Keith’s note: Apparently the crew of the Blue Origin NS-31 suborbital flight had a great time today. I did live launch/landing coverage on Bloomberg radio/YouTube and then did an interview […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 3: The Suborbital Revolution Is Here –S. Alan Stern
As I write this blog, Iâm about to leave on a business trip to Boston, to lead a science team meeting of the NASA New Horizons mission, which I serve […]
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NASA Has No Education and Public Outreach Coordination
Education & Public Outreach by @NASA is always good. But why is #NASA @Commercial_Crew doing something that NASA Education Office @NASAedu should be doing? Does NASA actually have an EPO […]
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NASA Buys More Soyuz Flights Since Congress Constantly Cuts Commercial Crew
NASA Notifies Congress about Space Station Contract Modification with Russia “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden sent a letter to Congress Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 informing members that, due to continued reductions […]
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Sequestration, SLS, and Commercial Space
Continued Sequestration Will Short-Circuit SLS, Aviation Week “Mikulski and Shelby consider that budget request inadequate, particularly in the funding for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) that is intended to […]
Posted inCommercialization
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Is Asleep – Again
Keith’s note: There will be a hearing on Wednesday at 2:00 pm EDT titled “Emerging Commercial Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle Market”. The hearing was announced several weeks ago. Yet the […]
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Congress and Commercial Space
Rep. Posey Introduces Commercial Space Legislation “Today, Congressman Bill Posey introduced legislation to allow for private sector investment in the Department of Defense for space transportation in an effort to […]
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Slow Motion Raid On NASA's Commercial Space Budget
America’s space act is about to lift-off to a spectacular new future, Bill Nelson and Kay Bailey Hutchison “If we are to move forward, we must avoid a false competition […]
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NASA's Gloomy Budget Outlook for Planetary Science
NASA Wants A Flat Budget For Fiscal 2013, Aviation Week “NASA will take only an $89 million cut in its topline spending request for fiscal 2013 compared to this year’s […]
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Commercial Space Interest on the Rise in Virginia
Virginia Govenor Robert McDonnell to Address 15th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference “Notable speakers will include: The Honorable Robert McDonnell, governor, Va. …” Billie Reed, leader of Virginia’s spaceport, […]