Obama orders Russia expulsions, sanctions for interference in 2016 election, Reuters “President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who Washington […]
2016
Posted inCommercialization
Dealing With Orbital Traffic
Orbital Traffic Report Released “The current Framework does not provide a holistic approach by leading in the combined development of technically informed “rules of the road” and the provision of […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
TrumpSpace Tidbit: #BackToTheMoon ?
Trump met with historian Douglas Brinkley. Brinkley said afterwards Trump "was very interested in a man going to the moon," per pool report. — Alex Pappas (@AlexPappas) December 28, 2016 […]
Posted inAstronomy
SETI's Echo Chamber
Why Only Americans Are Interested in the Hunt for Alien Life, Seth Shostak, NBC “Bottom line? Today, SETI is solely an American enterprise. And even then, it’s pretty minimal. SETI […]
Posted inAstronomy
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin Who Confirmed “Dark Matter” Dies, Carnegie Institution “Renowned astrophysicist and National Medal of Science awardee Vera Rubin passed away in Princeton, N.J., the evening of December 25, 2016, […]
Posted inCongress
What Is Ahead For NASA In Congress?
Q&A: Key legislator disses White House science office, Science “[Rep. John] Culberson whose House of Representatives subcommittee oversees the budgets for NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Harriett Jenkins
Dr. Harriett G. Jenkins, has passed away. Funeral Services and other details forthcoming. Harriet Jenkins, The History Makers “From 1974 until 1992, Jenkins worked as the assistant administrator for equal […]
Posted inAstronauts
Piers Sellers
Keith’s note: This note was sent out earlier today by Colleen Hartman, Director, Sciences and Exploration Directorate NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: “All, I am so very sad and bereft […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Is This The New Way To Do Aerospace Procurement?
BREAKING: Lockheed Martin shares fall 1.7% after Trump tweet about F-35 and F-18 programs; Boeing shares climb 0.6% https://t.co/ySV4w1Dx1b https://t.co/UKpj0AJtnk — CNBC (@CNBC) December 22, 2016 Based on the tremendous […]
Posted inExploration
TrumpSpace: #JourneyToMars Or #BackToTheMoon For NASA?
NASA’s next stop–Mars or the Moon? John Grunsfeld and Paul Spudis argue for and against Mars and the Moon, Ars Technica “Both men agree on one point: with NASA’s limited […]