GAO: Commercial Space Launch Insurance: FAA Needs to Fully Address Mandated Requirements “The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) report evaluating its maximum probable loss (MPL) methodology did not fully address the […]
2018
Posted inCongress
Bridenstine Confirmation: Its Going To Be Close
Rep. Bridenstine’s Bid to Become NASA Head Stumbles Amid Partisan Brawl, Wall Street Journal (behind paywall) “Now, industry officials and some congressional supporters of Mr. Bridenstine see the math becoming […]
Posted inAstronauts
Understanding The Health Risks Of Human Space Exploration
Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2017 Letter Report (2018), NAS “The evidence reports reviewed in this National Academies’ report are part of a larger roadmap process […]
Posted inCommercialization
Big Aerospace Mouthpiece Goes After SpaceX
Before you read this blatant slam piece by @LexNextDC dumping on @SpaceX note that "The Lexington Institute receives funding from many of the nation's leading defense contractors, including Boeing, Lockheed […]
Posted inAstronomy
ANYONE Can "Commune With the Cosmos", Neil Tyson
You want to speak with a Spaniard, you learn Spanish. You want to frolic in France, you learn French. You want to commune with the cosmos, you learn Mathematics — […]
Posted inCommercialization
Zuma Non-Update Update
Lost in space? Questions mount over fate of secret satellite as SpaceX pushes ahead, Washington Post “U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), who said he received a “preliminary briefing,” had two […]
Posted inCulture
NASA's Quest for Human Spaceflight Popular Appeal
NASA’s Quest for Human Spaceflight Popular Appeal, Roger Lanius, Social Science Quarterly “Objective: Analyze NASA’s efforts to “sell” both its mission and its successes from its origins in 1958 to […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Bridenstine Confirmation Update
Expecting the debate on Bridenstine's nomination to take place after the Senate deals with budget issues – probably in February. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 12, 2018
Posted inExploration
Antarctic Lakes As Analogs For Mars
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 12 January 2018: Heading To Syowa Station “The current plan is for me to fly to Novo tomorrow and the following day head to […]
Posted inExploration
Possible Lunar Lava Tube Skylights
Possible Lava Tube Skylights Discovered Near the North Pole of the Moon “The pits were identified through analysis of imaging data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). If water ice […]