Mars orbiter silent, Astronomy“NASA enlisted its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in the search for the silent probe. Late Wednesday, MRO attempted to capture a low-resolution image of MGS to help […]
2006
Posted inUncategorized
Good News For NPOESS
Northrop weather satellite gets positive US review, Reuters“Northrop Grumman Corp.’s $9 billion project to build the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) appears to be on track after a […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
NASA Reiterates Its Official Support for Ares I
NASA Completes Milestone Review of Next Human Spacecraft System“An example of the activity was a review and analysis that confirmed the planned Ares I launch system has sufficient thrust to […]
Posted inExploration
Nature on Funding the VSE
Congressional agendas, editorial, Nature (subscription)“The damage done to America and the rest of the world by unsustainable deficits is real, and any lack of zeal in facing this problem would […]
Posted inEarth Science
Congressional Hearing Preview: Global Warming
Boxer plans Senate hearings on global warming, McClatchy Newspapers“… Boxer said Tuesday that starting in January, her priority will be to begin “a very long process of extensive hearings” on […]
Posted inCongress
Preview of Congressional Oversight
Congress’s sci-tech agenda to shift under Democrats, Christian Science Monitor“Another area ripe for tighter oversight is NASA and the president’s Vision for Space Exploration, adds Ray Williamson, with the George […]
Posted inCommercialization
Satellite Launching From Virginia To Resume
Va. Commercial Space Industry Poised for Takeoff, Washington Post“If all goes as hoped, at about 7 a.m. Dec. 11, a new day in the local aerospace industry will begin when […]
Posted inExploration
An Alternate VSE Approach (update)
An Alternate Approach towards Achieving the New Vision for Space Exploration, Team VisionNASA Internal Memo From Constellation Program Manager Jeff Hanley“In summary, many who carp from the sidelines do not […]
Posted inPolicy
The White House Is Afraid To Admit What They Think About Their Own Space Policy
The President’s Space Policy: The Facts, The Truth, and The Myths, Washington Space Business Roundtable“*Please note all parts of this presentation are to be strictly off the record.”SPEAKER: Damon R. […]
Posted inCommercialization
First Launch for Blue Origin
Bue Origin Blasts Off, MSNBC“The hush-hush space effort funded by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, executed a test launch from its West Texas spaceport today, air traffic controllers confirmed. […]