SpaceX: World’s First All-Civilian Mission to Space Will Usher in New Era of Commercial Space Exploration “Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space were announced today from SpaceX’s […]
2021
Posted inBiden Space
Team Biden At NASA Calmly Expands
NASA Names Leaders to Key Agency Roles “NASA has named appointees for senior agency positions. Bhavya Lal joins the agency as acting chief of staff, Phillip Thompson will serve as […]
Posted inArtemis
Artemis Human Lander Contract Decision Delayed
NASA delays moon lander awards as Biden team mulls moonshot program, The Verge “Last Wednesday, NASA told the three contractors that an extension to their development contracts “will be required,” […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Second SLS Green Run Test Planned
Green Run Update: NASA Proceeds With Plans for Second Hot Fire Test “NASA plans to conduct a second Green Run hot fire test as early as the fourth week in […]
Posted inBiden Space
Dealing With NASA's New Science Challenges
Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking “Because science, facts, and evidence are vital to addressing policy and programmatic issues across the Federal Government, the […]
Posted inBiden Space
Big Aerospace Still Wants Everything That Trump Promised
Keith’s note: Surprise surprise: the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration (whose executive director departs tomorrow) – an organization made up of all of the Big Aerospace companies who absolutely depend […]
Posted inBiden Space
A Sneak Peek Inside Biden/Harris Space Plans?
The Advanced Space Architectures Program (ASAP): Championing American Innovation through Next Generation In-Space Operations, Day One Project “The Biden-Harris administration should launch a new Advanced Space Architectures Program (ASAP) to […]
Posted inBiden Space
Big Aerospace Wants Biden To Keep Trump Space Policy Apparatus In Place (Update)
Keith’s 28 January update: this is the letter (pdf) that the usual suspects sent to the White House. The wording is mostly the same. These organizations signed the letter: Aerospace […]
Posted inUncategorized
Mars Perseverance Media Briefing
Keith’s note: NASA held a Mars Perseverance media briefing today. I asked a question that follows up on my earlier post “NASA’s Mars 2020 Websites Are Not Ready For Prime […]
Posted inAstronauts
NASA Is Forgetting Its Own History (Update)
Keith’s update: NASA just released this statement. After decades of holding an event at Arlington National Cemetery, NASA will not allow the public or media to attend the event at […]