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NASA OIG Report On ML-2: What A Fine Mess
NASA OIG Report On ML-2: What A Fine Mess

NASA OIG: NASA’s Management Of The Mobile Launcher 2 Contract “The ML-2’s substantial cost increases and schedule delays can be attributed primarily to Bechtel’s poor performance on the contract, with more than 70 percent ($421.1 million) of the contract’s cost increases and over 1.5 years of delays related to its performance. For example, Bechtel underestimated the ML-2 project’s scope and complexity, experienced ML-2 weight management challenges, and experienced staffing turnover […]

  • NASA Watch
  • June 9, 2022
JSC And KSC Center Directors Named
JSC And KSC Center Directors Named

NASA Administrator Names Johnson and Kennedy Center Directors “NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Vanessa Wyche director of the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and Janet Petro director of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wyche has served as the acting director of Johnson since May 3 and Petro has served as the acting director of Kennedy since May 17.”

  • NASA Watch
  • June 30, 2021
White House Post-Launch Commentary
White House Post-Launch Commentary

Remarks by President Trump at Kennedy Space Center “Today, the groundbreaking partnership between NASA and SpaceX has given our nation the gift of an unmatched power: a state-of-the art spaceship to put our astronauts into orbit at a fraction of the cost of the Space Shuttle. And it’s much better. From now on, the United States will leverage the fast-growing capabilities of our commercial sector and the finest pieces of […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 31, 2020
Will People Really Stay Away From The SpaceX Crew Launch? (Update)
Will People Really Stay Away From The SpaceX Crew Launch? (Update)

SpaceX launch: local officials scramble to plan for crowds on heels of coronavirus, Florida Today “The launch is set for May 27, but Gov. DeSantis has not indicated yet what will be reopened by then. The governor did say Tuesday during a trip to the White House that he will make an announcement Wednesday about “Phase 1” of his reopening plan for Florida. “We’re gonna approach it in a very […]

  • NASA Watch
  • April 30, 2020
Big Announcement at KSC With Pence?
Big Announcement at KSC With Pence?

Mike Pence will visit Cape Canaveral next month for a big space update, Orlando Weekly “Vice President Mike Pence will visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral next month to announce the first astronaut crews under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, according to sources familiar with the matter. Pence, who chairs the National Space Council, will confirm a new launch date for the first private crew missions and announce which […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 18, 2018
KSC Prepares For Irma
KSC Prepares For Irma

Hurricane Irma’s approach hasn’t deterred SpaceX, Orlando Sentinel “Hurricane Irma’s approach toward Florida hasn’t deterred SpaceX’s plan to launch a rocket Thursday. The Elon Musk-led space company announced Wednesday that a 5-hour, 5-minute window will open at 9:50 a.m. Thursday. U.S. Air Force officials have said that the chances of a launch sit about 50 percent. SpaceX will try to land the rocket on a landing zone, a move expected […]

  • NASA Watch
  • September 6, 2017
Refurbished Dragon Heads For ISS – Does This Save Money?
Refurbished Dragon Heads For ISS – Does This Save Money?

SpaceX Dragon Headed to The International Space Station “Major experiments that will look into the human body and out into the galaxy are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following its 5:07 p.m. EDT launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.” Keith’s note: NASA KSC PAO just held a post-launch media briefing – one of many events they mentioned in a media advisory. But […]

  • NASA Watch
  • June 3, 2017
X-37B Lands at KSC
X-37B Lands at KSC

X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 Lands, USAF (with video) “The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4 (OTV-4), the Air Force’s unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility May 7, 2017. “Today marks an incredibly exciting day for the 45th Space Wing as we continue to break barriers,” said Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, the 45th SW commander. “Our team has been preparing for this event for […]

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  • May 7, 2017
Is Trump Going To A Rocket Launch?

Reader note from Kevin “I noticed a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over Melbourne that looks identical to the TFR’s over Palm Beach International the last two weekends for Trump’s stays at Mar-a-Lago. The Melbourne TFR matches the SpaceX launch window suggesting POTUS will be viewing the launch. I wonder if POTUS will then announce a new space policy to return to the moon from Pad 39a, but this time with […]

  • NASA Watch
  • February 16, 2017
Hurricane Matthew Arrives at KSC (Update)
Hurricane Matthew Arrives at KSC (Update)

Copernicus Sentinel-3A Temperature Imagery of Hurricane Matthew NASA KSC Update: Hurricane Matthew Has Passed Offshore From Cape Canaveral “9:45 a.m. EDT – Hurricane Matthew has now passed offshore from Cape Canaveral and is north of Kennedy Space Center. The wind is starting to decline but remains near tropical storm strength. However, until the wind is consistently below 50 knots a crew cannot be sent outside to begin a more thorough […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 7, 2016