NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space The total estimated award amount for all three funded Space Act Agreements is $415.6 million. The companies that received awards are: […]
2021
Posted inBiden Space
National Space Council Meeting Update
Vice President Highlights STEM in First National Space Council Meeting, NASA “Vice President Kamala Harris chaired the first National Space Council meeting of the Biden-Harris Administration Wednesday, Dec. 1 at […]
Posted inAstronomy
GAO Report On NASA And Its Big Telescopes
NASA: Lessons from Ongoing Major Projects Can Inform Management of Future Space Telescopes, GAO “The projects in NASA’s current portfolio of major space telescopes–JWST, Roman, and SPHEREx–have roots in past […]
Posted inBiden Space
United States Space Priorities Framework
Original Document (PDF) Space activities are essential to our way of life. They advance our understanding of the Earth, the universe, and humanity; enable U.S. national security; create good jobs […]
Posted inISS News
More Drill Hole ????? From Roscosmos
Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut, Ars Technica “The Russian state news service, TASS, escalated the issue in April when it published accusations that Auñón-Chancellor had “an acute […]
Posted inBiden Space
The National Space Council Meeting That No One Is Talking About
Keith’s 30 November update: I will have an update for everyone at 11:00 am ET Wednesday morning. Keith’s 30 November update: I just got an email invitation to a post-National […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA OIG Report: ISS And LEO Commercialization
NASA’s Management of the International Space Station and Efforts to Commercialize Low Earth Orbit, NASA OIG “… Under the Agency’s current plans, both health risk mitigation and technology demonstrations will […]
Posted inExploration
Comparing Cliffs On Earth – And On A Comet
(L) El Capitan, Yosemite, Earth ~1 km tall (R) ~1 km tall cliff on comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko Image Credit: ESA, Rosetta spacecraft, NAVCAM; Additional Processing: Stuart Atkinson https://t.co/HchHdfbRVo pic.twitter.com/bKrFth8scB — NASA […]
Posted inAstronomy
Webb Launch Delayed Due To Ground Processing Issues (Update)
Testing Confirms Webb Telescope on Track for Targeted Dec. 22 Launch, Arianespace “Engineering teams have completed additional testing confirming NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for flight, and launch […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
SpaceRef on NASA's DART Mission
Keith Cowing · SpaceRef on Deutsche Welle: Launch of the NASA DART Mission Keith Cowing · SpaceRef on Alhurra: NASA's DART Mission Keith Cowing · SpaceRef on Deutsche Welle: NASA's […]