Text of Conference Amendment by Rep. Dave Weldon to Force NASA to Ensure That Space Shuttle Can Continue to Fly Beyond 2010“(a) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall take […]
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Posted inShuttle News
STS-122 Delayed Until January
NASA Postpones Shuttle Atlantis Launch Until January, NASA“The launch of space shuttle Atlantis has been rescheduled for no earlier than Jan. 2, 2008. The postponement will give engineers time to […]
Posted inCongress
Sponsored by NASA?
Editor’s note: This astronaut endorsement of a recliner chair appeared in Saturday’s Washington Post. Seems that some people already like the idea of a NASA “brand”. Click on image to […]
Posted inExploration
Making ESAS More Interesting
Practice run before Mars suggested, Huntsville Times“Before going to Mars, NASA may need to perform a dry-run by sending astronauts on a shorter voyage to orbit a near-Earth asteroid, a […]
Posted inCommercialization
A Secret No Longer
Atlas V Poised for NRO Secret Mission, Aviation Week“A secret National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spacecraft is poised for launch Dec. 10-11 from Cape Canaveral on board a U.S. Air Force […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
GAO Ares 1 Commentary
Auditors voice concern about NASA launch vehicle program“NASA has until July 2008 to prepare for a preliminary design review, but the report noted that existing gaps “are fairly significant and […]
Posted inPersonnel News
HSPD-12 Update
NASA will check backgrounds despite criticism, Government Executive“Keith Cowing, editor of NASAWatch.com and a former NASA scientist, agreed. “This may come back to bite NASA in the very near future […]
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No Shuttle Attempt On Saturday
Editor’s note: NASA Watch has learned that there will not be a launch attempt on Saturday. The next launch attempt will be made on Sunday.NASA Shuttle InformationSpaceRef Shuttle/ISS Information
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No, Those Are Not Cracks
Editor’s note: NASA PAO statement regarding STS-122 preparations: “The post Mission Management Team meeting news conference has been pushed back to no earlier than 7:30 p.m. EST. Reporters have been […]
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FAA Wants to Shut Mojave Air and Space Port Down
Mojave Air and Space Port in danger of losing designation, Antelope Valley Press“The nation’s first inland spaceport could lose that designation by the end of the year. The Federal Aviation […]