Orbital ATK Sues DARPA Over MDA’s SSL GEO Satellite Servicing Contract, SpaceQ “The days of on-orbit servicing, or satellite servicing, living in obscurity are over. On February 7, Orbital ATK, […]
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NASA's External Institute Funding Is Totally Uncoordinated
NASA OIG: Review of NASA-Funded Institutes “We found NASA does not aggregate information on the universe, status, or funding levels for the many institutes it supports. The absence of this […]
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When Homer Simpson Writes NASA Procurement Notices
Keith’s note: This NASA Langley procurement notice modification is a classic example of a broken government process. Read it carefully. What is/isn’t this modification modifying/not modifying? TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY – […]
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NASA JSC Has Developed A Girl Robot in Secret (Revised With NASA Responses)
NASA JSC Unveils ‘Valkyrie’ DRC Robot, IEEE Spectrum “While NASA’s official position is that Valkyrie is a genderless humanoid (as is Robonaut), the robot does have some features that we […]
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NASA Goes from an 'F' to an 'A' for Small Business Procurement
NASA Makes the Grade on the SBA Procurement Scorecard, NASA “NASA has achieved an “A” on the fiscal year 2012 (FY12) Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Scorecard. During the past […]
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OIG Questions Whether NASA Accepted too much Financial Risk with Orbital Contract
Final Report – IG-13-016 – NASA’s Management of Commercial Orbital Transportation Services and ISS Commercial Resupply Contracts, NASA OIG “The OIG review found that despite an almost 3-year delay in […]
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Possible Conflict of Interest Issues at JSC
NASA JSC Solicitation: Human Health and Performance Organizational Conflicts of Interest “NASA/JSC is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the Human Health and […]
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NASA Point of "Contact" – Please Don't Call Me
NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships – Fall 2012 Fellowship Grant “Point of Contact Name: Claudia M Meyer Title: NASA Space Technology Research Grants Program Exec Phone: 000-000-0000 Fax: 000-000-0000 Email: […]
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NASA's Electrodynamic Tether Propulsion Demonstration Mission
NASA MSFC RFI: Electrodynamic Tether Propulsion Demonstration Mission “NASA MSFC is seeking a partner capable of providing a spacecraft bus as a part of a technology development proposal team. Responses […]
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What Is Open Innovation at JSC? Update
NASA JSC Solicitation Notice: Open Innovation Support Services “NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) has a requirement for an Open Innovation Service Provider with an extensive external network that can be used […]