February 7, 2012

Feeding the Webb

Crunching budget numbers. It’s the decidedly unglamorous aspect of spaceflight, but it sets the parameters of what NASA can and can’t do. Right now we’re on […]
December 31, 2011

When there’s a will there’s a way

In general, the American public seems to emit mixed signals when it comes to a national space program. Yes, there is the perception that space should […]
December 10, 2011

Astronaut Garrett Reisman on SpaceX, NASA, and more – Part Two

Last week, NASA made an exciting announcement about the future of low Earth orbit operations. Quoting from the December 9 press release: “NASA has announced the […]
November 20, 2011

Astronaut Garrett Reisman on SpaceX and the United States space program

With the space shuttle program now history, NASA intends to focus on exploration while delegating manned low earth orbit operations – including support for the International […]