The Martian is a comedy?, Entertainment.com “Yes, once again the Hollywood Foreign Press with Fox’s tacit approval has chosen to give a dramatic film with humorous moments the designation of […]
2015
Posted inPersonnel News
Todd May Is Acting MSFC Center Director
Todd May Named Marshall Space Flight Center Acting Director “NASA has named Todd May acting director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as the agency continues the […]
Posted inCommercialization
Trying To Understand CASIS Press and Social Media Impact
Keith’s note: Let’s look at the media reach CASIS claims to have achieved in FY 2014. Page 32 of their FY 2014 Annual Report gives a summary (Larger image). This […]
Posted inElection 2016
Trump on Space
For Donald Trump, fixing potholes is a higher priority than NASA, Mashable “In the old days, it [NASA] was great. Right now, we have bigger problems, you understand that,” Trump […]
Posted inISS News
Space Station Scientists Meet This Week
Keith’s note: The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research is holding its 31st annual meeting in Alexandria, VA this week. Topics covered span the range of life science and […]
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Important Space Competitiveness Bill Passed
Joint Commerce Committee Statement on Senate Passage of Bill to Boost Competitiveness of U.S. Space Industry “U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member Bill […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Saving Arecibo – From Itself
Arecibo observatory director quits after funding row, Nature “Kerr traces his departure to a disagreement over a possible windfall for the Puerto Rico observatory. In late July, he publicly criticized […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
NASA SMD Manages To Fumble Amazing Science News – Again
More Strange Things On and Around Pluto “From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA’s New Horizons science team is discussing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto at this […]
Posted inAstronauts
Victor Hurst
Astronaut plays bagpipes on International Space Station, (video) BBC “Kjell Lindgren played Amazing Grace on the pipes after recording a message about research scientist Victor Hurst, who was involved in […]
Posted inCongress
NASA Employs Faith-Based Funding Approach For SLS
NASA Counting on Budget Increase for SLS and Orion, Space News “NASA is currently spending money on its key exploration programs at a rate that assumes Congress will approve a […]