For First Time, Majority in U.S. Backs Human Mission to Mars, Gallup “Americans’ views about landing an astronaut on Mars have shifted, with a majority now favoring the idea for […]
2019
Posted inSLS and Orion
NASA Admits That SLS Is A "Jobs Program". Wow. Who Knew?
NASA Moves Forward With Plans For Multi-Billion-Dollar Moon Rocket, NPR “[NASA SLS Core Stage Manufacturing Manager Chad] BRYANT: Think of it as a jobs program. So we’re taking – all […]
Posted inArtemis
Is There Another NASA Destination Pivot Ahead? (Update)
The date for the President's @NASA-related event on Moon->Mars issues is 19 July. Location is still TBD (but not in Texas). Odds are that this may be something at the […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Gerstenmaier Out As HEOMD AA
Leadership Changes in Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Memo As you know, NASA has been given a bold challenge to put the first woman and the next man […]
Posted inExploration
NASA JPL Engineers Design Other-Worldly Climbing Robots
For Climbing Robots, the Sky’s the Limit, NASA “Robots can drive on the plains and craters of Mars, but what if we could explore cliffs, polar caps and other hard-to-reach […]
Posted inCongress
House Hearing On NASA's ISS Plans
Hearing: A Review of NASA’s Plans for the International Space Station and Future Activities in Low Earth Orbit “Location: 10:00 AM 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, US, 20515” […]
Posted inApollo
Follow the Apollo 11 Mission in Real Time
Apollo 11 in Real Time “This website replays the Apollo 11 mission as it happened, 50 years ago. It consists entirely of historical material, all timed to Ground Elapsed Time–the […]
Posted inCongress
Senate Hearing On NASA Exploration
Hearing: NASA Exploration Plans: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going “U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, will convene a hearing titled, “NASA […]
Posted inCommercialization
Virgin Galactic Merges With Social Capital Hedosophia and Goes Public
Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia Announce Merger to Create the World’s First and Only Publicly Traded Commercial Human Spaceflight Company, Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia “VIRGIN GALACTIC (“VG”) […]
Posted inMoon
Tranquility Base Coming to Times Square for 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
Times Square to Transform Into Tranquility Base, the Moon Landing Site, in Honor of 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Aldrin Family Foundation and The People’s Moon “The Aldrin Family Foundation […]