Hearing: The Future of NASA: Perspectives on Strategic Vision for America’s Space Program Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Live webcast “Over-Arching Questions – What steps could […]
2012
Posted inPolicy
NRC Report on NASA Space Policy Now Online
NASA’s Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus, NRC “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is widely admired for astonishing accomplishments since its formation in 1958. Looking […]
Posted inVideos
Annual Embarrassing NASA Holiday Videos Appear
Keith’s 10 Dec note: I never understand the purpose of these videos since everyone in them just looks … well … Keith’s 11 Dec update: The video has now been […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Independent Look at NASA Planetary Science Budgets
NASA Planetary Science Division Research and Analysis Programs – An Assessment, Editorial, Mark V. Sykes Planetary Science Institute “Despite high priority in the recent Planetary Decadal Survey and prior NRC […]
Posted inSpace Quarterly Magazine
Space Quarterly December Issue Available
Space Quarterly Magazine December Issue Available Space Quarterly December 2012 U.S. Edition Table of Contents – Interview: NanoRacks: Providing a Commercial Pathway for Research in Low Earth Orbit – Business […]
Posted inPolicy
Space Policy: Going Everywhere – and Nowhere?
Why We Need NASA To Fix Its Problems And Lead America To Money-Making Opportunities in Outer Space, Forbes “A bunch of tech wonks and nerds issued a report last week […]
Posted inCommercialization
Industrial Base Impact of Shuttle and Constellation Decisions
NASA Human Space Flight Industrial Base in the Post-Space Shuttle/Constellation Environment, Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Technology Evaluation “The Shuttle retirement and CxP transition will impact future NASA […]
Posted inIT/Web
NASA's Stolen Laptop and Data Problem Just Got Worse
Reader note: “This evening I received a second letter from NASA, stating that I’m also “one of a small number of individuals whose personal data was contained in the hard […]
Posted inNews
CuriousMars: A new SpaceRef Feature
CuriousMars: Martian Science Detectives Aid Curiosity and Opportunity, SpaceRef Mars Today “Mysteries on opposite sides of Mars are drawing the Curiosity and Opportunity rover science teams closer together in a […]
Posted inPolicy
NASA Really Doesn't Want to Do That Whole Asteroid Thing
National Disagreement Over NASA’s Goals and Objectives Detrimental to Agency Planning, Budgeting Efforts, NRC “A current stated interim goal of NASA’s human spaceflight program is to visit an asteroid by […]