Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, partners with NASA Ames to offer startups access to space technology “The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, announced this […]
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NASA/Nissan Space Act Agreement
Nissan and NASA partner to jointly Develop and Deploy Autonomous Drive Vehicles by End of Year, (revised with text of NASA Space Act Agreement) Nissan “Nissan Motor Co., through its […]
Posted inAstrobiology
NAI Restarts Search for Interim Director
Michael Meyer Declines NAI Interim Director Position “Due to unexpected personal conflicts, Dr. Michael Meyer has declined the position of NAI’s Interim Director. Dr. Meyer explains, “Unfortunately, the requirements levied […]
Posted inHistory
Recovering Space History Inside an Old McDonalds
The Hackers Who Recovered NASA’s Lost Lunar Photos, Wired “Sitting incongruously among the hangars and laboratories of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley is the squat facade of an […]
Posted inCommercialization
Google-Backed Firm Wins Hangar One/Moffett Field Lease
Keith’s note: Silicon Valley sources report that NASA will announce that Google-backed developer Planetary Ventures has been selected to lease Moffett Field and Hangar One. Details to follow. Keith’s update: […]
Posted inCongress
Sen. Grassley Wastes Your Tax Dollars Looking For Tax Dollar Waste
No Tax Dollars Went To Make This Space Viking Photo, NPR “The inspector general won’t discuss how much all this cost, but [Ved] Chirayath did a quick calculation, totaling up […]
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Green Technology Behind The Security Barrier
NASA Establishes a Sustainability Base on Earth, Next.gov “It was inconceivable to me that in the 21st century, in the heart of Silicon Valley, NASA would be building a building […]
Posted inAeronautics
Bolden's Plan To Excess Moffett Federal Airfield Fails – Again
Congresswoman Eshoo Announces Plan for Hangar One and Moffett Federal Airfield “Following a meeting with Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), GSA, NASA, and the White House at the Capitol […]
Posted inCulture
Neil Armstrong Research Center
House Renames Flight Center After Neil Armstrong “The House of Representatives today approved a resolution to rename the Dryden Flight Research Center, located in southern California, the “Neil Armstrong Research […]
Posted inChina
Rep. Wolf's China Witch Hunt Resumes (Update)
House Chairmen Say NASA May Have Released DOD Secrets To China, Aviation Week “According to sources at Ames and on Capitol Hill, the case involves Ames Center Director Simon P. […]