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Alternative Facts And Snake Oil From The SLS Mafia
Alternative Facts And Snake Oil From The SLS Mafia

If you think NASA is frustrated with SpaceX, you’re probably right, Ars Technica “A more blunt assessment was offered by Mary Lynne Dittmar, who is familiar with the thinking of NASA’s human spaceflight program managers. “I find it extraordinary that these sorts of announcements are being made when SpaceX has yet to get crew from the ground to low-Earth orbit,” she told The New York Times. Dittmar serves as executive […]

  • NASA Watch
  • February 28, 2017
Fact Checking SLS Propaganda
Fact Checking SLS Propaganda

Upon Closer Look, NASA’s Exploration Systems are Game-Changers, OpEd, Mary Lynne Dittmar, SpaceNews Dittmar: “The point is that there has never been a launch system like this – one that can deliver NASA human exploration and science missions throughout the solar system.” Keith’s note: Nonsense. The Saturn V existed and flew more than 40 years ago. Abundant studies were in place whereby it could have been used to send things […]

  • NASA Watch
  • February 22, 2016
SLS/Orion Gets a Lobbying Organization in Washington (Update)
SLS/Orion Gets a Lobbying Organization in Washington (Update)

Coalition for Space Exploration takes steps to ensure broad support for deep-space exploration “The Coalition for Space Exploration, an ad-hoc organization of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, today announced it is taking formal steps to provide a single, unified voice for the deep-space exploration industry. The organization is seeking 501 (c) 6 status, appointing an executive director and changing the name of the organization to the Coalition for Deep […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 28, 2015
Pioneering Space National Summit Details Emerge
Pioneering Space National Summit Details Emerge

Keith’s note: Something has emerged from the Pioneering Space National Summit held last week in Washington DC on Facebook (larger view) The event barred press coverage and did not include a number of space advocacy organizations – including the Planetary Society. The organizers are now playing favorites with some media outlets but not others. At one point, the leader of this activity, Rick Tumlinson, posted the following on his Facebook […]

  • NASA Watch
  • February 21, 2015