Astronaut confident NASA will rebound from ‘limbo’, Des Moines Register “Clayton Anderson] said the agency needs a firm target, such as a manned mission to Mars. President Barack Obama has […]
2011
Posted inNews
YouTube Fail – Blocks NASA Video
Marc’s note: This morning I received an email from NASA’s YouTube channel informing me that they had uploaded a new video of the Expedition 29 launch. Great I thought, I’ll […]
Posted inAstronauts
Let's Help Fund "The Astronaut's Secret"- 5 Days Left
How an astronaut with Parkinson’s Disease still won his own space race, The Telgraph “They never told me to keep it quiet but I knew if I told the world […]
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Local TV Station Skewers GRC on Remodeling and Travel Costs
The Money Pit (TV report), WOIO, Channel19 Part I – Part II “In these tough times, it seems like everyone in Cleveland has been forced to cut corners. Except for […]
Posted inEducation
Will NASA Obey The Anti-Swag Executive Order?
Obama nixes federal swag, Politico “On Wednesday, Obama signed an executive order that will direct government agencies to, among other things, “stop using taxpayer dollars to buy swag.” What exactly […]
Posted inPersonnel News
NASA Offers Buyouts To Employees
NASA headquarters, four other centers turn to buyouts, Government Executive “Several NASA locations are offering buyouts and early retirement packages to employees. According to NASA public affairs specialist Grey Hautaluoma, […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Paying for Webb Overruns and Delays
Will Tight Budgets Sink NASA Flagships?, Science (subscription required for full access) “One big question that needs to be answered relatively soon is where NASA will find the money to […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Apollo on Truth Serum – Not Steroids
Guest Blog: Apollo’s Spirit Alive and Well, Andrew Chaikin, Space News “Four decades later the challenge is not just to follow Apollo’s trail into deep space, but to do it […]
Posted inIT/Web
NASA on Google+
Government Agencies Go Google+, Information Week “Most of the agencies thus far have been posting news, multimedia, and information of the type one might expect to be posted on their […]
Posted inAstrobiology
NASA Can't Explain What MSL Is Looking For – And What It Can Find
Keith’s note: In a Mars Science Laboratory pre-launch press conference today, NASA’s Doug McCuistion said “MSL is seeking signs of life but this is not a life detection mission”. NASA […]