Keith’s note: You can expect to see a NASA budget for $18.5 billion to be announced on Monday. Planetary gets treated well and Europa mission planning gets significant money and […]
2015
Posted inEarth Science
SMAP Launched and Deployed
SMAP Launched and Deployed (with video) “NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:22 a.m. EST Saturday. SMAP is a […]
Posted inIT/Web
NASA's Invitation-Only Stealth Tweetup is Underway at JSC
Keith’s note: If you have been paying attention to NASA’s press releases this past week you know that there a series of NASA social media events at all of NASA’s […]
Posted inCommercialization
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel: Lack of Transparency in Commercial Space
Safety panel accuses NASA of a ‘lack of transparency’ in critical space program, Washington Post “NASA’s independent safety panel accused the agency of a “lack of transparency” about its program […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Another Interesting NASA Event You Can't Listen To
Keith’s note: NASA JPL PAO issued this media advisory yesterday giving 4 days advanced notice of a media event covering NASA missions to Europa, Ceres, Pluto, and Saturn. But if […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Valorie Burr
Valorie Burr (NASA GSFC) “Valorie A. Burr, 61, a resident of Odenton, MD, passed away at her home on January 21, 2015.”
Posted inApollo
Remembrance
NASA Administrator Message: Day of Remembrance – Jan. 28, 2015 “Today we remember and give thanks for the lives and contributions of those who gave all trying to push the […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Denise Stewart
Keith’s note: Denise J. Stewart has passed away. She worked at NASA Headquarters for a number of years. Update: Memorial details are below: A friend notes: “Prior to retiring at […]
Posted inCommercialization
New Falcon Heavy Animation
SpaceX Releases New Animation of Falcon Heavy and Booster Recovery, SpaceRef Business “SpaceX has released a new animation depicting the launch of a Falcon Heavy from famed Launch Complex 39A […]
Posted inNews
A View of the 2015 Blizzard
NASA: Night Time View of the Blizzard of 2015, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center “A combination of the day-night band and high resolution infrared imagery from the Suomi NPP satellite […]