Tag Archives: NASA
The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, Original Data For Science Posterity
Note: This is a cross post of an original article of mine that was posted on the site wattsupwiththat.com today. Thanks to Anthony Watts and his readers for their support. Introduction The foundation of all observational science is data. This … Continue reading
Space Abhors a Policy Vacuum; The NRC Report and The Need for a Broad National Space Policy
NOTE: This is Part one of a two part post…. In December of 2012 the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on NASA’s Strategic Direction, in response to a congressional mandate, conducted a study and published a report entitled; NASA’s Strategic … Continue reading
Skycorp—Out of the Closet
Who Me, Start a Company? I usually keep my personal and professional lives separate but today is special. I founded my company, Skycorp Incorporated in March of 1998. I got the idea from Alan Steele’s book “Orbital Decay” and its … Continue reading
An Open Letter to the National Research Council’s Committee on the Strategic Direction of NASA
Tonight I went to the web page for the National Research Council’s committee on the strategic direction of NASA. Here is the website, I invite everyone to go there and voice your own opinion. http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DEPS/ASEB/DEPS_067029?ssSourceSiteId=SSB I am annoyed at some … Continue reading
