Most of the people in this room are addicted to big, expensive satellites since that is what @NASA continues to ask them to build #v2050 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February […]
2017
Posted inBudget
NASA Budget News Is Not Good
Trump to Ask for Sharp Increases in Military Spending, Officials Say, NY Times “President Trump will instruct federal agencies on Monday to assemble a budget for the coming fiscal year […]
Posted inCommercialization
SpaceX Might Beat NASA Back To The Moon
SpaceX To Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond The Moon Next Year, SpaceX “We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a […]
Posted inAstronomy
NASA Refuses To Tell People About Its Cool Stuff (Update)
Watch & ask Qs as @NASASolarSystem's scientists discuss a vision for Planetary Science in the future. Workshop info: https://t.co/6MG15LoDwF pic.twitter.com/gfRpmrx9h6 — NASA (@NASA) February 27, 2017 This is 1st time […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
NASA Planetary Exploration Plans: Listen-Only For The Rest Of Us
NASA Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop “NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) is planning to host a community workshop at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC on February 27-28 and March 1, […]
Posted inTransition
Palace Intrigue On The 9th Floor At NASA HQ
Keith’s note: According to her Wikipedia page Lesa Roe “is currently serving as the Acting Deputy Administrator of NASA. Roe is also the Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA, being in […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Fixing America's Space Infrastructure
Want to build infrastructure that will make America Great? Look to the stars, op ed,The Hill “As much as America’s government space programs have accomplished, there are many aspects of […]
Posted inCongress
Ellen Stofan, Stealth Congressional Witness
Why Did the House Science Committee Overlook NASA’s Former Chief Scientist?, The Atlantic “If you’d read that feed for coverage of the two-and-a-half-hour hearing, you’d be forgiven for thinking Stofan […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
NASA Tries To Explain Changes To SLS Launch Plans
Keith’s update: NASA held a hastily-arranged 30 minute media briefing this afternoon on the surprise plan to put a crew on the very first SLS mission.This plan was semi-officially announced […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Today's Sudden NASA Media Briefing on SLS Launch Fever
NASA to Hold Media Teleconference Today on Study to Add Crew to First Orion, Space Launch System Mission “NASA will discuss plans for an ongoing study to assess the feasibility […]