NASA chief: U.S. won’t go it alone on manned Mars mission “U.S. astronauts won’t land on Mars by themselves but with international partners in the 2030s, NASA’s chief said Wednesday. […]
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U.S. Embassy in Dublin Tweets: #AskCharlie A Question
Keith’s note: The U.S. Embassy Dublin @usembassydublin recently tweeted “Some weird and wonderful #AskCharlie questions still coming in! Its your opportunity to quiz the head of NASA! pic.twitter.com/n45uZxox” Here is […]
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FAA/NASA Sign New Commercial Space Travel Agreement
NASA, FAA Advance National Goals in Commercial Human Space Transportation with Landmark Agreement “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NASA have signed a historic agreement to coordinate standards for commercial […]
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NASA: Commercial Crew Downselect is not a Downselect
Keith’s note: During today’s NASA/FAA teleconference, Charlie Bolden said that the new commercial crew Space Act Agreements are targeted for July. However, Phil McAlister said that these downselects will not […]
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Bolden Comments on Calls for Crew Downselect
Comments by Charles Bolden at the COMSTAC Advisory Committee Public Meeting “The key to achieving our goal of facilitating a strong commercial space industry is adequate funding and good old-fashioned […]
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Holdren and Bolden Respond To Krauthammer
NASA Reaching for New Heightsm Charles Bolden and Dr. John P. Holdren: “In his gloomy Washington Post commentary today on yesterday’s ceremony transferring ownership of the Space Shuttle Discovery from […]
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NASA (and Congress) Have No Idea What "Commercial Space" Means
Moon to be private colony – NASA, AAP “Our private industry partners have built every single space craft we have ever flown. “NASA has never built a single human-rated space […]
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NASA Responds to 60 Minutes Space Coast Profile
Strengthening America’s Leadership in Space Exploration “Charles Bolden: On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a story that captured some of what the space shuttle era meant to Florida’s Space Coast. Unfortunately, […]
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Bolden Invokes Inverse Washington Monument Ploy
NASA administrator warns agency may have to cut ‘everything’ but top 3 priorities if no budget deal “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden warned Wednesday that, unless Congress reaches a deal with […]
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Congressional Doubts About The Value of CASIS (Update)
Hearing Notes: Charles Bolden Testifies on NASA’s FY 2013 Budget “When asked about CASIS, the non-profit organization chartered to manage the U.S International Laboratory on the ISS, Bolden did not […]