NASA Marshall to Host Small Business Alliance Meeting Sept. 19 at U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville “Officials from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will share the latest contract opportunities with representatives of large and small businesses, NASA prime contractors and subcontractors at a Marshall Small Business Alliance meeting Sept. 19 at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, part of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville. Registration […]
When asked why no one from the Texas delegation showed up at this event (despite being invited) @JimBridenstine punted and deferred to the members of Congress. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 16, 2019 FYI @SenTedCruz @RepBrianBabin WRT claims that @NASA_Johnson is center of expertise in human lunar landers based on Apollo experience: that design & operations happened 50 yrs ago. Apollo human expertise left JSC long ago. All remaining expertise […]
Blue Origin’s new engine isn’t good enough for some congressmen, Ars Technica “At the end of February, two US representatives, Mike Rogers of Alabama and Mac Thornberry of Texas, decided to push a little harder. On February 28, they sent a letter to Lisa Disbrow, the acting secretary of the US Air Force, and James MacStravic, who is performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and […]
How Elon Musk exposed billions in questionable Pentagon spending, Politico “Yet despite the potentially more cost-effective alternative, taxpayers will be paying the price for ULA’s contracts for years to come, POLITICO has found. Estimates show that, through 2030, the cost of the Pentagon’s launch program will hit $70 billion – one of the most expensive programs within the Defense Department. And even if ULA is never awarded another government contract, […]
Huntsville bracing for ‘serious and significant’ space program job loss, Huntsville Times “This city is bracing for “serious and significant job loss” due to NASA’s decision last week to hold back nearly $1 billion in funding for the Constellation rocket program, Mayor Tommy Battle says.” Mayor Battle Demands NASA’S Plans for Constellation Cuts, WAAY “Mayor Battle held a news conference Tuesday afternoon outlining the city’s mission to try and communicate […]
Playing politics: President’s NASA policy could haunt his party at the polls in Harris County, Editorial, Houston Chronicle “A parade of administration officials, starting with the president, has gone to Florida to promise federal assistance. In a speech at KSC, where some 20,000 NASA and contract workers are affected, Obama pledged an additional $40 million in job assistance. No such consideration has been shown toward other NASA facilities around the […]
GAO report says NASA didn’t break law with ‘study teams, Huntsville Times “NASA hasn’t broken the law by spending nearly 13,000 hours of staff time planning what comes after the Constellation rocket program, the Government Accountability Office said Monday, but it must be careful not to cross the legal line while Congress continues to debate whether Constellation will end. The GAO investigated NASA’s recent activities in response to a March […]
Its space jobs in jeopardy, Ala. comes a-courtin’, Baltimore Sun “From the Alabama space community, Mikulski received $14,400 from Francisco J. Collazo of COLSA Corp., a contractor on NASA’s moon rocket program, and five members of his family, FEC records show. Collazo has also contributed more than $400,000 to Shelby campaigns and committees over the years, Bloomberg News reported in a 2006 article that said Shelby had steered at least […]
