Keith’s note: NASA 2011 Budget information is now online at OMB: “NASA’s Constellation program – based largely on existing technologies – was based on a vision of returning astronauts back […]
2010
Posted inBudget
Preview of Official NASA Budget/Policy Events – 2nd Update
Keith’s note: Places where you can expect to hear Charlie Bolden, Lori Garver, and others spell out what NASA’s budget means – and what the agency will and will not […]
Posted inISS News
Realizing the Research Potential of the ISS Once and for All
Scientists say crack HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs, Reuters “Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could […]
Posted inBudget
Pre-Announcement Space Policy Reactions
Hopes for NASA’s moon mission fade, Washington Post “White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said Sunday, “The President is committed to a robust 21st century space program, and his budget will […]
Posted inCommercialization
DIRECT Delusions
Rebel Engineers Sit With NASA to Chart Future of Manned Space, Popular Mechanics “[Ross] Tierney, an amateur space buff, is an outspoken advocate for Jupiter Direct, a rocket designed to […]
Posted inInternet Policies
Twittering Pictures From Orbit
@Astro_Soichi is sending back pictures – live – from ISS via Twitter and Twitpic: – Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, CA. Beautiful shadow 🙂 http://twitpic.com/10iitj – Noctilucent clouds. Antarctic. Priceless. […]
Posted inIT/Web
NASA's First ebook
“X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight” by Dennis R. Jenkins “The X-15 was the ultimate “X” vehicle. Built in the 1950s, she became the fastest and highest-flying winged aircraft of […]
Posted inEducation
NASA Images iPhone App
“Check out the free NASA Images iPhone App, a window to the content available on nasaimages.org. With the app you can access the entire NASA Images library from your iPhone […]
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HQ Staff Gets Budget Numbers
Keith’s note: Word has it that HQ organizations finally got their FY 2011 budget numbers around 3 p.m. EST today.
Posted inExploration
Is VASIMR Part Of NASA's New Architecture?
NASA JSC Solicitation: Variable Specific Impulse Magento-Plasma Rocket – VASIMR “NASA/JSC has a requirement for the acquisition of services to update a magnet fixture with an additional cryocooler for conduction […]