Space
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Business/FinancialNASA Global Hawk Poised For Enviro Science Research
A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle is poised to begin performing environmental science research for NASA, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman are […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Discovery Arrives At Pad For Launch On STS-119 Mission To Space Station At 7:32 A.M. ET Feb. 12
Space Shuttle Discovery moved to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, where the huge spacecraft is poised to lift off at 7:32 a.m. ET Feb. 12. A launch dress […]
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Space
NASA Inspector General Did Little To Uncover Potential Savings, GAO Report States
The controversial NASA Inspector General (IG) operation found little cost savings in space agency programs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of IG reports. NASA spends almost three […]
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Space
Polar Operational Environmental Satellite Poised For Launch On Delta II Feb. 4
The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), is poised to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket Feb. […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Mid-Range Munition Launches, Hits Target
The first Mid-Range Munition (MRM) cartridge integration test ended with the round striking the target about three miles downrange, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. General Dynamics Corp. [GD] and the Army […]
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Space
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — January 15, 2009 – 4:31 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | * No Earlier Than (Tentative) | ** To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 4 Mission:NOAA-N […]
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Business/Financial
PlanetSpace (Boeing, Lockheed, ATK) Protests NASA Contract Awards To Orbital, SpaceX For Cargo Missions
PlanetSpace Inc. protested multi-billion-dollar NASA contract awards to Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, for commercial spacecraft cargo flights to the International Space Station. (Please […]
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Business/Financial
Griffin Says Ares I Would Be Twice As Safe As EELV, And EELV Would Need Same Development As Ares I, Plus Lost Time, Money
EELV Couldn’t Perform Moon Mission, But Ares Rocket Family Could; Would Congress Fund Two Rockets? Ares Has Synergies, 25 Percent Savings Griffin: Orion-Ares Indecision Could Mean Losing Billions; NASA Funding […]
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CongressGAO Assails Poor Results, Little Savings By NASA Inspector General Cobb; He Compromised Independence, Abused Staff
NASA Inspector General Robert "Moose" Cobb was one of the worst-performing inspectors general among federal agencies reviewed, in terms of cutting waste and saving funds, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) […]
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Congress
Fully Funding NASA Programs Would Require $2 Bln-3 Bln More Yearly: Griffin Cites Estimate
Extending Space Shuttle Flights Would Cost $3 Bln More Yearly; Smart Move Would Provide $2 Bln To Launch Orion One Year Earlier The NASA basic budget would have to increase […]