Keith’s note: It is time to examine how NASA and CASIS have interacted since 2011. Little, if anything, has ever been publicly released with regard to how CASIS reports its […]
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CASIS Had A Bad Week In Washington
Keith’s note: CASIS (Center for Advancement of Science in Space, Inc.) came to Washington this past week to talk about their management of science and commercial activity aboard the International […]
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CASIS Is Not The Best Way To Use a Space Station
Keith’s note: On Saturday a Cygnus cargo vehicle arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). On board: a variety of experiments. Some of the experiments made it to the ISS […]
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NASA Only Pretends To Be Interested in Space Commerce
New funding matchmaker will cater to NIH rejects, Science Magazine “Last year, U.S. researchers received about 42,500 pieces of bad news from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Their grant […]
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Sometimes NASA Has Technology SpinINs (Updated)
Sequencing DNA in Space, NASA/SpaceRef “NASA is not often known for making the best use of existing COTS (commercial off the shelf technology) abord the ISS. There’s usually quite a […]
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CASIS and NASA Ignore Each Other as NSF Announcement Made
CASIS and NSF Announce Joint Solicitation in Fluid Dynamics on International Space Station “The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) today […]
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Are CASIS Funding "Commitments" Just Smoke and Mirrors?
Keith’s note: CASIS is tasked to manage the portion of the International Space Station designated as the ISS National Laboratory. But other than NASA funding, CASIS has failed to attract […]
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Once Again It is Clear: CASIS Is Inept
Genes in Space Competition Launches, New England Biolabs “Genes in Space, a competition aimed at fostering creativity, collaboration and critical thinking among young innovators opened a call for entries today. […]
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Trying To Understand CASIS Press and Social Media Impact
Keith’s note: Let’s look at the media reach CASIS claims to have achieved in FY 2014. Page 32 of their FY 2014 Annual Report gives a summary (Larger image). This […]
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Space Station Scientists Meet This Week
Keith’s note: The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research is holding its 31st annual meeting in Alexandria, VA this week. Topics covered span the range of life science and […]