NASA names space exploration panel leader

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Panel: Reduce NASA Role in Space
Launches (AP)

Panel: Reduce NASA Role in Space
Launches (AP) 06/14/2004 11:26 AM
AP - A White House commission will recommend that NASA give private corporations a broader role in space launches — and a greater share of the financial burden — to ensure President Bush's goal of ultimately flying to Mars, according to documents obtained Monday.

To Return Shuttle to Space, NASA Calls
on Cool Leader

To Return Shuttle to Space, NASA Calls
on Cool Leader 04/16/2005 10:55 PM
Col. Eileen M. Collins is scheduled to lead the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster.

Panel Urges NASA to Save Hubble Space
Telescope

Panel Urges NASA to Save Hubble Space
Telescope 07/14/2004 03:15 AM
An expert panel from the National Academy of Sciences said that NASA should commit itself to a servicing mission to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Web Winners | Space exploration, for all
of us

Web Winners | Space exploration, for all
of us 07/01/2004 03:23 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Jul 1 2004 8:12AM GMT

Aurora rattles tin for space exploration

Aurora rattles tin for space exploration 07/21/2004 09:21 AM
Scientists say government must chip in

New Space Exploration Report Released

New Space Exploration Report Released 06/29/2004 04:25 AM
“When President Bush announced his new space exploration plan earlier this year, he tasked a special committee to figure out the best way to implement. After several months of research, including public forums and feedback from a wide range of space experts, the committee has released its findings in a 64-page document. The report contains eight findings and fourteen recommendations on how to implement the vision, which emphasizes the importance of a vibrant space exploration industry.” The complete report is available here - it’s 2.17 MB.

Descent2 - Retro 3D space tunnel
exploration game

Descent2 - Retro 3D space tunnel
exploration game 05/27/2004 12:05 AM
The macosxhints Rating:[Score: 8 out of 10]Developer: Doverstreet (?) / Product Page Price: Free! A little retro flashback this week (late again, sorry; I'll try to get back to Mondays for Picks starting next week!). One of t...

"President Bush Announces New Vision for
Space Exploration Pro..."

"President Bush Announces New Vision for
Space Exploration Pro..." 01/16/2004 10:58 AM

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover
“Spirit” landed safely
tonight

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover
“Spirit” landed safely
tonight 01/04/2004 07:20 AM

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"Dennis E. Powell on Space Exploration
on National Review Online"

"Dennis E. Powell on Space Exploration
on National Review Online" 12/04/2003 09:37 AM

President Bush's impending announcement
on U.S. space exploration policy

President Bush's impending announcement
on U.S. space exploration policy 12/06/2003 08:36 AM
Bush wants to go back to the moon .. CNN: U.S. eyes return to the moon .. the manned lunar exploration biz .. Bush's lunar landing idea

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Maryland Game Developer Vision
Videogames Receives NASA Space Act
Agreement To Develop Space Station Game

Maryland Game Developer Vision
Videogames Receives NASA Space Act
Agreement To Develop Space Station Game 05/31/2004 01:55 PM
Vision Videogames of Towson, Maryland received a Space Act Agreement from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) earlier this month to develop their PC/PS2/Xbox game, Space Station:SIM, due for consumer release this Christmas season. The Space Act Agreement is a continuation of one received by GRS Games before Vision Videogames management bought out the company in March 2004. It allows Vision Videogames a flow of information from, and access to, NASA personnel so the company can gather information to build their game. “The game has captured everyone’s imagination. We have individuals and international agencies including JAXA (The Japanese Space Agency) volunteering to help us with drawings, science, music – anything you can imagine,” says company president Bill Mueller. In Space Station:SIM, the player assumes the roll of the Chief Administrator of NASA, creating astronaut crewmembers with unique needs, abilities and personalities while managing their activities and personal relationships like “The SIMS®”. [PRWEB May 31, 2004]

President Bush Wants To Send Americans
Back To The Moon — And May Leave A
Permanent Presence There — In A Bold New
Vision For Space Exploration (I Like It)

President Bush Wants To Send Americans
Back To The Moon — And May Leave A
Permanent Presence There — In A Bold New
Vision For Space Exploration (I Like It) 12/07/2003 06:01 AM

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New Look for NASA for the Next Space Age

New Look for NASA for the Next Space Age 06/25/2004 12:42 AM
Responding to outside recommendations, NASA has begun a top-to-bottom reorganization that will make it leaner and more focused on its goals.

Panel: Time For NASA To Step Back

Panel: Time For NASA To Step Back 06/14/2004 12:57 PM
CBS News Jun 14 2004 5:27PM GMT

Panel: NASA works to fix shuttle gashes

Panel: NASA works to fix shuttle gashes 05/20/2004 11:22 AM
AP via New Jersey Online May 20 2004 3:17PM GMT

HP names NCR leader as new chief
executive

HP names NCR leader as new chief
executive 03/29/2005 01:38 PM
Hewlett-Packard selects Mark Hurd, NCR's chief executive, as its next CEO, according to a source close to the board.

NASA Considers Space Visitors

NASA Considers Space Visitors 04/12/2004 04:56 AM
The Russian Space Agency wants to make room for paying customers to travel to the international space station. NASA is considering the proposal, which would mean lengthening the time astronauts stay on the station to a year.

Nasa blasts iPaqs into space

Nasa blasts iPaqs into space 05/07/2004 10:43 AM
Personal Computer World May 7 2004 2:17PM GMT

Shuttle Loss Proved 'Cathartic,'
Departing NASA Leader Says

Shuttle Loss Proved 'Cathartic,'
Departing NASA Leader Says 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
The loss of the shuttle Columbia was a "cathartic moment" that led to reforming the space agency and pushed the nation to establish a broader space policy, Sean O'Keefe said.

Bush names new member of WMD panel

Bush names new member of WMD panel 07/15/2004 11:56 AM

NASA: Space Station Running Low on
Oxygen (AP)

NASA: Space Station Running Low on
Oxygen (AP) 09/24/2004 06:09 PM
AP - Oxygen and food will be worrisomely low on the international space station by Christmas, and it's crucial that a Russian supply ship get there by then, a top NASA official said Friday.

NASA Finally Gets Down to Business Side
of Space

NASA Finally Gets Down to Business Side
of Space 07/21/2004 02:44 AM
On the 35th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon, NASA came to the international air show in Farnborough, England, to take one giant leap into the business side of space exploration.

Should NASA send government employees
into space?

Should NASA send government employees
into space? 01/07/2004 04:20 PM

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin ushered in an era of government-operated manned space flight.  In the intervening 42 years we've seen the following:

• several accidents in which NASA flight accidents have killed off government employees who had become public heroes, a popular schoolteacher, etc., causing widespread international grief (plus a bit of euphoria in the Palestinian world after the crash of the Columbia)
• an inability by NASA to take the risk or massive expense out of manned space flights
• improvements in technology have led to various private groups (see http://www.xprize.org/) deciding that personal space travel has become practical

Perhaps it is time to ask the question "Why should NASA operate manned space flights?"  I.e., is sending a human into space an inherently governmental function?

In some ways it would appear that the U.S. government must be involved. No private individual or company can afford to set up a worldwide tracking and communications network.  No private individual or company can afford to invest in fundamental research and development on new kinds of jet and rocket motors.

Yet the same arguments could be made for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  It makes sense to have the government fund infrastructure that facilitates flight.  The FAA pays weather briefers and air traffic controllers.  The FAA funds airport design, construction, and maintenance.  The FAA researches instrument approaches to airports and publishers procedures that it believes to be safe.  The FAA certifies airplanes, pilots, and airlines.

But the FAA doesn't buy the planes or have its employees fly them.

When the U.S. government goes flying it is extremely risk-averse.  Army helicopter pilots train in expensive Bell Jet Ranger turbine-powered helicopters ($600/hour).  The Black Hawk helicopters have airbags to lessen injuries to occupants in the event of a crash.  The Feds look at a piston-powered Robinson R22 ($150/hour; the standard private sector trainer) or a homebuilt helicopter with horror.  They'd never want to be responsible for an 18-year-old Army kid going into one of those death machines.  Roughly half of the crashes of homebuilt airplanes supposedly occur on the very first flight.  The FAA is well aware of the dismal statistics but they're happy to check your work, give you an Experimental certificate for your new kitplane, and wish you good luck.

Conclusion:  there are plenty of activities that the Federal government facilitates but considers too risky to undertake.  They don't want a Federal employee doing it but if Irving Goldberg, a divorced retired dermatologist, wants to do it they will actually facilitate his risk-taking.

Why not do space travel the same way?  NASA can fund all of the infrastructure, do research, sell rockets cheap, and then shake the hand of any adventurous folks who want to head up beyond the Wild Blue Yonder.  In the small airplane world we have Angel Flight in which private pilots volunteer their time and airplanes to transport medical patients and their families, to the tune of approximately 15,000 missions per year.  Similarly in the private space travel world the government could ask these adventurers "Say, as long as you're going up into space, would you mind conducting this experiment for us?"

It was a national tragedy when Christa McAuliffe died on the Challenger.  It is only a minor local news event when an adventurous soul crashes his or her small aircraft.

Frances Damages NASA Space Center

Frances Damages NASA Space Center 09/07/2004 12:57 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Mon Sep 6, 10:40 pm GMT

NASA Expects Space Shuttles to Fly Again
by Next Spring

NASA Expects Space Shuttles to Fly Again
by Next Spring 04/30/2004 11:17 PM
NASA has made sufficient progress modifying the space shuttle fleet to warrant growing confidence that the spacecraft can safely resume flying next spring.

NASA weighs request for space visitors

NASA weighs request for space visitors 04/12/2004 02:19 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 12 2004 6:46PM GMT

New Crew to Leave for Space Station on
Oct. 11, NASA Says

New Crew to Leave for Space Station on
Oct. 11, NASA Says 09/25/2004 03:21 AM
A new crew will be sent to the International Space Station next month, even though there are concerns about adequate oxygen and other supplies.

Hollywood to Help NASA Catch Space Probe

Hollywood to Help NASA Catch Space Probe 09/08/2004 03:09 AM
In a meeting of the cinematic with the scientific, Hollywood helicopter stunt pilots will try to snatch a returning NASA space probe out of the air before it hits the ground.

NASA Taking Chances on Space Station
(AP)

NASA Taking Chances on Space Station
(AP) 06/23/2004 05:34 PM
AP - NASA is taking bigger chances and more of them — even bending its own safety rules — to keep the international space station running with a two-man crew and no shuttle visits.

NASA Acknowledges Space Shuttle Risks
(AP)

NASA Acknowledges Space Shuttle Risks
(AP) 04/06/2005 07:34 AM
AP - After a two-year struggle to keep big chunks of foam from coming off the shuttle fuel tank during launch, NASA acknowledged Tuesday even marshmallow-size pieces could doom the spacecraft under the worst circumstances.

NASA Taking Chances on Space Station

NASA Taking Chances on Space Station 06/25/2004 12:30 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Thu Jun 24, 07:38 am GMT

NASA Safety Questioned by Space Shuttle
Crew

NASA Safety Questioned by Space Shuttle
Crew 04/11/2005 08:28 PM
Sci-Tech Today Apr 12 2005 12:50AM GMT

NASA Takes Major Step in Return to Space
(AP)

NASA Takes Major Step in Return to Space
(AP) 12/28/2004 09:35 PM
AP - NASA takes a major step toward returning astronauts to space when engineers this week ship an improved rocket fuel tank that has been refitted to avoid the falling debris that caused the destruction of Columbia and the death of seven astronauts.

NASA Starts Planning to Retire Space
Shuttle

NASA Starts Planning to Retire Space
Shuttle 04/02/2005 04:23 AM
Even as NASA prepares to resume flights of the space shuttle, the agency has begun forming detailed plans to retire the spacecraft in five years, if not before.

NASA pumps $400m into nuclear space
probe

NASA pumps $400m into nuclear space
probe 09/22/2004 07:54 AM
Fission-fuelled trip to Jupiter

NASA Plans Robotic Fix for Hubble Space
Telescope

NASA Plans Robotic Fix for Hubble Space
Telescope 08/11/2004 07:26 PM

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NASA can't deliver, so Russia will take
over supplying space station

NASA can't deliver, so Russia will take
over supplying space station 12/13/2003 12:24 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 12 2003 11:03PM ET

House Asks NASA to Postpone Space Plane

House Asks NASA to Postpone Space Plane 10/28/2003 11:06 PM

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