Relaunch the U.S. space program, opinion, Rep. Ruppersberger, Baltimore Sun “The president announced plans to cancel Constellation, the plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020. This move jeopardizes […]
2011
Posted inCommercialization
Soyuz Procurement That Falls Short of NASA's Own Commercial Crew Requirements
NASA JSC Solicitation: Procurement of Crew Transportation and Rescue Services from Roscosmos “NASA/JSC has a requirement for crew transportation services including launch, return, and rescue of US or US-designated astronauts […]
Posted inNews
Space And The General Public: What Would Homer Simpson Do?
Guest Blog: Views on Space from an (Rare) Informed Public, opinion, Joan Johnson-Freese, Space News “I think the views of this class are important as they would probably reflect the […]
Posted inNews
NASA is Adrift Once Again
Keith’s note: Not everyone is happy with the proposed merger of ESMD (Exploration Systems Mission Directorate) and SOMD (Space Operations Mission Directorate). Sources report that the White House is not […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Opportunity As Seen From Mars Orbit
Photo: Opportunity Rover at Santa Maria Crater As Seen From Mars Orbit “HiRISE acquired this image of the Opportunity rover on the Southwest rim of Santa Maria Crater on New […]
Posted inBudget
NASA Budget News Is Still Grim
US science faces big chill, Nature “Keith Cowing, editor of NASAWatch.com, says it is hard to see how NASA can finance the shuttle flight while juggling everything else. “It’s like […]
Posted inShuttle News
More Delays for STS-133?
Shuttle engineers consider beefing up all tank ‘stringers’, Spaceflight Now “If that decision is made, it is unlikely NASA could complete the work, repair the tank’s foam insulation and get […]
Posted inNews
Spam Email From NASA NSPIRES
Keith’s note: Someone in charge of the automatic email distribution list for NASA NSPIRES needs to fix the settings such that everyone cannot send email to everyone else complaining about […]
Posted inCommercialization
Inaugural Commercial Human Spaceflight Technical Forum
Special Aerospace Services Announces Inaugural Commercial Human Spaceflight Technical Forum “The forum is being held in Boulder, Colorado from 12-14 January 2011, and will present a focused and concentrated technical […]
Posted inAstronauts
Hiding Astronauts
Keith’s note: According to the official @NASA Twitter: “@Armo15 Astronauts’ e-mail addresses aren’t public, but you can send mail to them. Mailing address at: http://go.nasa.gov/dUQDby“ Once upon a time you […]