Obama Promises Continued Leadership in Space
Kennedy Space Center, FL – President Obama told an invitation-only audience at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) today that his plan for NASA will assure U.S. leadership in space is stronger in the 21st Century than it was in the last century. Saying that no one is...UPDATE 2: At KSC For the Obama Speech
UPDATE 2: The President is about to speak.UPDATE 1: President Obama, followed by Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL), and then followed by NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, just came down the steps from Air...UPDATE 3: At KSC For the Obama Speech
UPDATE 3: The President’s speech is over and pretty much followed what was in the OSTP fact sheet two days ago. It seems to have been well received by the invitation-only audience. The NASA “conference” has begun as Norm Augustine is reviewing...What the President Will Say Tomorrow About NASA
It’s been clear for many weeks that some sort of compromise would have to be worked out between Congress and the White House on the future of the human space flight program. The President’s plan, revealed as part of the FY2011 budget request, met a cold...All Eyes on Florida As Obama Space Conference Nears
Anticipation continues to mount as April 15 and President Obama’s major space policy address nears. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and NASA each have issued fact sheets that are available on OSTP’s website. According to...Schools in Germany, Puerto Rico Win NASA Moonbuggy Contest
The International Space Education Institute of Leipzig, Germany and the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao claimed first place of their respective divisions in the 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race, NASA announced Saturday.Tweets from the National Space Symposium: Bolden, Kehler Speak; Space Industry Has Forgotten Past
How did we ever get along without Twitter? And Tweeters like Jeff Foust from Spacepolitics.com, Miles O’Brien from This Week in Space, and NASA’s own Wayne Hale? Their tweets from the Space Foundation’s National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs...Griffin and Other Former NASA Officials and Astronauts Say 30,000 Could Lose Jobs Due to Obama Plan
Former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and a long list of former astronauts and retired NASA officials penned an open letter to President Obama warning that his new plan for NASA could “force as many as 30,000 irreplaceable engineers and managers out of...Space Talk
Nigerian American Dr. Wendy A. Okolo is breaking barriers in aerospace! At 26, she earned her Ph.D., and now at NASA Ames Research Center, she leads research on flight safety and controls optimization.
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Another delay. This time due to the ICPS.
HOWEVER. If March is out of the question, THE NEXT LAUNCH ATTEMPT IS A DAYTIME LAUNCH.
Prior to the discovery of the helium issue on the SLS upper stage, NASA was installing platforms to access the rocket's flight termination system. Those platforms will now be removed. Here's a time-lapse showing the installation last night.
A small but mighty device has arrived at the International Space Station and it could transform how research is done in orbit.
About the size of a cellphone, the microplate reader allows astronauts to analyze biological samples directly in space, providing near real-time results
