AIP FYI #118: Doing Too Much With Too Little: Sobering Hearing on the Future of NASA“I don’t like it. I consider it to be unseemly in the extreme, and unwise […]
2007
Posted inEarth Science
GOES-12 Problems
NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Friday, December 07, 2007, SEC“Engineers have confirmed the cause of the attitude disturbances on GOES-12 that started after the North/South maneuver. We believe there is a […]
Posted inCongress
CRS – Sputnik +50
U.S. Civilian Space Policy Priorities: Reflections 50 Years After Sputnik (full report)Reflections on civilian space policy, Aviation Week“A new Congressional Research Service paper came out Dec. 3 titled “U.S. civilian […]
Posted inShuttle News
Remembering a Runner
Dedication of the Willie McCool Memorial Marker at the United States Naval Academy, David Schuman, SpaceRef“Amidst the regular burden of work, some may appreciate this short description of an emotional […]
Posted inExploration
Odyssey Moon Unveils Google Moon Prize Attempt
History Making Mission For Google Lunar X PRIZE Competition Unveiled by Odyssey Moon“San Jose, CA, December 6th, 2007 – The first team to complete registration for the $30M Google Lunar […]
Posted inCommercialization
Ares 1 Upper Stage Announcement
NASA Set to Announce Final Major Ares I Contract“NASA will host a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 4 p.m. EST to announce the selection of a contractor for the […]
Posted inPersonnel News
HSPD-12 Update
Judges hear arguments on JPL checks, Pasadena Star News“JPL employees returned to court Wednesday as a panel of three federal judges heard arguments about extending a temporary injunction against NASA’s […]
Posted inCongress
Changes on Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittees
Sen. Hutchison Named Ranking Member of Aviation Subcommittee, Sen. Vitter to Replace Hutchison as Ranking Member on Space Subcommittee“Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) today was named the new Ranking Member […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Shooting The Messenger at ESMD
Editor’s note: Multiple sources also report that Mike Griffin (with the prompting of his special helper Marcia Ivins) was not at all happy with what he was told about Orion […]