Charlie Bolden Intends To Press President Obama on Mars Mission Mandate for NASA “This long term ISS operations plan did not sit well will NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. Bolden said […]
2012
Posted inUncategorized
GRC Procurement: Time Machine Required To Bid
Keith’s 25 October note: NASA GRC put out this small business set aside solicitation “Alarm Philosophy Development Workshop” on 25 October 2012. Responses are due a mere 24 hours later […]
Posted inISS News
Where's The New CASIS Board of Directors?
James Royston Statement at Hearing Highlighting Research, Discovery aboard the International Space Station, 25 July 2012 “Through a series of evaluations, interviews, and down-selects, the Interim Board has identified the […]
Posted inAstronomy
Are Gen Xers Lost In Space?
How many Gen Xers know their cosmic address? “Less than half of Generation X adults can identify our home in the universe, a spiral galaxy, according to a University of […]
Posted inNews
Charlie Bolden's Upcoming Off The Record Briefing
Keith’s note: Charlie Bolden will be speaking at “Charles Bolden Speaks at The Future of Strategic Partnerships in Space“ hosted by the Atlantic Council on 23 October. According to the […]
Posted inExploration
Looking Back As We Look Forward
The Vision for Space Exploration: A Brief History (Part 1), Paul Spudis “Near the end of my recent two hour co-appearance with Dr. Jim Vedda on The Space Show (October […]
Posted inCommercialization
Blue Origin Completes Suborbital Crew Capsule Escape System Test
Photos and Video: Blue Origin Suborbital Crew Capsule Escape System Test “Blue Origin conducted a successful Pad Escape test last week at its West Texas launch site, firing its pusher […]
Posted inElection 2008
Coordinated Fact Avoidance Among Romney Space Advisors
Mitt Romney: Lost in Space …, opinion, Jim Kohlenberger (former Obama OSTP official), Space News “In 2008, the U.S. Government Accountability Office had identified poor planning around the looming space […]
Posted inElection 2012
Houston Chronicle Endorsement: Based on Spite?
Romney for president, Houston Chronicle “As Texans, it is a particular vexation that this president’s attitude toward the interests of our state has occasionally bordered on contempt, particularly in decisions […]
Posted inISS News
Stop What You Are Doing And Watch This Video
This Video was achived by “stacking” image sequences provided by NASA from the Crew at International Space Station. These “stacks” create the Star Trails, but furthermore make interesting patterns visible. […]