Final FY 2021 NASA Funding Provides Only 25% of HLS Request, Space Policy Online “Congress finalized FY2021 appropriations today. Overall, NASA will receive $23.271 billion, almost $2 billion less than requested. Importantly for the Trump Administration’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024, it provides only $850 million instead of $3.4 billion for Human Landing Systems.” Artemis I Orion Progress Update, NASA “During their troubleshooting, engineers evaluated […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne to be Acquired by Lockheed Martin in $5.0 Billion All-Cash Transaction, Aerojet Rocketdyne “We are pleased to bring together our complementary companies in a transformative transaction that will provide premium cash value for our shareholders and tremendous benefits for our employees, customers and partners,” said Eileen P. Drake, CEO and President of Aerojet Rocketdyne. “Joining Lockheed Martin is a testament to the world-class organization and team we’ve built […]
#NASA made 2 of the “20 good things that happened in 2020” per @washingtonpost https://t.co/i8NuQHYQu0 @NASA pic.twitter.com/VfODaTMClK — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 20, 2020
Today, the Senate passed the NASA Authorization Act by unanimous consent. This 100 – 0 vote highlights the Senate’s strong support for NASA and sends a clear message of bipartisan endorsement for the Artemis Program and the Human Landing System. — Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) December 19, 2020 The Senate just passed an amended version (a Cruz substitute) of S 2800, the NASA authorization act, by unanimous consent. Cruz acknowledges on […]
Could 2020 be any stranger? The (supposedly) civilian International Space Station is rented out by @NASA to the U.S. #SpaceForce to endorse military activities while one ISS partner (Russia) is simultaneously mounting a massive cyberattack on another ISS partner – the U.S. pic.twitter.com/3RyGlYrRhk — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 18, 2020
This is interesting. Smaller than I expected. It's so dependent on what and who is considered space-related. More info: https://t.co/jNclQ4gBok pic.twitter.com/NSkwJDjjgD — Laura Seward Forczyk ??? (@LauraForczyk) December 18, 2020 Space Economy, Bureau of Economic Analysis “BEA has developed a preliminary set of statistics measuring the contributions of space-related industries to the overall U.S. economy. These estimates give business leaders, policymakers, and the public a new tool to analyze the […]
NASA, UN Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Peaceful Uses of Space “NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pledging cooperation in areas of science and technology to support the peaceful use of outer space. The MOU, signed Thursday, Dec. 17, brings together NASA’s wealth of publicly available Earth observation data and dynamic exploration opportunities with UNOOSA’s unique position as […]
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to Blue Origin for New Glenn Launch Services, NASA “NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Blue Origin and their New Glenn launch service in accordance with the contract’s on-ramp provision. The New Glenn launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch Services Program(LSP) to use for future missions in accordance with the on-ramp provision of NLS II.” Keith’s note: It […]
President Trump Signs Space Policy Directive 6 Establishing National Strategy On Space Nuclear Power And Propulsion, White House NASA Supports America’s National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion “In support of SPD-6, NASA’s near-term priority is to mature and then demonstrate a fission surface power system on the Moon. NASA, the Department of Energy, and industry will design, fabricate, and test a 10-kilowatt class fission surface power system. NASA […]
A Canadian astronaut will be on the first NASA Artemis mission to the Moon , SpaceQ “So I’m excited that a Canadian will be on Artemis II. But what I’m telling you about with all these other opportunities is that we are paving the way to Canadians doing even more things in space, eventually, hopefully one day Canadian on the Moon, and on Mars, those are our goals. And we […]
