Letter From Concerned Scientists Regarding H.R. 5666 “We are writing in response to the draft bill, HR 5666. We strongly agree that bipartisan support for our Nation’s space program is […]
2020
Posted inAstronauts
Remembrance
NASA to Pay Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance “NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and […]
Posted inCommercialization
Snapshots From CST 2020
Now that the speed dating portion of this #cst2020 session is over will someone please explain where the “trillion” in “trillion dollar space economy” thing came from. No one ever […]
Posted inArtemis
NASA Authorization Bill Markup
Keith’s note: In summary, with regard to Artemis, the Democrats do not think NASA has provided enough detail and provided some detail of their own in this bill but today […]
Posted inCommercialization
GAO Cites Problems And Risks With NASA Commercial Crew Program
GAO: NASA Commercial Crew Program: Significant Work Remains to Begin Operational Missions to the Space Station “NASA will have fewer astronauts on the ISS in 2020 unless the Boeing and […]
Posted inAstronomy
Webb Space Telescope Launch Delays Continue
James Webb Space Telescope: Technical Challenges Have Caused Schedule Strain and May Increase Costs, GAO “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project has made […]
Posted inShuttle News
Challenger
Keith’s note: On this date 28 January 1986 the crew on board Space Shuttle Challenger, itself named after a fabled ship of learning and exploration, left Earth on a trip […]
Posted inArtemis
Pre-Preview Of NASA's Latest Notional Exploration Architecture
Keith’s note: If you have been following NASA’s exploration plans for more than 10 minutes you know that there have been a lot of pivots along the way. The chart […]
Posted inCommercialization
Expanding The ISS For Customers That No One Can Identify
NASA Selects First Commercial Destination Module for International Space Station “The element will attach to the space station’s Node 2 forward port to demonstrate its ability to provide products and […]
Posted inArtemis
Bridenstine Lists Concerns With House Authorization Bill
NASA Authorization Bill Update By NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine “I am concerned that the bill imposes some significant constraints on our approach to lunar exploration. As you know, NASA has […]