A group called “SaveSpace” is planning an April 11th rally to rescue the Constellation space program and NASA’s all but canceled plans for an ambitious manned program beyond earth orbit. At least 3 astronauts—Jon McBride, Bob Springer and Winston Scott—will address the crowd. Also attending: a congressman, a senator and a governor. Of course, it’s [...]

Nobody knows and the decision hasn’t been made about who the next NASA administrator will be. But, despite a petition campaign by former astronaut Scott Horowitz to retain Michael Griffin, it appears that Griffin will be replaced. But with whom? One possibility is astronaut Charles F. Bolton Jr. With four shuttle missions under his belt, [...]

Newsweek has an article with the silly title “A Private Space Shuttle“. It goes on to talk about private space firms (many of which I find impressive) as if their projects are comparable. This reveals a profound ignorance about the capabilities and complexity of the space shuttle. Newsweek makes the following errors: Blames NASA for [...]