#NASA's @nasavalkyrie can't walk unless it is held up by cables & it breaks a lot. Meanwhile over at @BostonDynamics https://t.co/9ujoiVv4n2 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 3, 2017 “Handle is […]
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GAO Reports Significant Delays in Commercial Crew Launch Dates (Update)
Shotwell to GAO: “The [heck] we won’t fly before 2019”, SpacePolicyOnline “SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell reacted to GAO’s report yesterday that commercial crew flights may slip from 2018 […]
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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Sells Out and Endorses SLS (Update)
Leading Commercial Space Group Embraces NASA’s Biggest Rocket, Wall Street Journal “Before his speech outlining the revised stance on the Space Launch System, Mr. Stern said his primary goal is […]
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FAA Space Commerce Conference: Still Middle-Aged Males in Suits
After 20 years of meetings the audience at #FAACST is still overwhelmingly composed of males in dark business suits. pic.twitter.com/x3XsQWP9oL — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 7, 2017
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Space Commerce Pioneers You May Not Know About
Today’s Episodes of Commercial Space were Brought to You by …, Richard Cooper “Below are just some of the names of people I think we need to recognize and celebrate […]
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Legal Basis For NASA Earth Science and Space Commercialization Activities
Keith’s note: The next time you read about people on the NASA Transition Team saying that it is not NASA’s job to conduct Earth science research – or wondering why […]
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GAO Urges Deeper FAA Insight into Aerial and Suborbital Vehicles
FAA Should Examine How to Appropriately Regulate Space Support Vehicles, GAO “Company officials GAO interviewed identified potential uses for “space support vehicles”- which include a variety of aircraft from high-performance […]
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GAO Reports On Commercial Launch Insurance
Commercial Space Launch Insurance: Views Differ on Need for Change to Insurance Approach but Clarification Is Needed “Stakeholders in the space launch industry are divided on the need to change […]
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Tom Stafford's Concerns About Fueling Crewed Falcon 9
Letter From Tom Stafford to NASA Regarding Crewed SpaceX Falcon 9 Fueling Issues “There is a unanimous, and strong, feeling by the committee that scheduling the crew to be on […]
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Advisory Committee Has Issues With Fueling Crewed Falcon 9
Experts concerned by SpaceX plan to fuel rockets with people aboard, Reuters “It was unanimous … Everybody there, and particularly the people who had experience over the years, said nobody […]