Don Yeomans, NEO Program Manager…my friend, colleague & boss for over 20 years…is retiring from JPL this week. pic.twitter.com/Rd2vaehosN — Ron Baalke (@RonBaalke) January 6, 2015 Dr Tim Spahr is […]
2015
Posted inCongress
Dark Ages Ahead for Science and Technology in Congress?
A Science and Technology Challenge for Congress, Roll Call “When the 114th Congress convenes, it will find it has lost something of significance: much of its institutional memory about science […]
Posted inCommercialization
SpaceX CRS-5 Launch Delayed
UPDATED: SpaceX Set to Launch NASA CRS-5 Resupply Mission to the ISS, SpaceRef Business “Launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. the SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services Flight (CRS-5) will […]
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Who Invented The Space Barge?
How Deep Can A Space Patent Dispute Go?, Medium “Blue Origin, LLC (“Blue”) filed U.S. Patent Application No. 12/815,306, entitled “Sea Landing of Space Launch Vehicles and Associated Systems and […]
Posted inAstronomy
Why Does NASA.gov Ignore Cool Hubble Photos?
Hubble Captures the Sharpest Ever View of Andromeda Galaxy http://t.co/tUEU5eCvij #astronomy #Telescope pic.twitter.com/aiZungNO2T — HubbleScience (@hubblescience) January 5, 2015 Hubble Reimages The Pillars of Creation http://t.co/xLTGp0nioM #astronomy #telescope pic.twitter.com/86ScHoBp8t — […]
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Antares Engine Problems Were Not News
Before explosion, NASA knew aging Soviet engines posed risks, LA Times “Years before an unmanned rocket erupted in a fireball in October, NASA officials knew the metal in its 50-year-old […]
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GAO Rules Against Sierra Nevada Corp.
Statement on Sierra Nevada Bid Protest Decision, GAO “On January 5, 2015, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest filed by Sierra Nevada Corp., of Louisville, Colorado, challenging […]
Posted inPersonnel News
NASA Family Loses 5 Over The Holidays
The NASA family lost 5 of its members over the holidays. James Hsiu-Kai Chi Larry Vogel Sam Keller Thomas McMurtry Owen Glenn Morris Ad astra.
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Upcoming: This Week in Space
This Week in Space – January 5-11, 2015, SpaceRef Business “Here are some of the highlights for the coming week. As always, you can add an event to our events […]