Breakthrough Watch and European Southern Observatory Achieve First Light on Upgraded Planet-finding Instrument “Pete Worden, Executive Director of the Breakthrough Initiatives, said: “We’re delighted to collaborate with the ESO in […]
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Understanding NASA's Global Reach
A young boy in Chile wearing a NASA t-shirt explains a computer game to Pete Worden from Breakthrough Initiatives. How did he get that t-shirt? Why is he wearing it?
Posted inCommercialization
Luxembourg Wants To Be A Leader In Space Resource Utilization
SpaceResources.lu: New space law to provide framework for space resource utilization, Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy “The Luxembourg Government forges ahead with the SpaceResources.lu initiative by presenting an overall strategy […]
Posted inAstronomy
3 Reasons Why Its Is Time to Turbocharge SETI
Looking for extraterrestrials – The optimistic gamble, Economist “Mr Milner reckons there are three reasons why the moment is right to go big on SETI. One is that Kepler, a […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Pete Worden is Leaving NASA
Keith’s note: NASA Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden will announce this afternoon that he is leaving NASA at the end of March. Keith’s update: NASA ARC Memo: All Hands […]
Posted inCulture
How Science Fiction Powers NASA
NASA is turning science fiction into fact (Interview with NASA ARC Center Director Pete Worden), New Scientist “Is science fiction a big source of inspiration? Here, there’s almost a secret […]
Posted inCongress
Sen. Grassley Wastes Your Tax Dollars Looking For Tax Dollar Waste
No Tax Dollars Went To Make This Space Viking Photo, NPR “The inspector general won’t discuss how much all this cost, but [Ved] Chirayath did a quick calculation, totaling up […]
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Bad Research By Rep. Wolf's Staff
Wolf says NASA prompted hiring of person linked to Chinese espionage; may be dozens more in agency, Washington Examiner “Today, Wolf said he has not received a response from Pete […]
Posted inChina
Lamar Smith Joins Frank Wolf's Witch Hunt
GOP Chairmen Go After Pete Worden, Aviation Week “The official in question, Ames Research Center Director Simon P. “Pete” Worden, vehemently denies he has been lax in protecting technology covered […]
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Rep. Wolf's China Witch Hunt Resumes (Update)
House Chairmen Say NASA May Have Released DOD Secrets To China, Aviation Week “According to sources at Ames and on Capitol Hill, the case involves Ames Center Director Simon P. […]