Keith’s note: During a press conference Monday morning, NASA Administrator Bolden and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) will announce what they characterize as a “a bold, ambitious effort” to take two […]
2013
Posted inCongress
Put A Space Exploration Message In Front of Star Trek (Update)
Aerospace Industries Association Crowdfunding Campaign to Advertise for Space Program “The Aerospace Industries Association is leading a first-of-its-kind crowdfund campaign to showcase to students and young people the exciting new […]
Posted inEducation
Dryden Just Spent $15,528 on Killer Tracks Music
NASA DFRC Award: Production Music Contract “Contract Award Amount: 15528.00 Contractor: UNIVERSAL MUSIC/KILLER TRACKS 2110 COLORADO AVENUE SUITE 110 SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 Classification Code: A — Research and Development […]
Posted inCommercialization
Does Orbital Still Have The Right Stuff?
Orbital’s private launch may show whether NASA made right call, Orlando Sentinel “In the past four years, a different Orbital rocket failed on two separate NASA missions. Jeff Foust, editor […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
NASA Asteroid Mission: Rearranging The Solar System: Step 1
NASA Asteroid Capture Mission: First Real Step in Utilizing Extraterrestrial Resources “NASA is about to get a chance to try something totally new: instead of just visting or landing on […]
Posted inChina
Bo Jiang Released Pending Trial
Chinese ex-NASA worker to be released pending trial “At a detention hearing today, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence Leonard ordered Jiang released after a federal prosecutor acknowledged there is no evidence […]
Posted inExploration
Inspiration Mars Is Being Pushed by NASA To Consider SLS
Keith’s note: After interaction with/pressure from NASA JSC and MSFC Inspiration Mars is now considering use of single launch of SLS for their mission. Of course, the use of SLS […]
Posted inInternet Policies
Paypal Adopts Software That NASA Developed and Then Dumped
Paypal To Drop VMware From 80,000 Servers and Replace It With OpenStack, Forbes “Backed by Intel and Dell, Mirantis has emerged as a clear leader in the OpenStack world heavily […]
Posted inBudget
Growing Impact of Travel Restrictions
American Astronomical Society Decries Impact of Federal Travel Restrictions on Science “The American Astronomical Society (AAS) today expressed deep concern about the U.S. government’s new restrictions on travel and conference […]
Posted inWorkforce
NASA's Explosives Problem
NASA OIG: Review of NASA’s Explosives Safety Program “This Office of Inspector General (OIG) review found that NASA’s Explosives Safety Program was poorly managed and exposed personnel and facilities to […]