Internal NASA email from Jeff Hanley “I’ve been advised by HQ that my services as Cx PM are no longer required, effective immediately. Dale Thomas will be Acting PM until something more formal is issued from ESMD.” Shelby says NASA trying to ‘suppress’ Constellation supporters in ranks, Huntsville Times “Shelby has grown increasingly frustrated with what he and other lawmakers believe is an attempt by NASA brass to kill Constellation […]

NASA’s vision gets another battering, MSNBC “By now you probably have figured out that this committee is not with you,” Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., told Bolden. The administrator said he was getting that message.” Armstrong, Cernan challenge plan to scrap moon program, Houston Chronicle “It was during long flights to the Middle East for goodwill visits to American troops that former astronauts Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan and James Lovell hatched […]

3-D Mural Hung in Tribute to Atlantis in Cape’s Firing Room, Ken Kremer “A new 3 D tribute commemorating spectacular highlights from the historic missions of Space Shuttle Atlantis now proudly hangs high inside Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The huge mural was created by the NASA and contractor teams that process Atlantis in preparation for blasting off to the High Frontier. […]

Majestic Last Landing for Atlantis, Ken Kremer “Space Shuttle Atlantis closed out a quarter century of service to the exploration of space with a majestic return from orbit and a spectacular landing this morning (May 26) at 8:48 AM EDT at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Atlantis and her six man crew descended through the atmosphere and were greeted by absolutely clear blue skies for what is likely […]

Gov 2.0: NASA Readies Mission-Oriented Cloud Computing, Information Week “Chris Kemp, former CIO of NASA’s Ames Research Center, has been the project leader on Nebula. Kemp was recently named CTO for IT across the space agency, and Cureton says Kemp will bring “focus” to the broader implementation of cloud computing and other emerging technologies across NASA.”

House Committee on Science and Technology Reviews, Questions NASA’s Proposed Human Spaceflight Plan “The task before us today is to determine if the Administration’s plan actually is doable under the Administration’s proposed budget–that it actually is ‘executable’ and truly puts NASA on a ‘sustainable path’. It does no good to cancel a program that the Administration characterizes as ‘unexecutable’, if that program is simply replaced with a new plan that […]

Letter from Sen. Nelson to President Obama Regarding An Additional Space Shuttle Mission, (PDF) “As we begin work on the NASA reauthorization bill for fiscal year 2011, I write to inform you of my intention to include language authorizing an additional space shuttle flight… this new mission. STS-135, would be flown with a minimum crew of four astronauts and would provide critical spare parts and logistics for long-term ISS operations”

GAO report says NASA didn’t break law with ‘study teams, Huntsville Times “NASA hasn’t broken the law by spending nearly 13,000 hours of staff time planning what comes after the Constellation rocket program, the Government Accountability Office said Monday, but it must be careful not to cross the legal line while Congress continues to debate whether Constellation will end. The GAO investigated NASA’s recent activities in response to a March […]

House Science and Technology Committee Hearing: Review of the Proposed NASA Human Spaceflight Plan “26 May 2010: Witnesses: Charles Bolden, Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, Tom Young” 10 am EDT – Webcast live here Keith’s note: It is becoming increasingly apparent that every hearing on the topic of President Obama’s space policy – especially when Charlie Bolden is in the hot seat – is designed to be an ambush announced in […]

CAGW Releases Issue Brief on NASA Constellation Program “President Obama has taken a step in the right direction by proposing to cancel the unsustainable Constellation Program in favor of looking to increased reliance on the private sector and investment in technologies that can lower the cost of human space exploration,” concluded Schatz. “Congress should not interfere with this objective.” Issue Brief on the Constellation program., Citizens Against Government Waste “According […]