Hubble has revealed the origin of that Jack In The Box guy http://t.co/mIV9pRaXCn @JackBox pic.twitter.com/dQT6ODLBO8 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 10, 2015 .@NASAWatch My mom always said I was a […]
2015
Posted inAstronauts
The Orbital Perspective
Book Review: The Orbital Perspective, SpaceRef “Ron Garan used to be an astronaut. Now he helps people in remote African communities obtain fresh drinking water. Yet he still has his […]
Posted inCulture
Current Heinlein Prize Conference Sponsorships
Keith’s note: Have a look at this conference at the International Conference – Space Technologies: Present and Future. It is being held in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine – the part of the […]
Posted inAstronomy
Astronomical Ignorance at the Washington Post
NASA gives us an amazing look at the "dark" side of the moon http://t.co/R3oXt7cl6C — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 9, 2015 Keith’s note: (sigh) its the “Far Side”, not the […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Fitz Fulton
Fitzhugh ‘Fitz’ Fulton, revered military and NASA test pilot, dies at 89 “Pilot Fitzhugh “Fitz” Fulton Jr., known as the “Dean of Flight Test” for his involvement in pioneering programs […]
Posted inElection 2016
Yet Another Plan For Outer Space
Keith’s note: There is a strange conference “Pioneering Space National Summit” scheduled for 19-20 February at the Reagan Trade Center here in Washington DC. Lots of organizations are listed as […]
Posted inUncategorized
Al Gore's Cheap Satellite is Not Cheap
Assessment of the Triana Mission, G-99-013, Final Report, 10 September 1999, NASA OIG “When the Triana mission was announced in March 1998, NASA hoped to keep the project’s cost close […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Goresat Launch Preparations Continue
NASA Television will provide live coverage of a news briefing on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission “NASA Television will provide live coverage of a news briefing on the […]
Posted inCongress
NASA Authorization Act of 2015
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Leaders Announce Bipartisan NASA Bill “Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today announced details of the NASA Authorization Act of 2015, […]
Posted inCommercialization
MoonEx Tests Continue at KSC
Moon Express Continues Lander Flight Tests Under NASA Lunar CATALYST Program, MoonEx “Moon Express, Inc. (MoonEx) has announced that it will continue flight tests at Kennedy Space Center using the […]