SpaceX: Commercial Crew Transport To The International Space Station “With the government acting as a catalyst, the commercial spaceflight industry is already developing into an exciting new driver of technological […]
2011
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SMD Warns Planetary Scientists About "Under Selection"
NASA SMD Memo: Status of Planetary’s Research and Analysis (R&A) Program “In order to maintain our fiscal responsibilities this situation demands that the Planetary Science Division Program Officers not over […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Have You Seen This Large Lunar Orbiter "Earthrise" Presentation from 1966?
Keith’s note: Does any one at NASA Langley Research Center (or elsewhere in/around NASA) know where this large reproduction of the Lunar Orbiter 1 “Earthrise” image (or others like it) […]
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The HLV Cost Information NASA Decided Not To Give To Congress
Click on Image to enlarge “Cost and Schedule of Shuttle sidemount compared with HEFT alternatives. This is the only HLV option that meets all legal requirements and fits within the […]
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Videos: Upcoming Indie Space Drama "Love"
Videos: Upcoming Indie Space Drama “Love” Synopsis: “After losing contact with Earth, Astronaut Lee Miller becomes stranded in orbit alone aboard the International Space Station. As time passes and life […]
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STS-133 Crew Member Injured
Shuttle Discovery’s lead spacewalker hurt in accident, Spaceflight Now “Space station veteran Timothy Kopra, scheduled for launch Feb. 24 aboard the shuttle Discovery, was injured in a bicycle accident Saturday, […]
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Download the NASA Spinoff App for Android
NASA Spinoff App for Android “The NASA Spinoff App for Android contains a feed of NASA’s latest technology news, a searchable database of NASA-derived innovations, a map of spinoff locations, […]
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Rep. Hall Comes Out The Gate Swinging
Chairman Hall Assures Close Oversight og NASA Human Space Flight Program “The report recently provided to Congress by NASA on its heavy lift development is only the beginning of a […]
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NASA OIG Letter to Congress on Constellation Spending
NASA OIG Letter Regarding Constellation Program and 2010 NASA Authorization Act “The Inspector General Act of 1978 directs Federal Inspectors General to, among other things, “review existing and proposed legislation […]
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ViviSat: Giving New Life to Old Satellites
ViviSat Launched – New Venture Will Provide Satellite Life Extension Services “U.S. Space LLC, a U.S.-based creator of dedicated space solutions for government and commercial clients, and ATK, an aerospace, […]