CSExtra – Saturday, June 12, 2010
Saturday’s CSExtra finds new reporting and commentary on NASA’s decision this week to impose contract termination liabilities on Constellation Program contractors, a decision that will lead to estimated layoffs of 2,500 to 5,000 workers. In Europe, NASA...CSExtra–Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday’s CSExtra finds a flurry of reporting on the falling fortunes of NASA’s Constellation Program. In a letter this week, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden informs Congress the agency has instructed contractors to set aside nearly $1 billion in...CSExtra – Thursday, June 10, 2010
Thursday’s CSExtra finds NASA’s Constellation Program, already facing cancellation by the White House, in new financial jeopardy. With Constellation nearly $1 billion in arrears, NASA orders contractors to scale back, an action that could mean up to 5,000...CSExtra–Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Wednesday’s CSExtra includes: The White House initiates a push to cut spending as the 2012 budget begins to take shape. Non-defense agencies are asked to propose a 5 percent spending cut based on the elimination of programs with the least value. Congress...CSExtra–Tuesday, June 8, 2010
1. From the New York Times — An outline of NASA’s early response to the space policy directive it received from President Obama. This is a report from the NASA hosted May 25-26 Exploration Enterprise Workshop in Galveston....CSExtra — Monday, June 7, 2010
Monday’s space news scan: The Houston Chronicle accuses the Obama Administration of playing politics with NASA layoffs. In Florida planned upgrades of the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station could bring new commercial launch business....CSExtra–Sunday, June 6, 2010
Sunday’s CSExtra finds some new analysis and commentary on the successful Falcon 9 test launch of Friday afternoon. The U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida inducts four, including the first African-American astronaut. Huntsville, Ala., mayor asks public to...CSExtra-Saturday, June 5, 2010
Saturday’s space news scan finds widespread reporting and commentary on Space X’s successful launch of the Falcon 9 on Friday afternoon. The mission is viewed as a success, vindication for President Obama’s space policy plans. Here’s a roundup...CSExtra-Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday’s space news scan finds wide spread reporting and commentary on SpaceX and the company’s scheduled inaugural launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. The two stage Falcon 9 has become a symbol of the new space commercial transportation initiative. Company...Space Talk
Another first at the World’s Busiest Spaceport! 🚀
Teams with NASA and @USFWS carried out a prescribed fire at Kennedy during an active launch countdown – a new capability to help protect infrastructure and habitat.
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President Trump founded the Artemis program in his first term.
Now, with the successful Artemis II mission, NASA is taking a major step forward in returning to the Moon, where we’re building a Moon base, to stay.
Looking forward to celebrating this crew with @POTUS today.
A fast Mars Courier completes its interplanetary transfer burn, flips to point back at Earth and ejects its empty propellant tanks. Thanks to a gas-core nuclear rocket, it'll reach its destination in less than 2 months.
#space #art by William Black.
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I'm just listening a bit, I always learn, but will speak a bit on Saturday's #Spaces!
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