Israeli space cadets say moon shot is no fantasy, Times of Israel “SpaceIL is a nonprofit foundation, and is relying on donations to get into space, explained Margalit. So far, […]
2013
Posted inChina
Rep. Wolf's China Witch Hunt Resumes (Update)
House Chairmen Say NASA May Have Released DOD Secrets To China, Aviation Week “According to sources at Ames and on Capitol Hill, the case involves Ames Center Director Simon P. […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Website Upgrades Are Back on Track
NASA open source project back on track, FCW “NASA’s shift to open-source content management is back on after the incumbent contractor withdrew a bid protest on Feb. 4. The withdrawal […]
Posted inUncategorized
This Week's Stealth Future In-Space Operations Working Group Telecons
Future In-Space Operations (FISO): a working group and community engagement, Space Review “It would be nice to have a listen-only telecon line that we can invite everyone to, but we […]
Posted inPolicy
OIG on Unneeded Infrastructure and Facilities
NASA OIG: NASA’s Efforts to Reduce Unneeded Infrastructure and Facilities “NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin today released a report evaluating NASA’s efforts to reduce unneeded Agency infrastructure. NASA is […]
Posted inPolicy
Mohawk Guy at State of the Union Address
“Guest List for the First Lady’s Box State of the Union Address” “Bobak Ferdowsi (Pasadena, CA) Flight Director, Mars Curiosity Rover Bobak Ferdowsi, aka NASA’s “Mohawk Guy,” is a member […]
Posted inISS News
ISS Music Video: Is Somebody Singing
Inspiring: Space Jam of Is Somebody Singing (Music Video), SpaceRef Canada “What happens when you get Chris Hadfield, the Wexford Gleeks Choir, Ed Robertson and the Barenaked Ladies together? An […]
Posted inNews
Orbital Antares Hot-Fire Set
Orbital Schedules Antares Engine Test for February 12th, SpaceRef Business “Orbital announced today that on Tuesday, February 12th they will perform a hot-fire test at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A […]
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New Round of J-2X Tests for SLS
NASA Set for New Round Of J-2X Testing at Stennis Space Center, NASA “NASA’s progress toward a return to deep space missions continues with a new round of upcoming tests […]
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Public Perceptions of a Manned Mars Mission
71 Percent of U.S. See Humans On Mars By 2033 “In the wake of the wildly successful landing of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover on Aug. 6, 2012, it […]