Editor’s 30 Dec note: There is a post regarding the release date of the Columbia report on the blog Rocketsandsuch read by folks in and around NASA written by an […]
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Posted inShuttle News
Columbia Report Telecon Notes
NASA Report Reviews Crew Safety Measures During Columbia Accident, Recommends Improvements “A media teleconference will be held at 3 p.m. CST Tuesday to discuss the report. To participate, reporters must […]
Posted inColumbia
Columbia Report Issued
NASA Report: Understanding Columbia’s Loss, SpaceRef “Accidents are things to be avoided. However, by the very nature of how we currently send humans into space and return them to Earth, […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
ULA Briefings Show that EELVS Can Replace Ares 1
Military rockets: Solution for NASA?, Orlando Sentinel “According to documents presented to Obama’s transition team three weeks ago — including internal studies by the rockets’ manufacturer, United Launch Alliance — […]
Posted inTransition
Scott Has Been Drinking The Koolaid Again
Mike Griffin’s No. 1 Fan, FreeSpace, Discovery News “Well, a couple of things. One, I’ve never read NASA Watch so I don’t know what’s on it, but I’ll assume that […]
Posted inVideos
Today's Video: Dave's Space Disco
From the Discovery Channel: “This week in space: Mars Dust Storms, Spirit Rover Anniversary, SPACEX/Orbital Sciences/NASA Deal, Virgin Galactic.” Video Below
Posted inRussia
Foreigners Banned From Baikonur
Kazakhstan bans foreigners from Baikonur, other areas, Novosti “The Kazakh government issued a decree on Friday banning foreigners from visiting four areas of the country, including the city of Baikonur, […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
New York Times on Ares Woes and Transition Concerns
The Fight Over NASA’s Future, NY Times “The Obama transition team, in meetings and requests for information from NASA, contractors and others with a stake in the process, has asked […]
Posted inCommercialization
Text of FAA Approval of Spaceport America
FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation Notice of Approval on a Record of Decision for the Spaceport America Commercial Launch Site “In accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations […]
Posted inTransition
Change.gov is Open for Questions
Editor’s note: the following was sent out to the Change.gov email list today – I checked and there a half a dozen or so space-related questions already posted. “Dear Friend: […]