Commercial Space Exploration Needs an Obama Relaunch, Robert Walker and Charles Miller, Wall Street Journal (subscription) (Paste the article title into the Google search box and it will give you […]
2013
Posted inEducation
Challenger +27
Challenger Center Marks 27th Anniversary of Space Shuttle Tragedy “On Monday January 28, Challenger Center for Space Science Education (Challenger Center) will recognize the anniversary of the Challenger tragedy as […]
Posted inNews
VIDEO: Iran Space Monkey
Iran Sends a Monkey into Space (Video), PressTV “According to Iran state media, Iran launched a suborbital rocket last week with a monkey onboard and recovered the capsule a short […]
Posted inISS News
Once Again NASA's Space Station "Team" Doesn't Talk Among Itself
NASA Solicits Ideas for International Space Station Research “NASA wants to know how you can improve the International Space Station as a technology test bed. NASA’s International Space Station National […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
NASA SMD Uses a Bullhorn to Say 'No Thanks'
Keith’s note: NASA SMD sent this “thanks but no thanks” email to everyone who offered their services to the 2020 Mars rover Science Definition Team – but were turned down. […]
Posted inCongress
Lamar Smith Takes Over House Science Leadership
Statement of Chairman Lamar Smith Full Science, Space, and Technology Committee Organizational Meeting “It’s my hope that we will be considered a bipartisan committee, working together for the best interests […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
SLS Performance Specs Fall Under ITAR
NASA MSFC Says That SLS Performance Specs Fall Under ITAR “You requested the Technical Performance Metrics (TPM) presented to SLS senior management on a monthly basis for TPMs created during […]
Posted inShuttle News
Columbia +10
Preview Video: Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope “Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope is the untold inspirational story of Colonel Ilan Ramon, a fighter pilot and son of Holocaust […]
Posted inNews
Pete Theisinger on Mars Exploration Rovers Longevity
CuriousMars: Opportunity’s First Project Manager Hails Longevity, SpaceRef “The NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is beginning its 10th year roving Mars, completing nine years of “shocking” performance and historic discoveries […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Turns Down Space Florida Land Request (Update)
State requests spaceport land near Oak Hill, Daytona Beach News Journal “In a response released last week, NASA said the property in question isn’t “excess,” that it’s still needed as […]