Goddard Center Director Remarks on Passing of Neil Gehrels “Throughout his success, Neil always found time to share his achievements with others. Following in the footsteps of his father, an […]
2017
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Tornado Damage At NASA Michoud
Tornado Recovery Underway at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility “At this time, emergency personnel have identified damage to building numbers 103, 350 and additional structures. Building 103, Michoud’s main manufacturing building, […]
Posted inCommercialization
FAA Space Commerce Conference: Still Middle-Aged Males in Suits
After 20 years of meetings the audience at #FAACST is still overwhelmingly composed of males in dark business suits. pic.twitter.com/x3XsQWP9oL — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 7, 2017
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Some Good News For World View
Pima County supervisors vote to appeal World View ruling, “The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday morning to appeal a judge’s ruling that said the county broke the […]
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NASA OIG Reports Improvements to Security of Cloud Computing Services but Some Weaknesses Remain
NASA OIG: Security of NASA’s Cloud Computing Services “While NASA has made improvements since our 2013 audit, continuing weaknesses in its governance and risk management processes have prevented the Agency […]
Posted inAstrobiology
Russia's Pravda Cites U.S. Fears Of Chinese SETI Because of Flying Saucers
USA concerned about China’s possible contact with extraterrestrials, Pravda “John Hertz, former chairman of the board of trustees of the US-based SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) said in an […]
Posted inCongress
NASA Transition Authorization Act
Smith, Babin Urge Passage of NASA Transition Authorization Act, SpacePolicyOnline “Two top Republicans on the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee are urging quick passage of the 2017 NASA […]
Posted inEarth Science
Possible OSTP Preview on Climate Change and Earth Science
Q&A: David Gelernter, Possible Science Advisor to the President, The Scientist “TS: Where do you fall on climate change? DG: My own belief is that global warming is real, that […]
Posted inCommercialization
New Commercial Airlock For ISS
NanoRacks and Boeing Building First Commercial Airlock on ISS, NanoRacks “NanoRacks, LLC will partner with Boeing on the building and installation of the first commercial airlock module, which will attach […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Trump Transition Team Wants Old Space Vs New Space Smackdown
Trump Space Policy Options Emphasize Role of Private Enterprise, Wall Street Journal “Growing tension between the two approaches is highlighted by a Jan. 23 email from Charles Miller, a member […]