The Debate About The Future Of Human Spaceflight – 30 Years On, Marcia Smith, Aviation Week “Will NASA’s newest plans languish as well, or are we finally ready to move […]
2015
Posted inPersonnel News
Alberto Enrique Behar
Longtime JPL scientist killed in plane crash near Van Nuys Airport, Daily News “Alberto Enrique Behar, 47, of Scottdale, Arizona, died at the scene of the crash, Los Angeles County […]
Posted inEducation
Neil Tyson Disputes Impact of Good Teachers
@neiltyson are you saying that good teachers have no impact upon a student's success? What an ignorant thing to say. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 10, 2015 Keith’s note: Am […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
RS-25 Tested at Stennis
NASA Tests RS-25 Engine “The new year is off to a hot start for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). The engine that will drive America’s next great rocket to deep […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA's Stealth Autonomous Vehicle Partnership (Update)
Nissan and NASA partner to jointly Develop and Deploy Autonomous Drive Vehicles by End of Year, Nissan “Nissan Motor Co., through its North American-based organization, and NASA today announced the […]
Posted inCommercialization
Virgin Galactic Moving Forward
Whitesides Says Virgin Galactic is Undeterred at the AIAA SciTech Conference (With video of the speech), SpaceRef Business “Whitesides told the audience that while the October accident that destroyed SpaceShipTwo […]
Posted inCommercialization
KSC Spaceport Magazine Released & Latest Inside KSC Video Feature
Inside KSC for 9 January 2015 and KSC Spaceport Magazine Released, SpaceRef “NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has released its latest Inside KSC video feature. This weeks video takes a […]
Posted inCongress
Political Climate Change Ahead for NASA and NOAA
Senate Commerce Names Subcommittee Chairs: Ted Cruz for NASA, Marco Rubio for NOAA, Space Policy Online “The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today announced who will chair its subcommittees […]
Posted inExploration
Asteroid Retrieval Is Not The Prime Intent of NASA's Asteroid Retrieval Mission
Redirecting Asteroid Not Top Objective of Asteroid Redirect Mission, NASA Official Says, Space News “After a presentation in Phoenix to the NASA-chartered Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG), Lindley Johnson, head […]
Posted inExploration
NASA: Two SLS Launches Likely Needed For $3 billion+ ARM
Keith’s note: At today’s Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) telecon, I asked Lindley Johnson via Webex “Can you show the chart again that has SLS as a launch option for […]