Boeing employees on picket line; strike threatens space launches, Decatur Daily“The union timed the strike to coincide with IAM strikes in Huntsville and at all of Boeing’s Delta launch sites […]
2005
Posted inCommercialization
Next Space Tourist Announced
Space Adventures Announces Japanese Entrepreneur as Next Private Space Explorer“First commercial spaceflight participant from Asia/Japan” Editor’s note: What about T Akiyami, who, according to Encyclopedia Astronautica, was a commerical spaceflight […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Stealth Mars Meeting Underway
Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Meeting“Participation is open to all scientists/engineers involved in Mars exploration, including international colleagues. Since this is a ‘working’ meeting, it is not open to […]
Posted inNews
Max Ary Found Guilty
Ary guilty on 12 counts, Wichita Eagle“Max Ary, who built a tiny Hutchinson planetarium into one of the most respected space museums in the country, was convicted on Tuesday of […]
Posted inExploration
CEV Managers Appointed
NASA Appoints Constellation Program Managers“Jeffrey Hanley has been appointed manager of NASA’s Constellation Program. He will lead development of the nation’s new spacecraft and launch system, which as part of […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Headquarters Institutional Requirements Review
Headquarters All Hands: Institutional Requirements Review (IRR): “Please join NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden as he rolls out the results of the Headquarters Institutional Requirements Review (IRR). Following his presentation […]
Posted inNews
Shana Dale Confirmation Hearing Statement
Statement by Shana Dale before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate November 1, 2005, NASA “Mr. Chairman, Co-Chairman Inouye, and Members of the Committee, I am […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Pluto's Growing Moon Collection
Hubble Finds Possible New Moons Around Pluto, STSCI“Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to view the ninth planet in our solar system, astronomers discovered Pluto may have not one, but three […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Earls Turns Down Job Offer
A&M’s pick to run school rejects offer, Huntsville Times“Now that Dr. Julian Earls has turned down the offer to become president of Alabama A&M University, school trustees must decide whether […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Dale Confirmation Hearing
Senate Commerce Committee to Hold Nominations Hearing“Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Co-Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) have announced that the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Full Committee hearing on Tuesday, […]