Letter From IFPTE To Congress Regarding NASA Handling of NAOMS Data Release, IFPTE“On December 31st 2007, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin released redacted NAOMS data to the public. That moment should […]
2008
Posted inAeronautics
Griffin Offers Official Excuses for NAOMS Release Process
Message from the NASA Administrator: 2008 National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS)“Some have said that the initial release date of 31 December was chosen because it was a “slow news […]
Posted inAeronautics
Air Safety Report Update
NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Website“NASA updated its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) website Monday to add a Microsoft Office Excel formatted version of previously posted files containing pilot […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Countdown to Mercury Flyby
Today MESSENGER Flies by Mercury!“Today, at 19:04:39 UTC (2:04:39 pm EST), MESSENGER will fly 200 kilometers (124 miles) above Mercurys surface. As the spacecraft continues to speed toward the planet, […]
Posted inAstronauts
The Astronaut Who Lives Next Door
21st-century pioneer, USA Weekend“Leroy Chiao’s preoccupation with the heavens has led to his becoming a leading member of two of the most elite and exclusive groups on Earth: NASA astronauts […]
Posted inExploration
An Icon of Exploration Has Died
Sir Edmund Hillary, a Pioneering Conquerer of Everest, Dies at 88, NY Times“Sir Edmund Hillary, the lanky New Zealand mountaineer and explorer who with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, won […]
Posted inPersonnel News
HSPD-12 Update: Court Rules in Favor of JPL Employees
Federal court of appeals rules in favor of JPL employees in suit against Caltech and NASA over intrusive background investigations, HSPD-12.org“Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion […]
Posted inExploration
Space Exploration: More Than Just Dollars
Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum, NY Times“Keith Cowing, founder and editor of NASAWatch.com and former NASA space biologist. … Right now, all of America’s human space […]
Posted inUncategorized
Service Note
Editor’s note: We’re going to be upgrading our servers today so NASA Watch may be offline for a few minutes.
Posted inShuttle News
Another Launch Date for STS-122
NASA tentatively plans Feb. 7 launch for Atlantis — if repairs pan out, Orlando Sentinel“NASA on Thursday set a tentative launch date of Feb. 7 for Atlantis’ long-awaited mission to […]