My Word: America can do better than relying on Russia for our space program (Dave Weldon), Orlando Sentinel “Sen. Bill Nelson, the Bush Administration, the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board and […]
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Reaction To Griffin's Email And Issues It Raised
Griffin claims there is a ‘jihad’ against the Space Shuttle, Nature “In other words: stopping flying the Shuttle before its replacement is ready is a bonehead move. Griffin even goes […]
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Mike Griffin's Leaked Email: Is He Falling On His Sword?
Editor’s note: Some of you may recall my posting on 11 March 2005 that Mike Griffin was going to be the next Administrator of NASA. In that posting I recalled […]
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Mike Griffin's Leaked Email: Is Spock Trying to Become Kirk?
Editor’s note: Alas, the gathering consensus amongst the cyberpundits (with absolutely no data whatsoever to base this on, mind you) is that Mike Griffin either leaked this memo – or […]
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OSTP and OMB Openly Oppose ISS Utilization
Statement of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Aug. 18 Email Internal NASA email from NASA Administrator Griffin regarding Space Shuttle, ISS, Russia, Ares, Orion, OSTP, OMB and Budgetary Issues “Exactly […]
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Mike Griffin Finally Figures It Out
Frustrated NASA chief vents about agency’s fate, Orlando Sentinel “In a remarkably candid internal e-mail to top advisers obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, Griffin lashed out last month at the […]
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OIG Looks at ATK SRB Handling Complaint
NASA OIG: Final Memorandum on the Review of Rocket Segment Handling “The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of the reporting procedures used by Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) […]
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GriffinSpeak 101: "Keep Flying" Vs "Extend Flying"
NASA may extend shuttle use to 2015, Houston Chronicle “Q: You recently asked for a study looking at how to extend the shuttle program. Why? A: First, let me correct […]
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Shuttle Launch Dates Slipped
NASA Changes 2008 Shuttle Target Launch Dates, Schedules TCDT “NASA has adjusted the target launch dates for the two remaining space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis’ STS-125 mission to […]
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Wayne Hale Update on Shuttle Extension
Wayne Hale’s Blog: Answering the mail “To all those folks who love the shuttle as I do and have written in to say keep flying the old bird: my heart […]