Keith’s 29 Oct note: The @NASA_SDO twitter account just noted “Due to the impact of Hurricane #Sandy @NASA_Goddard the @NASA_SDO website is down. Sorry for the inconvenience We will have […]
2012
Posted inShuttle News
Hurricane Damages Bubble Protecting Shuttle Enterprise
Space Shuttle Exhibit Collapses After Sandy (Photo), CNN “The space shuttle exhibit on the Intrepid, normally a giant grey bubble from the outside, has completely collapsed due to Sandy.” Keith’s […]
Posted inCommercialization
Prospects for Commercial Space Continue to Rise
First Outing for SpaceX, Editorial, New York Times “SpaceX currently has a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to carry out at least 11 more cargo resupply missions through 2016. Another […]
Posted inNews
Latest on Hurricane Sandy (Updated)
NOAA’s GOES-13 Image of Sandy on Tuesday Morning Keith’s note: This image was taken this morning by GOES-13. More recent images and animations can be found here. MetOp-A captures Image […]
Posted inNews
NASA Hurricane Hunter
NASA Preps Drone Hurricane Hunters, But Misses Sandy, Wired “Hurricane Sandy has slammed onto the eastern seaboard. There’s been widespread damage and flooding across more than six states. There’s been […]
Posted inNews
NASA Watch Updating
Keith’s note: Power will eventually go out here in the metro DC area as hurricane Sandy strikes. When I go offline Marc Boucher will keep NASA Watch up to date […]
Posted inNews
Russian Industry Problems
What’s Happening to the Russian Space Industry?, Commercial Space Watch “On the morning of August 6, the Russian space industry woke up to yet another failure in a long list […]
Posted inWorkforce
Lugo's GRC Reorganization Plan Continues
Cleveland’s Glenn Research Center seeking stability with uncertainties ahead for NASA, Cleveland Plain Dealer “During an eight-week stretch this summer, for instance, a prominent NASA blogger reported that Lugo was […]
Posted inNews
SpaceX Dragon Safe Splashdown
Dragon Spacecraft Returns to Earth in First Official Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station, SpaceX ““This historic mission signifies the restoration of America’s ability to deliver and return critical space […]
Posted inBudget
An Austrian Taxpayer Doesn't Like NASA Funding Priorities (Update)
Felix Baumgartner Sounds Off on NASA, Sir Richard Branson, Daily Beast “A lot of guys they are talking about landing on Mars,” he said. “Because [they say] it is so […]