NASA Video: Morpheus Tether Test #16 “The Morpheus vertical test bed successfully executed a 16th tether test on June 11, 2012. This was the first flight after the team integrated […]
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Posted inAstronauts
John Llewellyn
Keith’s note: John Llewellyn, Apollo era flight controller “Black RETRO”, died on Tuesday. Details to follow. “Houston, We’ve Had a Problem”, Jim Lovell “In Mission Control the Gold Team, directed […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Still Thinks Fuel Depots Are A Good Idea (But Won't Say So)
NASA JSC Briefing: Propellant Depot Alternate DRM 34B – Mission Risk, Reliability, and Availability Analysis “From the standpoint of S&MA’s role in technology assessment and prioritization, it seems depot technologies […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Does SLS Threaten JSC?
Space Launch System is a threat to JSC, Texas jobs, Chris Kraft and Tom Moser, Houston Chronicle “SLS is killing JSC. SLS is killing Texas jobs. SLS is killing our […]
Posted inEarth Science
JSC Human Space Flight Vets Complain About NASA's Climate Change Position (Update)
Former NASA scientists, astronauts admonish agency on climate change position, Science and Public Policy Institute “49 former NASA scientists and astronauts sent a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden last […]
Posted inExploration
Trouble Ahead for NEEMO?
U.S. Budget Cuts Threaten to Sink Undersea Research Fleet, Science “Last week, researchers began to plead their case, asking lawmakers to reject an Obama Administration plan to eliminate the $4 […]
Posted inISS News
Yes Houston, NASA Is In Cleveland Too (Update)
Reader note: “NASA JSC Public Affairs interviews ISS Flight Director Royce Renfrew and the interview was posted on NASA’s ReelNASA YouTube channel. Starting at 16:38 the discussion turns to SLICE […]
Posted inProcurement
Possible Conflict of Interest Issues at JSC
NASA JSC Solicitation: Human Health and Performance Organizational Conflicts of Interest “NASA/JSC is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the Human Health and […]
Posted inCommercialization
One Of A Kind Space Hardware?
NASA JSC Solicitation: Single Board Computer For Space “NASA/JSC has a requirement for a Single Board Computer for Space with the ability to clear errors in 1mS to meet the […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
SLS: Its All About Jobs, Mr. President
Huntsville and Houston mayors ask Obama for quick action to save space jobs, Huntsville Times “The mayors point out that both cities have already lost jobs because of the end […]