Tag Archives: NASA

After Ten Years – Dramatis Personae Part 1

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Space Shuttle Program Management Council after Columbia In this picture from left to right:  Joyce Rozewski, Lee Norbraten, Sandy Coleman, Steve Doering, Jim Halsell, Dorothy Rasco, Bob Cabana, Steve Brettle, Dave Martin, Lambert Austin, Mike Wetmore, Bill Harris, Parker Counts, Ralph … Continue reading →

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After Ten Years – Why Write Now?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:  What place is this?  Where are we now?  I am the grass; I cover all.         – Carl Sandburg, “Grass” 1918 Very recently, my 7 year old grandson was traveling with his parents through the … Continue reading →

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Standards

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Everybody should have standards; turns out everybody does. They just have different standards. Continue reading →

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The Future Of NASA

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Watch the webinar from last week Continue reading →

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After the Barn Burned Down

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

We have not journeyed all this way across the centuries, across the oceans, across the mountains, across the prairies, because we are made of sugar candy. -          Sir Winston Churchill in a speech to the Canadian Parliament.  Dec 30, 1941 … Continue reading →

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Certifying Soyuz

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

How can NASA Astronauts fly on a vehicle that does not meet Human rating standards? Continue reading →

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Chasing Augustine

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

No bucks, no Buck Rogers. How the OMB snookered the Augustine Committee. Continue reading →

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Until the Fat Lady Sings

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Reminds you of the great Winston Churchill quotation that “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Continue reading →

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Killing Constellation

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

How to prevent America’s goals in space Continue reading →

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