“Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot recognizes the 2017 National Small Business Week; a time to celebrate the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. NASA honors its 2016 […]
2017
Posted inSLS and Orion
SLS EM-1 Is Not Going To Launch On Time Folks
GAO: NASA Human Space Exploration: Delay Likely for First Exploration Mission “With less than 2 years until the planned November 2018 launch date for its first exploration mission (EM-1), the […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Dawn Spacecraft 3rd Reaction Wheel Malfunctions
Dawn Observing Ceres; 3rd Reaction Wheel Malfunctions, NASA JPL “While preparing for this observation, one of Dawn’s two remaining reaction wheels stopped functioning on April 23. By electrically changing the […]
Posted inExploration
NASA OIG Reports Spacesuit Inventory Low and Replacements Years Away
NASA OIG: NASA’s Management and Development of Spacesuits, NASA OIG “NASA continues to manage an array of design and health risks associated with the EMUs used by ISS crew. In […]
Posted inAstrobiology
Today's Congressional Hearing on Astrobiology
Hearing: Advances in the Search for Life Hearing charter “The NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 established “The search for life’s origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe,” as […]
Posted inCommercialization
Is Google Building a Secret Airship at NASA Ames?
With Secret Airship, Sergey Brin Also Wants to Fly, Bloomberg “Larry Page has his flying cars. Sergey Brin shall have an airship. Brin, the Google co-founder, has secretly been building […]
Posted inCommercialization
Senate Hearing on Tap: Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
Reopening the American Frontier: Reducing Regulatory Barriers and Expanding American Free Enterprise in Space (Live at 10:00 a.m. EDT) U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, […]
Posted inAstrobiology
Astrobiology Then and Now
Astrobiology Has Arrived: A Personal Recollection, Keith Cowing “I am currently attending the Astrobiology Science Conference where the world’s astrobiologists all meet to showcase their results and share ideas. There […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Invites Entrepreneurs to Another Industry Day
NASA has opened registration for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Industry Day. NASA SBIR/STTR Industry Day Date: June 25-27th, 2017 Location: NASA Ames […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Mars History Adds Credence to Late Heavy Bombardment Theory
SwRI-Led Team Discovers Lull in Mars’ Giant Impact History “The new results reveal that Mars’ impact history closely parallels the bombardment histories we’ve inferred for the Moon, the asteroid belt, […]