NASA is changing the way it does business, new GC says, Washington Post “NASA is changing the way it is doing business, spending less on traditional contracts and partnering more […]
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Apollo Astronauts Set to Cash in With Auction
Apollo Moonwalkers Sell Right Stuff in $1 Million Space Auction, Bloomberg “Owning something flown on the Apollo lunar missions has always been challenging. However since last September, when the U.S. […]
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Congress Deals With Space Artifacts and Moon Rocks
House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Markup on Astronaut Artifact Ownership “The Committee will meet to consider the following measure, or for other purposes: H.R. 4158 – To confirm […]
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Selling History Or Just Personal Stuff? (Update)
NASA Administrator Meets With Apollo Astronauts – Agency Will Work Cooperatively to Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues “I believe there have been fundamental misunderstandings and unclear policies regarding items from the […]
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NASA's Inconsistent Policy Regarding The Sale Of Apollo Era Items
Apollo 13 checklist brings $388,375 at Heritage Auctions in Dallas “The Apollo 13 Lunar Module Systems Activation Checklist upon which Commander James Lovell made his handwritten calculations to guide his […]
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At NASA "Shall" Now = "Must" (or Does "Must " = "Shall"?). Got That? [Revision]
NASA Internal Memo: Federal Plain Language Guidelines – IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED “The subject guidelines endorses doing away with the term “shall” to mandate requirements and using the term “must” instead. […]