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NASA Landing on Asteroid by 2025 Unlikely | USA Today reports that President Obama has set an ambitious goal to have a manned mission to an asteroid by 2025, a goal that is unlikely to be achieved. When President John F. Kennedy announced that an American would be on the moon before 1970, he made an equally unlikely prediction; the moon was 240,000 [...]
Pentagon: Space Junk Threatening Satellites
By Alec Rivera
Published: May 26, 2010
Pentagon: Space Junk Threatening Satellites | The Washington Post reports that communication and commercial satellites are in danger of collisions with orbiting space junk, much of it the leftovers from rocket launches and older satellites. The Pentagon has said that, unless steps are taken to protect these satellites, the $250 billion space-services market is at risk for disruption. The industry is [...]
NASA Chief Defends Agency’s New Direction
By Alec Rivera
Published: March 2, 2010
NASA Chief Defends Agency's New Direction | The New York Times reports that NASA Administrator Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr. faced tough, critical questioning from the House Committee on Science and Technology on Thursday of last week. Bolden was questioned on President Obama’s $19 billion NASA budget proposal, which would force the cancellation of manned missions to the Moon and move [...]
FCC Regulation Targeted by Broadband Carriers as Court Appeal Decision is Anticipated
By Alec Rivera
Published: February 23, 2010
FCC Regulation Targeted by Broadband Carriers as Court Appeal Decision is Anticipated | The Washington Post reports that big internet service providers, like AT&T and Verizon, are warning that if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has more control over their broadband networks then it will negatively affect their broadband plans. The announcements come as the federal appeals courts hear a case which could prevent the FCC from exercising [...]
Funding for Manned Lunar Missions Absent in FY2011 Budget Proposal
By Alec Rivera
Published: February 3, 2010
Funding for Manned Lunar Missions Absent in FY2011 Budget Proposal | The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration is deviating from President Bush’s plans to put American back on the Moon, nixing funding which was essential to any future manned lunar missions. The numbers are so difficult for NASA that is could end the Constellation program, which would have put Americans back on the Moon [...]
Obama to Propose Privatizing NASA’s Manned Programs
By Alec Rivera
Published: January 25, 2010
Obama to Propose Privatizing NASA's Manned Programs | The Wall Street Journal reports that President Obama has decided to submit a proposal that private companies build the spacecraft which would carry NASA satellites into Earth’s orbit and, eventually, further into outer space. The proposal would set up a competition between established companies and also start-ups for contracts to build future spacecraft.
In the future, [...]
NASA Looks for Post-Shuttle Emblem
By Alec Rivera
Published: January 12, 2010
NASA Looks for Post-Shuttle Emblem | Space.com reports that NASA is launching a poll of it’s employees to choose the emblem for it’s post-Space Shuttle program. The current logo features the Space Shuttle, but since it will be retired soon, NASA is searching for a replacement for both the spacecraft and the logo.
There are five remaining Space Shuttle missions, the last [...]
NASA, Int’l Space Station Allicance Shaky
By Alec Rivera
Published: December 23, 2009
NASA, Int'l Space Station Allicance Shaky | Network Word reports that, despite NASA’s continued work on the International Space Station (ISS), the relationship between the two is becoming a little more contentious. The decay in relations comes as NASA faces challenges on replacing it’s space shuttle program and NASA and the ISS begin making changes to the way they are managed. NASA [...]
Emissions Tracking by NASA, Google
By Alec Rivera
Published: December 17, 2009
Emissions Tracking by NASA, GoogleIn this publicly distributed handout image provided by NASA an artist's conception of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite that splashed into the ocean near Antarctica in February 2009 is shown. Even if nations agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions, how will the world know if they are living up to their pledges? The answer may come from both outer space and cyberspace. (AP Photo/NASA) | read this item
The Associated Press reports that, as nations meet in Copenhagen to discuss a new plan to combat climate change, part of the contentiousness of the talks involves how emissions will be tracked. There is, however, an exciting solution–using outer space and cyberspace. NASA and Google could be the key factors influencing any deal with legally [...]
McCain and Telecoms Move to Block ‘Net Neutrality’
By Alec Rivera
Published: October 23, 2009
McCain and Telecoms Move to Block 'Net Neutrality' | 
PC World reports that Senator John McCain, after the FCC unanimously voted to begin a formal debate on ‘net neutrality’ guidelines, has introduced legislation to block the FCC from dictating any rules. Another group of GOP members of the House of Representatives had tried attaching an amendment which would have the same effect as McCain’s [...]