NASA Approves Mission and Names Crew for Return to Hubble“Shuttle astronauts will make one final house call to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope as part of a mission to extend and […]
2006
Posted inCommercialization
Investing in the VSE
NASA Invests in Its Future With Venture Capital Firm, Washington Post“Red Planet marks the first time that the federal government has started a venture capital fund for civilian purposes, but […]
Posted inHubble
Hubble Update
Editor’s 28 October Update: Multiple sources note that few – if any – expect that the decision will be anything but an overt approval of the Hubble servicing mission. Indeed, […]
Posted inExploration
NBS Reunion
NASA MSFC Neutral Buoyancy Simulator Reunion Editor’s note: Author and former NASA engineer Homer Hickam (website) has provided these photos from the NBS (Neutral Buyoancy Simulator) Reunion at MSFC this […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Discovery Selections Announced
NASA Announces Discovery Program Selections“NASA Monday selected concept studies for missions that would return a sample of an enigmatic asteroid, probe the chemistry of Venus’ atmosphere and reveal the interior […]
Posted inCulture
NASA's Nervousness About Sex in Space
Sex in Space: bizarre reactions, Laura S. Woodmansee, SpaceRef“I am amazed how many people in the United States are so intimidated by the word “sex” and are unwilling to discuss […]
Posted inAstronomy
Well Worth A Look
Crescent Venus and Moon Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA GSFC“There’s something behind these clouds. Those faint graceful arcs, upon inspection, are actually far, far in the distance. They are […]
Posted inCommercialization
Some People At NASA Can Still Think Outside the Box
Private Spaceflight Industry Drawing Private, NASA Capital, AviationNow.com“NASA is already talking to Virgin and the others about using their vehicles for both microgravity experiments and astronaut training. And the agency’s […]
Posted inCommercialization
VSE Launchers: Why Recreate Something You Can Already Buy? (Update)
Editor’s note: Not too long ago NASA was adamant that it did not want to see any presentations at technical conferences by Lockheed Martin about human-rating any of their Atlas […]
Posted inNews
In Defense Of iPod Ruggedness
Van Halen Fell Silent On Top of the World, Washington Post“Last year my team on Mount Everest witnessed firsthand how lousy the iPod is. On our expedition, we brought enough […]