James Webb Space Telescope Project on Track but May Benefit from Improved Contractor Data to Better Understand Costs, GAO “JWST continues to meet its cost commitments, but unreliable contractor performance […]
2015
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
InSight Arrives At Launch Site Early
Lockheed Martin Delivers NASA’s InSight Spacecraft to Launch Site “InSight was previously scheduled to ship to California in early January, but delivery was moved three and a half weeks early […]
Posted inExploration
NASA's Multimillion Dollar Dancing Droid
Keith’s note: NASA’s R5 robot can’t complete any of the tasks it was designed to do and placed last in DARPA’s challenge in 2013. So NASA sent the robot to […]
Posted inAstrobiology
Charlie Bolden Is Afraid of Europa. Congress Is Not.
Congress: NASA must not only go to Europa, it must land, Ars Technica “NASA’s administrator, Charles Bolden, has accepted the Europa mission only grudgingly. When NASA didn’t ask for Europa […]
Posted inExploration
50 Years of Empty Mars Promises From NASA
Keith’s note: This 2006 video “Reach” by Karen Lau is my number one favorite thing NASA has ever done for education and public outreach. I try and feature it once […]
Posted inCongress
Santa Was Nice To The Four Amigos
Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Commends Congress on Commitment to Deep Space Exploration “These investments represent a strong commitment to America’s human, robotic and science exploration programs,” said Dr. Mary […]
Posted inBudget
Good Budget News For NASA
NASA Gets Boost in Congressional Budget Deal (Video of Comments by Sen. Nelson) “It’s interesting that this is at the very time that in our culture here on earth, the […]
Posted inCongress
Kathy Sullivan Stands Firm at NOAA
She’s braved rough seas and space walks. Can she weather climate change skeptics?, Washington Post “As I learned in the Marine Corps and Kathy learned in the reserves, we have […]
Posted inAstronauts
Astronauts – The Next Generation
Hey ladies: I’m applying to be an astronaut, and you should too, Washington Post “… But I’m applying anyway, because NASA needs a new generation of folks willing to go […]
Posted inCommercialization
OIG: NASA Technology Efforts Are Still Incomplete and Out of Date
NASA OIG Report: NASA’s Efforts to Manage its Space Technology Portfolio “We found deficiencies in NASA’s management processes and controls that may limit the usefulness of the Agency’s efforts to […]