Reader note:“I was at the DRC all week. NASA showed up with the most awesome/expensive looking tracker/trailer. It had a custom paint job, new custom “pelican” cases for all equipment, […]
2013
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NASA JSC's Valkyrie Robot Tied For Last Place in DARPA Competition
Handicapping the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge, Gizmodo “NASA JSC Team Valkyrie (7/1): Johnson Space Center has a 20-year legacy in humanoid robot development, and the six-foot-two, 286 lb Valkyrie, “inspired […]
Posted inCommercialization
Why Does Space Florida Need Its Own Spaceport?
FAA Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Shiloh Launch Complex “Based on comments received during the scoping period, the FAA may analyze additional alternatives. However, at this […]
Posted inEducation
Beyoncé: Sampling The Sounds of Tragedy For Pop Music
Beyonce Slammed for Sampling Shuttle Tragedy on New Album, ABC “Retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson told ABC News, “For the words to be used in the video is simply insensitive, […]
Posted inAstronauts
Beyoncé and the Challenger Accident: What Lesson Has Been Learned (if any)?
Thanks @Beyonce cuz I'm now watching a #Challenger documentary. #xo #Beyoncé #nasa — HMVG (@hector_mvg) December 31, 2013 @Beyonce uses the #Challenger tragedy to sell her music. Rude, insensitive and […]
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The Vision for Space Exploration at T+10
A Decade of the Vision for Space Exploration: An Alternative Retrospective, Paul Spudis “Reflecting on the last decade of U.S. space accomplishment, it is apparent that the strategic direction of […]
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NAS Report on NASA Human Health Issues To Be Issued in January
“Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks — Letter Report [Institute of Medicine]: NASA has asked the Institute of Medicine to provide independent reviews of more than 30 […]
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ISS EVA Update
Space Station Crew Removes Ammonia Pump, Next Spacewalk Set for Tuesday “NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins completed a 5 hour and 28 minute spacewalk Saturday to remove a […]
Posted inCongress
Exit Wolf, Enter Culberson?
Love planetary science? Dying to explore Europa’s oceans? Meet the man who can make it happen., Houston Chronicle “This week U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, a Republican from Virginia, announced he […]
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Is China Really Winning a Space Race with Us?
Wolf and Rogers Want Answers from Clapper on Implications of China’s Space Program, Space Policy Online “Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) wrote to Director of National […]