Keith’s 31 October update: NASA MSFC Internal Memo: Key Personnel Announcement -Teresa Washington is retiring, NASA MSFC “Upon the upcoming retirement of Teresa Washington, I am pleased to announce the […]
Safety
Posted inExploration
"The Martian" Just Happened – In Antarctica
Rescuers succeed in evacuating sick workers at the South Pole, Washington Post “For the third time ever, rescue workers have successfully evacuated someone from the South Pole during the brutal […]
Posted inShuttle News 1997-2003
You Cannot Learn From What You Have Forgotten
NASA Has To Fight The Forgetting, NBC “[Space workers] need the consequent inescapable ache of fear and the gnawing of doubt that keeps asking, over and over, if they’ve covered […]
Posted inSafety
ASAP: NASA Has No Plan or Firm Funding For Its #JourneyToMars
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Annual Report 2015 “In October 2015, NASA published what it called “a detailed outline” of its next steps in getting to the Red Planet. Unfortunately, the […]
Posted inISS News
Rogue Soyuz Rocket Engine Firings Are No Big Deal
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 June 2015 “Today at 10:27 a.m. Central time during the routine testing of communications systems between the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft and the International Space Station […]
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JSC Blog on Courage and Dissenting Opinions
“From: Watkins, Vincent D. (JSC-NA111) Date: Fri, May 1, 2015 at 7:53 AM Subject: Check Out New JSC S&MA Director’s Blog To: “JSC-DL-S&MA-ALL-HANDS-(LOC-&-REM)” Great blog on courage and dissenting opinions. […]
Posted inCommercialization
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel: Lack of Transparency in Commercial Space
Safety panel accuses NASA of a ‘lack of transparency’ in critical space program, Washington Post “NASA’s independent safety panel accused the agency of a “lack of transparency” about its program […]
Posted inAstronauts
NASA's Risk Aversion and the China Issue
Space is Dangerous – Be Prepared (AIAA Space 2014 Astronaut Panel) , SpaceRef “The panel fielded questions about NASA’s seemingly risk adverse culture and its possible effect on future exploration, […]
Posted inShuttle News
Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from STS-107
Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from the STS-107 Columbia Space Shuttle Mishap “Loss of Signal presents the aeromedical lessons learned from the Columbia accident that will enhance crew safety […]
Posted inAstronauts
Risk and Exploration
Avalanches: Beauty, Wonder, and Danger – with video (May 2009) Keith’s note: There was a huge avalanche at Everest yesterday. So far it seems that 12 people were killed – […]