Prepared Remarks by House NASA Caucus Launch Reception AIA President and CEO Eric Fanning “As many of you know, this Caucus was established last October and it has been working […]
2018
Posted inCommercialization
CASIS May Be Nervous About Its Future on ISS
Sources report that @ISS_CASIS is out hiring Washington, DC lobbying firms. All this talk of commercializing ISS must have #CASIS worried that they might not have exclusive access any more. […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
That #MadeInAmerica Spacecraft Thing Had A Few Flaws
Orion Spacecraft at the White House for the Made in America Showcase “NASA’s Orion spacecraft that flew Exploration Flight Test-1 on Dec. 5, 2014 is seen on the South Lawn […]
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Boeing Starliner Problems During Pad Abort Test
Boeing suffers a setback with Starliner’s pad abort test, Ars Technica “The company said it conducted a hot-fire test of the launch-abort engines on an integrated service module at the […]
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Lunar Gateway: China Has Other Ideas
Chinese space official seems unimpressed with NASA’s lunar gateway, Ars Technica “Another slide from [CNSA’s Pei Zhaoyu] offered some thoughts on the gateway concept, which NASA intends to build out […]
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Big Announcement at KSC With Pence?
Mike Pence will visit Cape Canaveral next month for a big space update, Orlando Weekly “Vice President Mike Pence will visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral next month […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Might Launch From The UK
UK spaceports: NASA could launch satellites from new bases, Sky News “Jim Bridenstine, who was appointed as NASA’s administrator by US president Donald Trump earlier this year, said the UK […]
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Blue Origin Makes Space Travel Seem Routine
Keith’s note: Flawless 9th flight for BlueOrigin. If only airlines operated like this. Watch a replay. Flawless 9th flight for @BlueOrigin. If only airlines operated like this. #blueorigin #NewShepard pic.twitter.com/t0e73wpNXx […]
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More Flying Rich People Will Soon Fly Into Space. Yawn.
Exciting that companies will soon put customers into space. But when ticket prices exceed the average cost of a 4 year college education or a family's house only rich people […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Northrop Grumman's Webb Space Telescope Charm Offensive
Keith’s note: Northrop Grumman has a big Webb Space Telescope Charm offense underway. Their ads are everywhere. First they took out that huge $200,000 full page ad in the Washington […]