Keith’s note: This is the report “NASA’s Construction Of Facilities” [posted by the NASA OIG this morning. PDF. Interesting topic given all of the Infrastructure money NASA is going to get. Too bad it is an empty document. I don’t think @NASAOIG really follows Twitter – indeed, they only follow one account: @COVID_Oversight. You’d think that they;d follow at least one or two @NASA accounts. Update: It took @NASAOIG several […]
That was then: @DRogozin Dmitry Rogozin via Twitlonger 29 April 2014: “After analysing the sanctions against our space industry I suggest the US delivers its astronauts to the ISS with a trampoline http://t.co/8zGQhr9GVi D.Rogozin: US Lets Down Its ISS Astronauts By Sanctions Against Russian Space Programme” This is now: Russian space chief invites Elon Musk to his home: ‘I already set the teakettle on heat’, CNN “Russia’s space chief was […]
Draft House Infrastructure Bill Funds NASA and NOAA Space Programs But Not HLS, Space Policy Online “NASA will get an extra $4.4 billion if Congress agrees with draft legislation proposed by the House committee that oversees the agency. While generous, it is far short of what NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is seeking and does not include any money for a second lunar lander for the Artemis program. The committee is […]
Yesterday I helped my bestie Kira, a NASA employee in Houston, with this letter she wrote following passage of Texas’ abortion ban. Her ideas resonated with me & I think they are worth a read. Voices are stronger together, so if you can, share this to show your support. pic.twitter.com/7vPoyGv9wX — Poppy Northcutt (@poppy_northcutt) September 4, 2021
Keith’s note: This is the news Virgin Galactic wanted to focus on today: Virgin Galactic Announces First Commercial Research Mission “Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. … today announced the manifest for the next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo Unity from Spaceport America, which will be the first commercial, human-tended research mission for the Company. … The Company is targeting a flight window in late September or early October 2021, pending technical […]
Keith’s update: Based on some people inside the NASA firewall this link on the NASA OIIR useful links page to the International Space Station Crew Code of Conduct works. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=00-32381-filed. However, this what you get as a taxpayer, journalist, researcher, member of Congress etc. if you are outside the firewall and you click on this link. Same result whether it is Safari, Chrome, or Firefox. Apparently NASA PAO and the […]
NASA’s big rocket misses another deadline, now won’t fly until 2022, Ars Technica “Publicly, NASA is still holding on to the possibility of a 2021 launch date for the debut flight of its Space Launch System rocket. This week, an agency spokesperson told Ars that “NASA is working toward a launch for the Artemis I mission by the end of this year.” However, a source said the best-case scenario for […]
NASA Michoud Hurricane Ida Status Report Aug. 31, 2021 4:30 p.m. (with images) “Assessments continue at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility following Hurricane Ida. Damage to the roofs of several buildings have been confirmed and includes loose panels, panels removed during the storm, debris and water damage. Michoud remains on limited generator power for essential areas. Due to no power in the factory, assessments inside have been limited and by flashlight […]
