Coming up this week at our #BioSpaceBigThink: helping shape the future of interplanetary technology cc: @Astro_Cady pic.twitter.com/o8MQZpr8Fz — SecondMuse (@secondmuse) December 14, 2015 Keith’s note: There is a NASA-sponsored event […]
2015
Posted inInternet Policies
A Cold Wind Is Now Blowing Through Government Social Media
B-326944, Environmental Protection Agency–Application of Publicity or Propaganda and Anti-Lobbying Provisions, December 14, 2015, GAO “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated publicity or propaganda and anti-lobbying provisions contained in appropriations […]
Posted inISS News
CASIS and NASA Ignore Each Other as NSF Announcement Made
CASIS and NSF Announce Joint Solicitation in Fluid Dynamics on International Space Station “The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) today […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA JSC's Failed R-5 Robot Project Refuses To Explain Itself
Keith’s note: On 17 November 2015 NASA issued a press release titled “NASA Awards Two Robots to University Groups for R&D Upgrades” regarding NASA JSC’s R-5 robot. At the time […]
Posted inPolicy
U.K. Releases its First National Space Policy
U.K. Releases National Space Policy “As Britain’s first European Space Agency astronaut prepares for his historic launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on 15 December, the Government is publishing […]
Posted inCommercialization
New SmallSat Conference Attracts International Audience
New Canadian Small Satellite Conference Caters to a Growing Demand “Because of the growth and demand for small satellites, the Canadian Space Commerce Association decided earlier this year to host […]
Posted inCulture
Amazing Photos From Space – On Twitter Only
Love how sunset turns the mountains blue. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/wkoMdQRFvF — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December 13, 2015 Keith’s note: There is no mention of this amazing photo (or many other stunning […]
Posted inExploration
Are Explorers Wired Differently?
From A Risky Spacewalk To The Top of Mount Everest, Popular Science “Parazynski just seems to be wired differently than many of us. His pursuit of extreme environments seems to […]
Posted inExploration
The Importance of Being There
Astronauts-in-Training Spend a Year in a “Box”, KTRH “Editor Keith Cowing of NASAWatch.com says similar exercises have been done in the past, but you always knew at the end of […]
Posted inCongress
McCain Calls B.S. on ULA Decision Not to Bid
Sen. McCain blasts Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture for dropping out of launch competition, Washington Post “In a statement last month, ULA said “it wants nothing more to compete,” but was […]