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NASA Asks For NEPA Comments But Says It Does Not Need To
20+ hour, 57+ min ago (528+ words) NASA Watch Although NASA is voluntarily providing notice and an opportunity to comment on the interim final rule, the agency has determined that notice and comment procedures are not required because this interim final rule falls within the APA exception…...
NASA Lunar Exploration Update
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (265+ words) Astrobotic is awarded $297. 9 million total for two deliveries, as well as Firefly Aerospace $144. 2 million and Intuitive Machines $148. 3 million for one delivery each as part of the agency's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative, a backbone of the Moon Base. Each…...
OIG Has Issues With Commercial Crew
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (623+ words) NASA Watch Keith's note: The NASA OIG has issued a report on Management of Commercial Crew " and they are concerned with a lot of things. Summary below. While Space X ultimately worked through a variety of its own technical challenges…...
NASA Opens Next STEP-3 Draft for Lunar Infrastructure Development
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (105+ words) The accelerator targets five specific gaps in the agency's current technology roadmap. Instead of funding studies, NASA requires awardees to deliver functional prototype systems and hard performance data within these focus areas: This approach allocates technical risk toward the contractors....
NAS Review Of NASA SBIR and STTR Programs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (165+ words) NASA Watch NAS Review Of NASA SBIR and STTR Programs Keith's note: The National Academies has issued "Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at NASA". In a nutshell the NAS likes NASA's SBIR and STTR Programs; feels that they…...
GAO Report On Space Station Replacement
2+ week, 1+ day ago (231+ words) NASA Watch GAO Report On Space Station Replacement Keith's note: GAO has issued a report regarding the process whereby NASA is replacing the International Space Station with a commercial option. IMHO this report seems to have been overtaken by events…...
OIG Report on NASA Payment Integrity Compliance
2+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) NASA Watch OIG Report on NASA Payment Integrity Compliance Keith's note: NASA OIG has issued a report regarding FY 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act. Looks like NASA has fixed a lot of things when compared to previous reports…...
MEPAG Memo On NASA Mars Exploration Program Budget
2+ week, 1+ day ago (606+ words) NASA Watch MEPAG Memo On NASA Mars Exploration Program Budget Keith's note: the following memo was distributed by NASA Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) leadership: "Members of the MEPAG community, There have been deeply concerning developments in the NASA…...
No More Woke Science Wanted At NASA
2+ week, 1+ day ago (213+ words) NASA Watch No More Woke Science Wanted At NASA Keith's note: NASA put out Amendment 59: Several Updates to the ROSES-25 Summary of Solicitation. BOTH of the official documents cited in this notice issued by @NASA contain blatantly political rhetoric such…...
Global Relations And Space Cooperation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (171+ words) NASA Watch Global Relations And Space Cooperation Keith's note: According to "At G-7, allies plan for a world less reliant on the U. S." in the Washington Post, "After years of tariff threats, diplomatic whiplash and public confrontations, many world leaders have concluded…...