Findings of the NASA Mars Forward Lunar Objectives Science Analysis Group (Draft)“The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has completed a preliminary analysis of the June, 2006 draft list of […]
2006
Posted inAstrobiology
Astrobiology 101
The Astrobiology Primer: An Outline of General Knowledge – Version 1, 2006“The Astrobiology Primer has been created as a reference tool for those who are interested in the interdisciplinary field […]
Posted inNews
Hoot Gets the Boot
Is 60 too old to be a pilot?, Houston Chronicle“Robert “Hoot” Gibson was not the happiest camper Friday, despite a party in his honor. Not only was the longtime astronaut […]
Posted inExploration
NASA's Challenge
“[Scott Horowitz] does not promise that this budget will be enough to get astronauts to Mars, however. Instead, he echoes a refrain heard frequently from Griffin: Americans won’t complain about […]
Posted inCommercialization
Meet The Next Space Tourist
Space Adventures’ Orbital Client, Charles Simonyi, Prepares for March 2007 Spaceflight“As a software pioneer and aviator, Dr. Simonyi brings his passion for flight and engineering to the international cooperative effort […]
Posted inCommercialization
GAO Report on Space Tourism
FAA Needs Continued Planning and Monitoring to Oversee the Safety of the Emerging Space Tourism Industry, GAO“In response to emerging issues in the commercial space launch industry, such as the […]
Posted inCommercialization
Bud Is Not Worried About ULA's Monoply
ULA monopoly concerns misplaced, Cramer says, Decatur Daily“Cramer, D-Huntsville, was in Decatur on Thursday to congratulate Boeing Co. employees for getting initial Federal Trade Commission approval for the ULA, a […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Space Science Update
Comments by NAS Space Studies Board Chair Lennard Fisk, NAS“There is consternation these days between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its external science community. In August, three […]
Posted inPersonnel News
NASA HQ Personnel Update
NASA Internal Memo: Doug Comstock, David Schurr Named to Leadership Positions“NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale has announced the appointment of NASA Comptroller Douglas A. Comstock as the director of the […]
Posted inExploration
Another Curious Omission
Speech by NASA Administrator Griffin at the NASA Langley Colloquium Series Sigma Public Lecture Series Editor’s note: Curiously, in this presentation made at LaRC today, Griffin cites a speech by […]