NASA Gets Big Boost in Final FY2016 Appropriations Bill, Space Policy Online “The Orion spacecraft will receive $1.270 billion, $174 million more than the request and $76 million more than […]
2015
Posted inRussia
Russian Space Follies
Vladimir Putin dissolved Roscosmos, Russia’s federal space agency, Engadget “With the flourish of a pen earlier today, Russian president Vladimir Putin officially put an end to Roscosmos, the country’s federal […]
Posted inCommercialization
ULA Vs SpaceX: Just Bring More Money
Washington’s ‘Star Wars’, Politico “A Washington brawl has broken out over the future of the U.S. military’s ability to reach orbit, with the powerhouse combo of Boeing and Lockheed Martin […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Remembering Fred Durant, George Mueller, and Bob Farquhar
Fred Durant, George Mueller, and Bob Farquhar Honored at The Smithsonian “There are three displays presently located in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC honoring Fred Durant, […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Importance of CRISPR Surpasses Pluto Ballot Stuffing Effort
Making the cut: CRISPR genome-editing technology shows its power, Science “[CRISPR] was conceived after a yogurt company in 2007 identified an unexpected defense mechanism that its bacteria use to fight […]
Posted inCulture
All That Wacky Secret Stuff That NASA Supposedly Does
Aliens, bunny-killing rovers, and a Moon base: What all is NASA “hiding”?, Ars Technica “Spend any time around NASA public affairs specialists, as I do, and you’ll eventually get the […]
Posted inIT/Web
NASA and Artificial Intelligence
Why Google’s new quantum computer could launch an artificial intelligence arms race, Washington Post “Ever since the 1980s, researchers have been working on the development of a quantum computer that […]
Posted inCommercialization
ULA Gets A Russian Christmas Gift From Sen. Shelby
ULA Orders RD-180 Engines to Serve Civil, Commercial Contracts, ULA “ULA has ordered additional Atlas engines to serve our existing and potential civil and commercial launch customers until a new […]
Posted inUncategorized
NASA Will Not Be Launching InSight To Mars in 2016
Keith’s 10:15 am note: NASA sources report that NASA SMD has decided to cancel the launch of Mars InSight in 2016 due to problems with the French seismometer. There is […]
Posted inCommercialization
FAA Announces Landing Impact Statement Day After SpaceX Lands
FAA Finding of No Significant Impact: SpaceX Falcon Launch Vehicle Landings at Landing Complex-1 “… the FAA is announcing the availability of a FONSI, based on the analysis and findings […]