NASA Administrator Bolden and Sen. Warner to Visit Challenger Learning Center Location in Richmond, Virginia “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will address students this Friday, January 28, at the MathScience Innovation […]
2011
Posted inAstronauts
Day of Remembrance
Message from the NASA Administrator: Day of Remembrance “The legacy of those who have perished is present every day in our work and inspires generations of new space explorers. Every […]
Posted inNews
JSC &LaRC PAO Refuse To Answer Simple Questions About Aircraft Usage
Keith’s note: The other day, at the encouragement of several folks at LaRC PAO, I sent an email to LaRC PAO asking “Can you tell me the total cost of […]
Posted inCongress
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Shaping Up
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Members Named “Today the Democratic Caucus of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology met to elect Subcommittee Ranking Members and […]
Posted inNews
NASA Mentioned in State of the Union – the NASA of 50 Years Ago
Obama to Declare ‘The Rules Have Changed’ (text of President’s Speech), National Journal “Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite […]
Posted inCommercialization
Delta IV Heavy Vs Ram 3500 Heavy
Delta IV Heavy Rocket vs. 2011 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty Diesel (with very clever graphic comparison), Pickuptrucks.com “Think your Ford, GM or Ram heavy-duty pickup truck is the strongest rig […]
Posted inNews
Technoarchaeology: Tiros-1
Technoarchaeology: Where is the True “First” Picture taken by Tiros 1? “The NASA Goddard Library has a rare and unique collection of 26 bound volumes of TIROS 1 photography prepared […]
Posted inNews
NASA's Stealth Technology Roadmap Meetings
Keith’s note: This Tweet by @NASA_Technology (NASA office of Chief Technologist) just appeared: “The NRC kicks off review of NASA’s space tech roadmaps. Media Advisory: Future Tech for NASA Missions […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
HLV: NASA Says No, Congress Says Yes.
For NASA, Longest Countdown Awaits, NY Times “Two weeks ago, the agency told Congress that it had decided on preferred designs for the rocket and the crew capsule for carrying […]
Posted inCommercialization
KSC Seeks New Uses For Existing Facilities
NASA Explores Potential New Users For Some Kennedy Facilities “NASA has released a formal Notice of Availability (NOA) and Request for Information (RFI) to identify interest from industry for space […]