UPDATE 2: Events of Interest: Week of February 8-12, 2010
UPDATE 2: The February 12 “State of the Agency” meeting has been postponed. The FAA Commercial Space Transportation conference is still a “go” according to the AIAA website. UPDATE: All …
Bolden Apologizes for Poor Roll Out of NASA's New Plan
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden held a press conference yesterday (Saturday) at Cape Canaveral in advance of the shuttle Endeavour launch (now rescheduled for tomorrow morning at 4:14 am). General Bolden …
UPDATE: Shuttle Launch Scrubbed for Today; NASA Will Try Again Tomorrow
UPDATE: NASA will try again tomorrow (Monday) morning at 4:14 am to launch Endeavour. ORIGINAL STORY: The launch of space shuttle Endeavour (STS-130) was scrubbed this morning because of weather. …
NPR's Science Friday on NASA's New Plan
National Public Radio’s Science Friday had a segment on NASA’s new plan for human space flight today. First was a segment on other aspects of the science budget. The NASA …
Shuttle on Track for Early Sunday Morning Launch
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-130) is on track for launch at 4:39 am EST on Sunday, February 7. This will be the last night launch of the space shuttle and should …
UPDATE: Sen. Shelby Places Hold on All Nominations; Releases Them on Monday
UPDATE: Congress Daily reported on Monday, February 8, that Senator Shelby has released his hold because he has gotten the attention he wanted on the two issues. ORIGINAL STORY: Senator …
NASA Issues: Views of the Agency's Watchdogs: A SpacePolicyOnline.com Hearing Summary Now Available
Key Issues and Challenges Facing NASA: Views of the Agency’s WatchDogs is a SpacePoiicyOnline.com summary of a February 3, 2010 hearing by the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House …
Bobby Braun and Woodrow Whitlow Take New Positions at NASA HQ
Georgia Tech’s Bobby Braun has agreed to serve as NASA’s Chief Technologist, and Woodrow Whitlow will move to Headquarters from Glenn Research Center to be the first Associate Administrator for …
Lockheed Martin Unhappy With Decision to Cancel Orion as Part of Constellation Program
Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the Orion spacecraft that is part of Project Constellation, issued a press release today expressing its disappointment with the decision to kill the Constellation program. …
NASA Plan to Cancel Constellation "Alarming" Says Rep. Ralph Hall
Several members of the House committee that authorizes NASA activities made it clear that they are not happy with NASA’s plans to terminate the Constellation program and replace it with …