Keith’s note: A cautionary note with regard to possible NASA Administrator names being circulated, self-promoted, and otherwise tossed around – from the Book “New Moon Rising” that the late Frank […]
2016
Posted inExploration
NASA Just Confirmed That Their Whole #JourneyToMars Thing Is Broken
NASA realizes SLS and Orion are too expensive, opens door to competitors, Ars Technica “Specifically, the document requests responses about: “Competing exploration services in the mid-2020s timeframe and beyond if […]
Posted inPolicy
Is NASA Going #BackToTheMoon Or On A #JourneyToMars ?
With Trump, Gingrich and GOP calling the shots, NASA may go back to the moon, Washington Post “Here’s the key factoid: Because Congress preserved elements of Constellation, it could be […]
Posted inTransition
It's Time To Play "Guess The NASA Administrator"
Will Trump pick an “agent of change” or an insider to lead NASA?, Ars Technica “Probably the leading contender among the outsiders is a US Republican Representative from Oklahoma, Jim […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
NASA OIG Reiterates Issues With SLS/Orion
NASA Office of Inspector General’s Semiannual Report to Congress April 1 – September 30, 2016, NASA OIG “… Program officials are working toward an optimistic internal launch date of August […]
Posted inTransition
NASA Transition Update
NASA Internal Memo: Update on the Presidential Transition, NASA “As many of you know, we are ready to support the presidential transition activities. NASA has a team and a process […]
Posted inTransition
Bob Walker Is Not Involved In NASA Transition Team
Sources report Robert Walker says he isn't going to be involved in Trump transition team activities nor is he going to be an appointee #NASA — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) November […]
Posted inExploration
Noticeable Shift In Interest From Mars (Back) To The Moon
Opinion: How Trump Should Restart U.S. Space Momentum, Scott Pace, Aviation Week “And the Obama administration continued to push away partners, telling Europe to go to the Russians for its […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Sam Venneri
Samuel Venneri, Washington Post “Sam had a love of aviation, which he carried throughout his life. He had an impressive Federal career with NASA, which began in 1981, where he […]
Posted inTransition
Bridenstine Continues Campaign For NASA Administrator Nomination
GOP congressman being considered for NASA administrator in Trump administration, Washington Post “Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a former Navy pilot who is one of Congress’s leading space exploration advocates, has […]