rover images, why is it that these pages on the Exploratorium’s website for Spirit and Opportunity have image updates multiple […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Early Out Opportunities Announced
2 December 2004: Memo From NASA Legislative Affairs: Voluntary Separation Incentive Plan, NASA HQ“The Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, has approved specific […]
Posted inExploration
Mars Aeronomy Workshop Presentations Now Online
According to the Mars Aeronomy Working Group charter “It is the purpose of the Mars Aeronomy Working Group to consider the goals for studies of the Martian upper atmosphere/ionosphere in […]
Posted inNews
Here Come the Buyouts
3 December 2004: NASA Langley makes buyout offer, Daily Press“In an unusual move, five NASA centers, including Langley, simultaneously announced early-out options for government workers.” Editor’s note: The following notice […]
Posted inPolicy
Roadblocks for Prizes
2 December 2004: Analysis: Congress impedes NASA prizes, UPI“NASA is embarking on a bold new strategy to spur new private investment in spaceflight technology. If the effort succeeds, it could […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Prometheus and F-Ring Interactions
3 December 2004: NASA Cassini Image: Thieving Moon – Prometheus and F Ring Interactions“As it completed its first orbit of Saturn, Cassini zoomed in on the rings to catch this […]