Statement from the Coalition for Space Exploration: Frank Wolf’s Letter to President Obama  “… policy decisions made in the next few years will determine whether the international space and […]
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Earthrise and Earthrise
NASA Releases New Apollo 8 Earthrise Simulation Video “NASA has issued a new visualization of the events leading to one of the iconic photographs of the 20th Century – Earth […]
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Sen. Coburn Said Something Stupid About NASA (Again)
Government Spends Money on Brothels, Pillownauts and Pizza Printers, US News & World Report “NASA is spending $360,000 to pay 20 people to be in bed for 70 days. NASA’s […]
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Cygnus Launched Delayed To Allow ISS Repairs
NASA Postpones Orbital Launch and Sets Spacewalks to Repair ISS “NASA managers are postponing the upcoming Orbital Sciences commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station to proceed with […]
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Morpheus Will Try To Fly Higher Today (Update: It Did)
Keith’s note: NASA JSC’s Project Morpheus is planning a second free flight today at around 1 pm 1:30 pm EST. Status reports can be found in real time at @MorpheusLander. […]
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Frank Wolf Is Going Away Soon
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) won’t seek reelection, Washington Post “Longtime Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) announced Tuesday that he won’t seek reelection in 2014. Wolf’s departure gives Democrats a great pickup […]
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NASA is Finally Getting Its Accounting Under Control
Audit of the NASA Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Statements (IG-14-006) “The audit resulted in an unmodified opinion on NASA’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 financial statements. An unmodified or “clean” audit […]
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No One is in the Driver's Seat at NASA
Keith’s note: In response to one of my queries about JSC’s Valkyrie robot, David Steitz from NASA HQ PAO replied “Keith, as the recipient of numerous NASA “exclusives” over the […]
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What Astronauts Actually Eat in Space (Send More Siracha)
“NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins (left) and Rick Mastracchio, both Expedition 38 flight engineers, pose for a photo with a Thanksgiving meal in the Unity node of the International Space Station. […]