NASA Chief Scientist Abdalati Returning to University of Colorado “Gale Allen, associate chief scientist for Life and Microgravity Sciences, will serve as acting NASA chief scientist until a successor is named. Allen joined the Office of the Chief Scientist in 2011 from the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) at Headquarters, where she was director of Strategic Integration and Management. Before joining ESMD, Allen was deputy for Bioastronautics in the Office […]

Keith’s note: In today’s media telecon with NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati and Chief Technologist Mason Peck, Abdalati mentioned a letter that had been sent to CASIS wherein NASA “challenged CASIS to demonstrate how they will honor their cooperative agreement with NASA” and that asked them to “drum up 3 partners or investigations by the end of the year”. I have requested a copy of the correspondence between NASA and […]

NASA Seeks to Communicate, Engage Public Better, TMCnet.com “[Bolden] also said he was “disappointed” at the lack of fresh faces – “those in the back, who haven’t been around for the last 10 to 20 years” – in the audience, but did not discount the attendees either. “We need your help – your ideas, your energy and your passion. What you’re doing here today is very important, and I look […]