NASA Establishes Applied Sciences Advisory Committee

NASA Establishes Applied Sciences Advisory Committee

NASA is establishing an Applied Sciences Advisory Committee (ASAC) to provide guidance to the agency on implementation of a grants program designed to promote the integrated use of remote sensing and …

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ESA Ministers Approve Participation in NASA's Orion, Other Elements of Future ESA Program

ESA Ministers Approve Participation in NASA's Orion, Other Elements of Future ESA Program

The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Ministerial Council approved ESA participation in NASA’s program to build the Orion spacecraft system to take astronauts beyond low Earth orbit. ESA will provide the …

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Bob Lin — In Memoriam

Bob Lin — In Memoriam

Robert P. (Bob) Lin, former director of the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, passed away on Saturday after suffering a stroke the day before. Among his many …

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GAO: NASA Should Fully Implement Earned Value Management to Reduce Acquisition Risk

GAO: NASA Should Fully Implement Earned Value Management to Reduce Acquisition Risk

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today recommending that NASA fully implement earned value management (EVM), which it calls “an important tool that could help reduce acquisition risk.” …

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Poland Officially Becomes ESA's 20th Member

Poland Officially Becomes ESA's 20th Member

Poland officially joined the European Space Agency (ESA) today, November 19, 2012.   Poland and ESA exchanged Accession Agreements on September 13.  The Government of Poland needed to ratify the agreement …

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