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 […]
2020
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More Big Aerospace Cannibalism: LockMart Swallows Aerojet Rocketdyne
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 […]
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NASA Scores Well In A 2020 Year End Summary
#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
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Senate Passes NASA Authorization Act
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 […]
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Using The Civilian ISS As A Space Force Recruiting Backdrop
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 […]
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A New Take On The Space Economy
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 […]
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NASA Is In A Hurry To Sign Agreements That We Can't Read
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 […]
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Buying Rides On Rockets That Don't Exist Yet
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 […]
Posted inExploration
Hooray For Space Nukes – Again
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 […]
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Canada Heads To The Moon
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 […]