Al Gore’s dream spacecraft gears up for launch, Nature “For Jay Herman, an atmospheric scientist at Goddard and EPIC instrument scientist, the delay has a silver lining: the refurbishment revealed […]
2015
Posted inCommercialization
Why NASA Did Not Pick SNC (Updated)
NASA Releases Commercial Crew Source Selection Statement, SpaceRef “[HEOMD AA Bill Gerstenmaier]: On August 6, 2014, the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) appointed to evaluate proposals for the Commercial Crew Transportation […]
Posted inEducation
NASA's Pluto Mission Seeks to Confuse People
Pluto fans complained that demotion from planet status would confuse students who were taught about "9 planets" & make textbooks wrong 1/2 — plutotoday (@plutotoday) January 20, 2015 Now were […]
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Used NASA Gold For Sale
Gold Plates, GSA Auction One lot consisting six 24KT gold plates weighing 6,015.5 grams. These plates were reportedly flown in space for 69 months. Please click on attachment for purity […]
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ULA Offers SpaceX Advice on How to Crash Rockets
Images Show Falcon 9 First Stage Crash-Landing on Ship, Space News “Musk’s series of images also prompted a response from United Launch Alliance president and chief executive Tory Bruno. He […]
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Ted Cruz and NASA: An Evolving Picture
Ted Cruz’s control of Senate science panel triggers some anxiety, McClatchy via Fresno Bee “Keith Cowing, editor of NASA Watch, a blog that monitors agency activities and offers commentary, said […]
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Falcon 9 First Stage landing Pictures Released (with Video)
Elon Musk Releases Pictures of Falcon 9 “Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly”, SpaceRef Business “Elon Musk has released several images through Twitter of what he charaterizes as the “rapid unscheduled disassembly” of […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
MRO Finds Beagle 2 Quietly Sitting on Mars
Beagle 2 Lander Found on Mars “The UK-led Beagle-2 Mars lander, which hitched a ride on ESA’s Mars Express mission and was lost on Mars since 2003, has been found […]
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NASA Education Chief Needs To Do His Homework
James claims that #NASA engaged 1 million students in 2014. That's all? America has more than 300 million citizens. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 15, 2015 #NASA Education AA Don […]
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NASA Advisory Council Meeting
Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.; Thursday, January 15, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Local Time at NASA Stennis Space Center – Webex/Dial-in information – Agenda