Transcendence Splashes Down, New York Magazine “It is objectively no small feat, slipping the surly bonds of Earth. But somehow, over its 30 years of existence, NASA’s Space Shuttle program […]
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Morpheus Lander: Cool Stuff That JSC PAO Won't Let You See
Keith’s 19 April update: According to a NASA Watch reader at JSC“They are broadcasting the Morpheus hot fire events live internally at JSC in HD – so I would assume […]
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Texas Politicians Escalate Fight With New York and NASA
Letter from Texas House Delegation to NASA Administrator Bolden About Shuttle Decision “It is our hope that politics did not play a role in this historic decision. If there is […]
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More Shuttle Layoffs Ahead
NASA Space Shuttle Contractor Announces Layoffs for 2,800 Workers, Space.com “The NASA contractor responsible for most of the work of maintaining the space shuttles announced Friday (April 15) that it […]
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Houston and New York Fight Over Shuttle
Texas lawmakers introduce bill to bring space shuttle to Houston, CNN “Two Texas lawmakers, upset that Houston was not picked as one of the retirement homes for NASA’s space shuttles, […]
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Morpheus Hot Fire A Success: JSC PAO Is Incompetent
Keith’s 14 Apr note: Successful firing (Image). More at their Facebook page. Nothing whatsoever has been issued by JSC PAO about this event. This is sheer incompetence on the part […]
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Why Houston Did Not Get A Shuttle
Why Houston Did Not Get A Shuttle, Wayne Hale “Immediate reaction from many people in the Houston area was that the Orbiter disposition decision was politically tainted. For example, this […]
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Why Does JSC Hide Their Cool Stuff?
Project Morpheus To Begin Testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center “Neighbors of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston may notice some loud noises coming from the 1,600-acre site in the […]
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JSC Loses Its Grip On Human Spaceflight
NASA chief Bolden makes call on where shuttles will stay, Florida Today “[Bolden] said he planned to formally announce “within the next few weeks, if not days” that KSC will […]
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Spinoffs No One Ever Expected
Applied Knowledge: NASA Aids the Chilean Rescue Effort “In the summer and fall of 2010, the world followed the story of thirty-three Chilean miners trapped nearly half a mile underground […]